I am working on a project where the design team wants to eliminate the majority of ceilings and flooring and go with painted deck above and polished concrete below. One of our client contacts said that he had heard of ID points being awarded for material avoidance (e.g, "the greenest material is the one you don't use"). I could not find any reference to that in the LEED interpretation database - does anyone have any knowledge or advice about that?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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August 30, 2012 - 2:10 pm
Jonathan, I haven't heard of this being attempted, but it's an issue that could really use some pioneering!But first, it might be worth a look at the drafted LEED v4 MR credits. Perhaps USGBC would consider an LCA-based approach most valid on this topic?