Dear all,
I’m going for the v4.1 EPD credit, (at least 20 products from 5 manufacturers). Trying to fill out the calculator for the first time. Why is it asking for materials cost? Do I have to fill this out? It is a number of materials that is asked for, not a percentage. What am I missing, why is the cost there?
Thank you!
Cynthia Kaplan
Principalcmk LEED
43 thumbs up
June 11, 2020 - 11:45 am
Maria,
The mateials costs should be entered in the Materials tab in the BPD&O workbook. The EPD information goes into the EPD tab. All materials entered into the workbook require a materials cost. Your subs should be providing this as part of their LEED submittal.
cmk
Maria Porter
Sustainability specialistSkanska Sweden
272 thumbs up
June 12, 2020 - 8:12 am
Yes, but why is this relevant for number of EPD:s? For me it is extra work. In order for me to enter information in the EPD tab I first have to populate the material tab... I'm not going for the other credits in the calculator.
Michelle Halle Stern
PrincipalUpFront Regenerative Design
121 thumbs up
June 12, 2020 - 12:06 pm
If you aren't using the calculator for anything else, and it's forcing you to add a cost, just put "1" in every row.