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NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content

Items that are used for either MRc4 or MRc3

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Erika Duran
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Dagher Engineering
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Dear All, I am unclear about something. If I have items that would qualify for MRc3 but we are not pursuing that credit, is it acceptable to count them towards MRc4?

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Wed, 03/25/2015 - 22:19

Erika - The short answer is no. You can only count recycled materials for MRc4. Materials that would have qualified for MRc3 (are reused) will not also qualify for MRc4. Maybe you were thinking that salvaged materials from off-site can be applied for MRc5, if they are regional. As can on-site salvaged materials.
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Jon Clifford
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Wed, 03/25/2015 - 23:41

This common misconception about MRc3 & MRc4 may also stem in part from the fact that, if a project cannot reach thresholds for Reuse Credits MRc1 or MRc3, It CAN count reused material from the jobsite as diverted construction waste under MRc2. Michelle & Tristan made relevant posts in the MRc2 forum: http://www.leeduser.com/comment/redirect/54905 & http://www.leeduser.com/comment/redirect/2548.
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Erika Duran
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Dagher Engineering
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Mon, 03/30/2015 - 17:30

Thank you. The confusing part to me was due to the MRc3 "Bird's Eye View" stating: "There may be instances where a product is processed in such a way that it could be considered as under either attribute, but if that's the case you should still choose one; these credits are not meant to overlap." I focused on the credits not overlapping and was thinking since the credit is not being pursued then, if there was a choice we could account for these materials in MRc4.
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Tristan Roberts
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Mon, 03/14/2016 - 18:37

I apologize for this confusing wording on reused vs. recycled—I have clarified it.
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Tristan Roberts
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Mon, 03/14/2016 - 18:37

I apologize for this confusing wording on reused vs. recycled—I have clarified it.

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