Reusing items on-site

Yes, that's correct. It should be part of an overall plan and not just a random one-time occurrence to earn the credit.

I think it can be that simple, but not necessarily. As Tristan notes, there's more to it than moving furniture around the office. In most instances, the reviewer is looking to see that there is an organized effort in place to store and reuse furniture over the medium or long term. So if that 'extra' chair gets pulled over from an empty cubicle, or is coming from storage while the carpet was replaced, that's not quite what the credit envisions. On the other hand, if you have a basement where you keep surplus furniture or work stations and can meet changing occupant needs without purchasing a new item, mission accomplished!

so if ia am storing funrature for a future renovation, would that count twards my recycled / salvaged costs?

If you have old furniture you have placed in storage to be reused at at uncertain date and/or location in the future, that fits the credit intent. If, on the other hand, you remove furniture from a space as part of a renovation project with the plan to return the furniture to that space when the project is complete, that is not reuse/salvage as the credit envisions.

I can't seem to find the stipulation but just wanted to confirm that storage does not necessarily have to be at the project site. Such as a central storage center for county facilities. Thanks!

Jeff, I am not away of a stipulation that the furniture would have to be stored on-site. I think a central facility would be fine.

I can confirm Tristan's answer on this Jeff - central storage facility off-site is 100% fine.

Dan

Can you clarify if you achieved this point? Our team recently submitted this credit based on the premise that furniture was removed from our LEED building and transferred to another site entirely, owned by the same organization but not pursuing LEED EB. The other site benefited from gaining these items and our site benefitted by not sending them to the landfill. The review comments refer us to the footnote on page 311 of the v3 reference guide. Durable goods are defined as having to be fully depreciated and they must leave the project building, site and organization. How can you get credit for simply moving furniture around the building if it is not leaving the project building or organization? Please clarify if I am missing an important point here. Thank you!