We have a project where elements of the furniture are coming to the jobsite and being assembled there. For example, for the systems furniture, the panels are coming from one manufacturing facility, the desktop from another and these are being put together on site. We are going for Option1, not Option 2.
Would I be correct in saying that if a component is assembled within 500 miles and then shipped to the jobsite, that component would contribute? And would it contribute by cost? Or by weight?
Jon Clifford
LEED-AP BD+CGREENSQUARE
LEEDuser Expert
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November 15, 2014 - 12:44 pm
Review the definitions in the MRc5 chapter of the LEED Reference Guide (as modified by July 2010 Addenda). Regional manufacture “does not include on-site assembly, erection, or installation of finished components,” and the extraction point “refers to the location of raw materials prior to manufacturing of the building material or product” (http://www.usgbc.org/leed-interpretations?keys=100000092).
Therefore, you should determine the regional content for each component (panels, desktops, etc.) separately by cost based on the point of manufacture of that component. For each component manufactured within 500 mile, calculate its MRc5 contribution based on that component’s percentage (by weight) of RAW MATERIALS sourced from regional extraction points.