If we are asked to provide for 1 point or 50% FSC Wood by cost but are making casework, do we have to ship the casework as FSC certified? That means that product is 100% certified and we need to show our COC #. OR - since it is only 50%, can we list MATERIALS and not PRODUCT on the LEED form and show that 50% of the MATERIALS USED were FSC, along with the suppliers FSC COC # AND NOT OURS? Main question: if we purchase 95% of the material as FSC but make it into a product that is not FSC certifiable because of a raw material - say the controlled wood EB - so the casework cannot ship with OUR certification on it, will it still meet the requirements of the 50% threshold ?
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Jason Grant
PrincipalJason Grant Consulting
LEEDuser Expert
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April 9, 2015 - 1:55 pm
It's not the product that needs to be 50% FSC - it's the overall wood use for the project.
If you are not installing your product on the job, you will need to produce FSC-certified casework following FSC rules. If you are not clear on how those rules work, you should contact your certifier. Your question about the 95% FSC material and the controlled wood EB seems off since this would meet FSC requirements for a certified product -- the resulting product would be FSC Mix 95%.
If you have more questions, you can contact me privately at jason@jasongrantconsulting.com(link sends e-mail)