This credit specifies that MEP equipment are not to be included in the regional materials calculations, but can someone define exactly what that includes? Does that just mean equipment and large scale items, or does that also refer to items such as electrical conduit and register plates, for example? We have some subcontractors who are getting these items from local businesses in-town, and want to be able to use them towards the credit.

In the credit language it mentions that the reason for leaving out MEP equipment was because their costs were so high it would skew all of the other material costs, but these smaller items do not seem that they would skew the outcome of the calculation.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!