Does anyone know if GBCI will accept a Sustainable Forestry Initiative certified sourcing label instead of FSC?

Project Location: United States Trying to determine for EPD tab within BPDO calculator, if the bottom-line of Weighted EPD value needs to be 20 or as long as 20 products from 5 manufacturer's are

I am trying to clarify if 100% wool design felt would classify as a bio-based material for option 2. The portion on skin is where the question arises. Thank you.

These reports are very wide range ...but the credit is dealing with sources of raw material extraction.....?

All three of the EPD credits have two options each that can be pursued individually for one point or together for a total of two points for each EPD credit.

Hello. I am working in a LEED project and I coordinate the LEED process from the contractor side ,also the project has a external LEED consultant but I am not very sure of their role.

Are CSRs required simply for manufacturer's (a blanket report that encompasses all products made by a particular manufacturer), or are CSRs required for each individual product?

How specific does the location disclosure have to be for the raw material supplier extraction locations? I have a client concerned about revealing proprietary information.

Hello, Tarkett, a flooring company, states that their CSR report meets LEED's sourcing of raw material option.

LEED Interpretation ID# 2535 ruled that, under LEED 2009, FSC-certified bamboo could be counted under both MRc6 (Rapidly Renewable Materials) and MRc7 (FSC Certified Wood).