Hello,
We have a CI project undergoing demolition where we needed to excavate under an existing concrete slab. After the slab was removed, we found 'garbage' under the slab. This 'garbage' is made up of uncompressed dirt mixed with leftover masonry and cement and leftover mixed construction debris from when the base building was built 100 years ago. This is not technically excavated soil, it is not hazardous, but it is also not recyclable. The 'intent' language in this credit specifies 'recyclable recovered resources' so would this material be excempt from compliance with this credit?
I appreicate your thoughts on this!
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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September 18, 2012 - 1:35 pm
Alejandra, I sympathize with the situation here, but if everyone just excluded from their calculations stuff that was not recyclable, then every project would earn the credit. The idea is to encourage teams to try to recycle or divert as much as possible, even stuff that is difficult to deal with. Does that make sense?The kind of debris you're describing can often be diverted for use as clean fill.
Alejandra Feliciano
LEED AP BD+CArchitects Smith Metzger
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September 18, 2012 - 2:59 pm
Thanks Tristan!
Could you clarify what yo mean by 'clean fill'? Do you mean for cut and fill on site?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
September 18, 2012 - 3:02 pm
Alejandra, I mean cut and fill onsite, yes. This could be on your site, or on another site, and would still count as landfill diversion.