We are considering an ID Credit for having all of the carpet on the project NSF 140 Certified. My questions:
1. Is this ID Credit still available for CI2009?
2. We have a combination of GOLD certified and PLATINUM certified carpet products. How does the 2.5% (for GOLD) and 1.25% (for PLATINUM) calculation work? Do you assume the lowest common denominator, treat them all as though they were GOLD while completing the calculation and demonstrate 2.5% of the total value of all building materials used on a project? OR Do you treat each separately? The GOLD Certified Carpet must make up 2.5% of the total value and the PLATINUM Certified Carpet must make up 1.25% of the total value?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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July 30, 2013 - 6:06 pm
Kristine, what ruling are you referencing for this ID credit? I'm not aware of this precedent, but I could be forgetting something. If you have a LEED Interpretation number I'll check that language and let you know my opinion.
Kristine Byers
President / ArchitectKristi Byers, Architect APC
July 30, 2013 - 6:14 pm
ID#5063 Additionally, several carpet companies (Mohawk, Interface, Bentley Prince Street, etc.) currently reference this ID Credit on their websites and "LEED Calculators".
Lara Schneider
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September 20, 2013 - 7:58 am
I am also curious if this is still being used as an ID credit? As previous poster mentioned, it's listed on many carpet websites.
Andrew Ellsworth
Ellsworth Building Portfolio Services4 thumbs up
December 11, 2013 - 9:47 pm
Is this thread still active? I have the same questions. My biggest issue is with the definition of "total value of the project". Is this total construction cost? Total material value per MRc4/5? Project cost with all soft costs included? 5% of the total construction cost for just the carpet seems extreme. I'm curious what they're going for here by requiring a high cost for finishes. Any insights?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 23, 2013 - 2:59 pm
As far as I can tell from a look at the LEED Interpretations database, this Interpretation, #5063, is still available for projects.I agree that the wording of it is confusing, in that it states "project cost," while LEED MR credits typically are based on a percentage of the materials budget. That is clearly what it states, however.However, NSF-140 Platinum carpeting is very common, and for that you only need 1.25%.
RETIRED
LEEDuser Expert
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July 16, 2015 - 2:08 pm
Kristine, Laura, or Andrew - Did you try this as an innovation credit and were you successful?
I thought it might show up in the Innovation Catalog in the LEED Credit Library but its not listed there - http://www.usgbc.org/credits/commercial-interiors/v2009/innovation-catalog. I guess they can't list everything.
Adolfo Salas
Merrick & CompanyMarch 24, 2016 - 10:01 am
Hi, I am pursuing this credit for a project but still confused on the credit language. Has anyone been able to find out what is meant by 'total value of project': materials cost? or total project cost?
Thank you!