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NC-2009 MRc5:Regional Materials

Steel coils counted as recovered/extracted?

Jennifer Ratts

P.E. LEED AP

AMEC Earth and Enviornemntal

LEEDuser Basic Member

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March 21, 2014

Are steel coils counted as recovered for this credit? I have several products where steel coils are used. Does this count?

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Keith Lindemulder

Environmental Business Development- LEED AP BD&C

Nucor Corporation

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Fri, 03/21/2014 - 21:51

Jennifer, a little more info would be helpful. Steel is recognized by LEED to having an default recyceled content of 25%. Documentation is genrally available for domestically produced steel (North American) usually is substaintially better than the 25% default. "Steel Coils" are not generally a "job site ready" product and are usually made into something specific for the job. Are you ultimately trying to document steel studs/track for framing (walls, floors, roof systems), or something else?

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