The “Special Considerations for MRc5” section on LEEDuser under Schools 2009 notes the following:
“The extraction location for the source of the recycled content can be the location where the recycled material was produced or collected. It doesn’t have to be where the virgin material was harvested from.”
How does this relate the “Harvest” location on LEEDusers ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS REPORTING FORM for structural steel items that have a great majority of recycled content?
I thought that I had read somewhere that if scrap metal is taken to a mill and melted down to form a new metal that the mill location is the new harvest location. Is this true?
Also, can we make use of the 25% post-consumer default recycled content value for steel items without providing any documentation under LEED for Schools 2009?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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November 22, 2012 - 6:44 pm
Tim, let me see if I can tackle these questions.1) Extraction location = harvest location. Same idea, different words.2) I don't think this is exactly true. If you know the location for the scrap, that is the harvest/extraction location. See LEEDuser's guidance above about finding the orgiins of your materials.3) Yes.
Tim Crowley
LEED AP / Founderwww.BCdesignbuild.com
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November 26, 2012 - 10:21 am
Tristan - thankyou for the clarifications.