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Can Certified Wood credit be earned overseas? The project uses little wood and that could be shipped or airfreighted form US or Canada.
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What building components are typically purchased with FSC content to earn this credit?
Does FSC-certified wood automatically contribute to IEQc4.4 as a low-emitting material?
Does FSC-certified bamboo products count towards this credit?
Should wood used on site features such as benches or a gazebo be included here?
Is there a minimum quantity of wood that must be used on the project to qualify for this credit?
Doug Pierce, AIA
Architect / Sustainability StrategistPerkins+Will
235 thumbs up
January 18, 2011 - 11:29 am
There are FSC Certified Forests all around the world and the credit should apply to any location. You might want to check with any locally adopted LEED Rating Systems. I.E. the India Green Building Council usually runs slightly behind USGBC in adopting the most current rating system and there are occasionally some minor adjustments to the credits....
Tapio Peltonen
Sr. Mechanical EngineerGranlund Oy
67 thumbs up
January 18, 2011 - 12:28 pm
Thanks Doug,
Just found out that FSC Certified Wood is locally available, but as a Mechanical Engineer I did not think of it. Maybe my mind was in California redwood forest.