What about leased products?

In past projects, teams have successfully incorporated leased goods into their purchase calculations by including any costs associated with the lease that were incurred during the performance period. So, if you pay upfront for the entire lease period and that payment also falls in the performance period, you include it all. Or, if you make regular payments on the lease (say monthly), you would include the amount for associated with the months of the performance period.

Now how would this compare to the solid waste end of this question? End of use for leased computers. can you just document that you lease equipment therefore not able to influence what happens to it at the end of its use?

Nope, when you return leased computers to the manufacturer at the end of the lease, you can claim that as a form of recycling and include the replacement cost of the equipment in your calculations for MRc8.

I've always felt a little strange about this. It seems to me that the nature of leasing is such that it absolves the project of responsibility for disposal - I'm not sure that is something EBOM should be rewarding/encouraging. If the options are allowing inclusion of $X of leased computers as 'recycled' even though those computers may end up in landfills vs simply excluding leased equipment from the calculation (as they are not technically a 'purchase' this seems quite reasonable), I think the latter is more consistent with credit intent.

Good point, Dan - I hope that type of revision makes its way into the 2012 language. For now though, this is viable option for project teams, even if it is a bit of a loophole.

If a company leases all copiers and multifunction devices through a third-party vendor, and the lease agreement charges for the equipment lease and toner on a cost-per-click basis, how can project teams successfully document this for MRc2? Is tracking of leased equipment a requirement of LEED EBOM under the materials and resources purchasing credits?