Hi, for a new school project, the client wants to recuperate a large part of his furniture not integrated to the building to reuse it (like desk). For the raw material supply credit, it is specified and even quoted as an example '' if the owner moves to a new building, the furniture and furnishings moved to the new site can contribute to the credit '' On the other hand, the non-integrated furniture is out of contract, out of mandate. Can we still consider the owner's reused furniture in the calculation? Our contractor also asks if he can count them for the detour of waste.
For the Low Emitting Materials credit, it is clearly stated that the furniture is "part of the scope of work" for this credit, I will not use it. Is this the same for the raw materials procurement credit?
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Allison Smith
Sustainable Design LeaderHKS, Inc.
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May 31, 2022 - 12:06 pm
Hello Priscillia -
You can count furniture that is moved from one location to a second location towards Reuse under the Sourcing of Raw Materials credit. It likely also counts as 'local' (assuming the locations are under 100-miles apart). You need to include all furniture in the calculation, not only the reused furniture. One additional detail, the furniture must be purchased more than 2-years before registering the new LEED project to count towards 'reuse'.
For the CWM credit, assuming the furniture is moving locations then it would not count towards waste reduction (you are calculating waste reduction on the LEED project site). If you are working on a project that involves demolition and rebuild on the same site then it may count towards waste reduction (and all of your demolition needs to be included too). For example, I worked on a project that demolished some old buildings and salvaged the brick. The brick was used in the new building. The brick counted towards waste diversion and reuse (with the local multiplier) in the LEED submission.
Cheers!