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How to define "Total Construction Cost" for credits

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Mike Maas  on 

I'm looking for clearer guidance on how to calculate the Total Construction Cost". Is this to be the estimated cost of construction, or the actual cost of construction?

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Tue Mar 18, 2025, 5:37 am

Getting total material cost for the project

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Mike Stopka  on 

Hello I am having a lot of trouble getting a total material cost from the contractor. Is there any good/easy/quick strategy to get this number?

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Thu Sep 26, 2024, 7:50 am
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Discrepancy material price from budget and actual cost

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Charline SEYTIER  on 

We used the budget method for all divisions concerned to calculate the total material cost and we are now using the actual cost for the big tickets items to achieve our objectives. On some items, w

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Thu Jun 2, 2022, 8:53 pm

Fasteners and Misc Materials

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Robert Fiala  on 

To what extent are fasteners and miscellaneous materials expected to be included in Materials & Resources calculations?

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Wed Oct 13, 2021, 10:12 pm

Concrete Recycled Content

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  MT A  on 

We have the final content $ value of cementitious materials and the m3 of concrete produced as supplied by the contractor.

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Thu Sep 2, 2021, 3:49 pm

Whether to open an awarded MRc4 in order to correct a pending MRc7.

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Jeff Wiedmeyer  on 

The USGBC reviewer has pointed out that per LEED Interpretation 10372, wood materials that contain both recycled content and FSC certified wood content, cannot be counted twice - which makes sense,

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Wed Apr 28, 2021, 6:04 am

Recycled Material (Pre-consumer)

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Nick Toon  on 

We have a supplier who is claiming that 70% of the the material contained in Iron ductile pipes are pre consumer recycled content. The 70% they are claiming is made entirely of iron ore fines.

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Inclusion of selective Div. 12 products?

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Michelle Robinson Schwarting  on 

Per the LEED Ref. Guide MR Overview Table 1, CSI Division 12 "may be included with Divisions 3-10, if done consistently for credits 3-7." Does this mean we can selectively choose which Div.

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Wed Jul 1, 2020, 9:06 pm

v2009 recycled content ranges for steel (BOF / EAF)

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Lou Niles II  on 

I am curious to revisions and changes that may be present for LEED version 2009 with Steel manufacturers that claim their products are a Mix of BOF and EAF processes.

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Tue Feb 18, 2020, 9:06 pm