Hi!
We are constructing industry buildings for car manufactoring. The project phase are divided between our FM team and the process team.
Our FM team are responsoble to desing and construct the building it self, a core and shell you can say, functioning so the process team from the manufactoring will be able to intsall their process units. What type of process units differs from project to project.
We have LEED requirements on our projects, so the general contractor for the building needs to perform a WMMP and divert waste according to LEED. When the the Core and Shell is done and the hand over to the process team to install their manufactoring units, the general contractor end the contract with the waste hauler and hand over the statistics to us.
The process team have to place a new order from the waste hauler for their installations.
We have had several discussion both internally and with different LEED consultants and is seems that it is not really clear if we need to include the waste produced from the process installation or not. In some cases we have done so but in some projects it seems that it is not included in the total scope.
We have internal requirements even for waste handling for processinstallation, but it is hard to communicate whether they also should fulfill the LEED when the intepretation differs a lot.
I have not reached out to a LEED coach yet. I wanted to see if anyone here have had similar experience or know what is ruling?
Best regards,
Josef Andersen
Dave Hubka
Practice Leader - SustainabilityEUA
LEEDuser Expert
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July 11, 2024 - 9:23 am
per the LEED RG "report on all the construction and demolition waste produced by the project".
Which includes waste associated with furniture installation, IT setup, process equipment install, food/beverage wrappers and containers of contractors, etc.
if this is NC, then technically the waste generated during process equipment install should be included.
when process equipment will be installed at a future date then i have excluded, since we can't wait to submit for LEED NC more that 2 years after the completion of construction.
Josef Andersen
Sustainability specialist, LEED APVolvo cars
July 11, 2024 - 9:44 am
Hi Dave!
Thanks a lot for your comment, I will implement that apporoach to our projects. Just curious, I cannot find the statement that you refer to, where can I find it?
"report on all the construction and demolition waste produced by the project" "Which includes waste associated with furniture installation, IT setup, process equipment install, food/beverage wrappers and containers of contractors, etc."
BR,
Josef
Dave Hubka
Practice Leader - SustainabilityEUA
LEEDuser Expert
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July 11, 2024 - 10:17 am
Step 5. Produce Waste Report within the "Step-by-Step Guidance" section states "...report on the total construction and demolition waste produced by the project..."
the other statement that lists some of the specifics (e.g. furniture, food wrappers) was a lesson learned when I authored a LEED Volume prototype for a global manufacturing company. GBCI was quite clear in their review that all such items were 'produced by the project' and therefore must be addressed within the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plan.
Hope this helps!
Josef Andersen
Sustainability specialist, LEED APVolvo cars
July 11, 2024 - 10:25 am
Thanks, David that helps a lot!
Sometimes as I assume you are familiar with as well, we need to argue for our stands and reference from real cases really helps a lot.
Appreciate your comments! :)
Best regards,
Josef