Has the USGC given any updates on what programs are also approved for this credit? As stated in previous comments, Division 9 is almost impossible to find BIFMA. Would Cradle to Cradle certification or Green Guard count toward this total cost? If so, would the cost be calculated at 100% of the cost, or are there levels of the total product cost, like the BIFMA levels? Thank you for any input on this credit!
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Landry Watson
Assistant Vice President - SustainabilityAlexandria Real Estate Equities
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May 18, 2016 - 11:57 am
I have been successful in submitting this pilot credit with only BIFMA items provided in only Div 12 at this time. I'm not aware of any BIFMA certified items that land inside Div 9...but that could simply be an debate about items that are furniture or not. Ultimately, I've been submitting furniture, work stations, window treatments, etc as a group and excluding Div 9 items like finishes (walls, floor, ceilings, etc). I have also been successful in submitting less that 5 items as long as all of the items were BIFMA certified. I've not tried C2C or greenguard as a substitute. From the PC language directly, the focus of the PC is to encourage using BIFMA certified materials. There has not been any official guidance from USGBC that I'm aware of to date.