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NC-2009 MRc4: Recycled Content
Hi everyone!
I´m pretty new at LEED certification process, so I will really appreciate your help.
We are close to upload the construction submittal on a project we have been working for about 7 years. We were planning to upload the complete Materials and Resource Calculator. Also, we are going to provide cutsheets for 20% of the materials (by cost) to support recycled content claims. Is it enough? Is there anything else we can provide?
Thanks for your time!
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The recycled content percentage on the product data sheet is given as a range. What should I do?
Is the default average recycled content value of 25% for steel still allowed?
Can site materials, such as soil, be included in the MR credit calculations?
Are there recycled content claims that I should be wary of?
Richard Metts
CPC, LEED AP BD+CDurotech, Inc.
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July 24, 2019 - 3:15 pm
Hello Victoria, recycled content for MRc4 is based typically on forty-five percent of the total project cost. You enter the product data for each material and the actual cost of those materials. Based on the data you will calculate the amount of post-consumer and pre-consumer recycled content for each. You sum the resulting calculated costs for post-consumer and pre-consumer divided by project material cost you calculated at forty-five percent. This will determine your percentage of recyclables and resulting points earned. 10% = 1pt.; 20% = 2pt.
My best regards,
Rich