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CI-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content

INVOICE DOCUMENTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS FORM QUESTION

I am working on my first LEED project so I apologize for this newbie question. on a 2009 CI project the subs have submitted invoices with a total bill with labor and materials as 1 line item.(no materials billing) They have filled out and signed the Environmental Materials Reporting form from LEEDuser, and provided cut sheets. My question: When submitting for LEED review should I submitt the invoice or should I just submit the Environmental Materials Reporting Form signed by the sub contractor?Thanks in advance for your advise.

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Thu, 09/05/2013 - 19:03

Hi Shane - We were all there for our first LEED project so no worries about your question. My first question back to you is can you get the actual materials cost from your subs for the materials that have LEED MR attributes as indicated on the Environmental Materials Reporting Form? Since LEED-CI does not allow the use of the default 45% for material cost that is allowed in LEED-NC, you have to get these individual material prices in addition to the overall material costs. See Equations 1 and 2 and Default Materials Value in the MRc4 section of the LEED Reference Guide for Green ID&C. Regarding your question, the backup you upload doesn’t have to back up the cost. It needs to support the environmental attribute claim (in this case, postconsumer or preconsumer recycled content). I would just upload the cut sheet they provide you and keep the other documentation (invoice and Environmental Materials Reporting Form for your records).

Thu, 09/05/2013 - 17:49

Thank you Michelle,--Yes, the subs have provided actual costs on the Environmental Reporting Form (with a lot of encouragement of course). I have one more question. How detailed should the breakdown be for similiar items that only vary in size or dimension..(other than wood products)? For example,our metal drywall studs and track have the same recycled content and manufacturing location, however some are 3-1/2" wide, 5-1/2" wide, some are radius pieces. Can all the metal stud and track be combined as one line item provided they have the same recycled and manufactring location?. Thank you again for your help and recommendations..
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Thu, 09/05/2013 - 19:11

I am glad you have the actual cost - that is typically the hardest item to obtain... You can easily group materials as you have described with the same recycled content and manufacturing location on a single line in the Materials and Resources calculator spreadsheet, which is used with v04 version and higher of the form and is uploaded to LOv3. You can also do this grouping on the v03 version of the form but I think the spreadsheet is a lot easier to update and edit than the form. Just give the line a descriptive name so you know what is included if there are any clarification requests. If you have the v03 version of the form and have not input a lot of information in already into it and other MR materials credits, consider having your project administrator upgrade the form(s) - https://www.leedonline.com/irj/go/km/docs/documents/usgbc/leed/config/common/LOv3Help/lov3_form_updates_real.htm and scroll down to How do I request a from upgrade?.

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