Hallo,
Some projects are located far away from any FSC certified. In fact, in some tropical countries there isn't any certified forest. We think that shipping wood for long distances is not sustainable.
Has anyone tried to meet this prerequisite in a tropical country with this ACP?
https://www.usgbc.org/credits/existing-buildings/v2009/mrpc102
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Pilot Alternative Compliance Path – Legal Wood
Purchases consist of at least 50% Certified Sources as defined by ASTM D7612-10. Wood products sourced from Certified Sources are credited at 100% of their value provided:
All wood products are verified to be from Legal (non-controversial) Sources as defined by ASTM D7612-10.
And
At least 70% (based on cost) of all wood products on the project are from Responsible Sources as defined by ASTM D7612-10.
