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Dear all,
I actually have two questions; the first is that I have a wood product with only pre-consumer recycled content, I need just to confirm that this product is exempt from this credit
The second question is that: in case that all the wood products in my projects do have recycled contents (post, pre, or both), can I be able to get this credit or not?
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Jason Grant
PrincipalJason Grant Consulting
LEEDuser Expert
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September 24, 2014 - 12:09 pm
Question 1: I don't have a definitive answer. If the pre-consumer recycled wood is FSC, then it can count toward the credit, but if it is not, then in my mind it seems like it should count as non-certified wood and not be exempt -- but that's just my opinion. I'm not aware of a definitive ruling on this.
Question 2: If the products that have recycled content are FSC-certified, then they can contribute to the credit.
Omar Elrawy
Green Building Consultant | ResearcherGreenA Consultants
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September 25, 2014 - 11:44 am
What about the case that I have zero new wood, 100% wood with recycled content, and zero FSC recycled wood.?
Jason Grant
PrincipalJason Grant Consulting
LEEDuser Expert
164 thumbs up
September 25, 2014 - 11:53 am
I don't understand. It seems like in this case you wouldn't be pursuing MRc7 and the question is moot. In the situation you are describing, it seems like you would be applying the recycled wood toward MRc4 if that is a credit you are pursuing.