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Pilot Credit MRpc131: Circular Products

Project location: United States

January 6, 2021

Amber Morris

Technical Designer
Gensler

LEEDuser Basic Member

Project location: United States

January 6, 2021

Hello all,

Our project team is currently pursuing this credit and was able to achieve it through door hardware manufacturers such as Sargent, McKinney, Norton, Pemko and CECO since they had the most robust documentation available (from what we could find). We couldn't find any information for this credit on other users attempting it and unfortunately we didn't have time to wait for answers from LEEDcoach so we were working solely off of the credit description.

Are there other teams out there that were able to find other products outside of door hardware that met the criteria?

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Denise Luikart

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January 13, 2021 - 9:57 am

Amber, Hi.

Our Team is also pursuing this credit. I am right there with you in the search for compliant products that align with our project scope and have found the Zero Waste and Closed Loop Certified to be the most viable criteria at the moment. We have not submitted for review but I also plan to use various Ceco Door products as well as Interface Glasbac/ GlasbacRE carpet tile(s) to achieve the Credit. The Interface product(s) are Green Circle "Closed Loop Certified" - which is not well publicized. You can access the info & GreenCircle Label here if it is useful to your project (please note - it is only the GlasbacRE and not (standard) Glasbac: https://www.interface.com/US/en-US/sustainability/product-transparency/G...

I can also offer some things with respect to "Designed for Cicularity" that I think could be close and might be being further developed (which might pan out in the future). I think the major sticking point is the intent for product design that intends for component re-use instead or re-absorbing procuct into a recycling program:

Acrovyn products might be close with C2C Material Utiliz. of "Gold" and a published "Consumer Awareness Program" that cites closed loop practices & take-back procedures (but they are clearly talking about recycling (not reuse) and gets a bit worse when they noted that "Recycling programs may not exist in your area").... but parts of this system are good candidates for reuse - maybe something will develop.
I found that Armstrong Prelude Grid has a C2C Material Utilization score of Gold, but I couldn't find anything that seemed to qualify as a "published nutrient mgmt. strategy" that provides how to re-use, dissasemble or recover materials at the end of their use. But ceiling grid is another good candidate - I have yet to check with Armstrong to see if they have anything that might comply.
Same for Xorel - it has a C2C Material Utilization of Gold and a "Responsible Return Program" - but that program notes that only "unbacked" product can be recycled and sends some product to a Waste to Energy facility - not exactly the intent here...but who knows for the future.
Crossville has a Cradle to Grave EPD that addresses the required C1-C4 & D (recovery and disposal phases) and a published take-back program - this seems to align with the Guidance, but again - they "recycle" tile so I don't think it counts at the moment.

Very interested if you have other feedback.