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EBOM-2009 MRc2:Sustainable Purchasing—Durable Goods

replacing gas-powered landscaping equipment

Chris Miller

Chief Mechanical Engineer

Design Alaska

LEEDuser Basic Member

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June 21, 2012

Does anyone have any experience counting landscaping equipment that "replaces conventional gas-powered equipment"? The footnote on p. 259 of the Ref. Guide includes landscaping equipment, but I'd like to confirm that a reel-mower (non-gas push lawn mower) and an electric weed wacker would count towards this credit. Thank you.

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Jason Franken

Sustainability Professional

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Thu, 06/21/2012 - 15:14

Yes, those two items would absolutely count as "replacing conventional gas-powered equipment". Any manual equipment, including simple hand tools for gardening (or even hand weeding), should count as well.

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