Furniture - scope of work for EQ credit impacts MR credits?

I'm not sure it would be so much "have to" as "get to," at least for Option 1! (I don't think Option 2 is currently achievable, though I would love for someone to prove me wrong.)I think the reference guide is not clear about being consistent across credit categories. However, to be safe (and because it's actually an advantage to have more products to choose from to hit your 20), I would include it.

Hi Charline and Paula,

My understanding was that the scope of this credit for NC applies to "permanently installed" products only. Option F in the Interior Lighting credit lists movable partitions and work surfaces, both of which would typically not be considered permanently installed. The MR category introduction just refers to consistency within the cost calculations for MR credits, so it seems like on a really pedantic level there wouldn't be a conflict (but I might be reading too closely).

There's also an option to include furniture in the IEQ Low Emitting Materials credit, so if you do need to be consistent between the two categories it might have a big impact for a lot of projects! I think I would play it safe and make sure that I had the twenty products covered separately--what do you all think?

Quoting from the ref guide, including furniture is optional in MR:The MR section addresses “permanently installed building products,” which as defined by LEED refers to products and materials that create the building or are attached to it. Examples include structure and enclosure elements, installed finishes, framing, interior walls, cabinets and casework, doors, and roofs. Most of these materials fall into Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) 2012 MasterFormat Divisions 3-10, 31, and 32. Some products addressed by MR credits fall outside these divisions. Furniture is not required to be included in credit calculations. However, if furniture is included in MR credit calculations, all furniture must be included consistently in all cost-based credits.

It would be great to find out if you must be consistent between them! My guess is that they did not intend to make them consistent between MR and EQ because they were trying to set a low bar for achievement of HPD/EPD/CSR options.I was addressing Charline's question under the assumption that furniture is already in the scope of the project. My view is that to get the 20 threshold, it's desirable to also put it into MR. As for going the other way...that is something people will want to consider carefully for sure, if you have to be consistent!