Material costs necessary?

Would be great to get a response on this!  We are also curious.

Correct. Just got my construction review back today, I did not submit costs and they did not ask for them. 

I concur with Leanne. Costs are not required for Opt 1 of the EPD or MIR credits.

Hello,
We're doing a thesis about LEED. In order to finish our project we need to improve our building according to LEED categories and credits. At the materials and resources part we need some help, according to this we have some questions. Where can we find USGBCapproved materials and resources? If there is a list of them, where are they listed?

Salim, the USGBC does not approve or recommend specific building products or materials by brand or manufacturer. What you need to do is identify products and materials that meet the criteria as described in the MR credits. Review the credit requirements for each one and identify criteria for which you can find materials for your project. For example, find products with EPDs for MRc2.

Salim,

Here are some good resources for finding products that might help you achieve LEED Materials and Resources credits:

• BuildingGreen Approved on Designer Pages
• C2C Certified
• Declare. (ILFI)
• Ecomedes
• HPD Public Repository
• Origin/Mindful Materials
• Pharos Chemical and Building Product Libraries
• SmithGroupJJR HPD Library
• Sustainable Minds Transparency Catalog
• UL SPOT