We have a job where MR7 has been kicked back due to the FSC documentation on the cabinetry. The millwork was assembled off-site and now USGBC is requesting that we use the total assembly in the calculations for the Certified Wood Point. I have this and I also have the millworkers COC. However, on the Materials and Resources spreadsheet I orginally listed the individual components of the millwork in order to correctly document the Recycled Content, Regional Materials, etc. Those points have been approved. If I add the total assembly of the millwork it is going to mess up the calculations. Basically it will have the millwork $ in there twice. What should I do? We are going to have to pay the resubmission fee and I can't afford to do it incorrectly.
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Doug Pierce, AIA
Architect / Sustainability StrategistPerkins+Will
235 thumbs up
July 20, 2012 - 10:14 am
Hi Caro,
I'll respond, but there is no guarantee that my response will lead you to approval of the credit.
You have a complex issue so the best way to approach it is to break it down into bite size pieces.
First: It sounds like you are in an Appeal - that usually means that GBCI had commented on your original submittal and offered suggestions during the initial review period. What were those comments and did they touch on this issue?
Second: Did the GBCI Reviewer give any clarification as to 'why' they requested that you list the total assembly as a unit (FYI - listing the product as an assembly would be a common approach to submitting FSC Certified millwork).
Best,
Doug
Caro Wilbanks
lauckgroup10 thumbs up
July 20, 2012 - 11:20 pm
This was their response (we are on our second appeal of this credit)-
3. It is not clear whether millwork has been manufactured on-site or off. Note that for millwork manufactured off-site, the value for the total assembly must be used in the calculations (not the individual components); and the Chain-of-Custody for the Millworker must be used to verify compliance.