According to LEED interpretation #10061- Wood Derived Fuel (WDF) meets the intent of credit MRc2. We would like clarification on the definition of “fuel” for the purposes of LEED. Do the following WDF applications meet the credit intent or is it exclusively wood used as fuel to generate electricity?
- Wood used in kilns to fire clay bricks
- Wood used in boilers to generate hot water and/or steam for industrial processes
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May 21, 2013 - 10:45 am
Guido - I don't have any experience with wood derived fuel. I would encourage you to also look at LI ID #1685 - http://www.usgbc.org/leed-interpretations?keys=1685 - for some additional information. This ruling can be applied to LEED v2009 projects even though it was written for LEED-NC v2.0. I think it would be important to consider if the wood fuel is actually a value-added product or part of a value-added process.
If anyone has experience with WDF and can answer Guido’s exact question, please jump in.
Guillermo Hernández Espinoza
Ing. Civil - LEED APIBALCA
June 13, 2017 - 4:49 pm
Hi Guido, I have the same situation happening in a project I'm supervising. Does any of the options that you gave was approved?