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Fly Ash in Concrete

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posted by  Catherine Blakemore  on 

Does LEED v4.1 allow the use of fly ash in concrete mixes?

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Lawrence Group
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Thu Sep 9, 2021, 11:35 am

Sourcing of Raw Materials - Materials reuse clarification

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posted by  Anjanette Green  on 

Several questions that lead to how /if one can apply the Materials Reuse strategy to a lighting fixture that uses reclaimed wood for its housing/support frame etc.

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Sourcing of Raw Material threshold reduced to 15%?

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posted by  Tim Murray  on 

A co-worker noticed today that the requirement language in the online LEED Credit Library for this credit has lowered the threshold of "products sourced...meeting criteria for at least 15% by cost

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WSP USA
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Mon Apr 12, 2021, 6:21 pm

PEFC certification for wood materials from Austria?

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posted by  Laura strauss  on 

Does anyone know if PEFC crtification ia a "USGBC-approved equivalent" to FSC certification?

My contractor is looking at this CLT manufacturer in Austria:

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Tue Mar 30, 2021, 2:10 pm

SCMs in concrete

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posted by  Jyothsna Giridhar  on 

In the LEED V3 reference guide, it is noted that the recycled content of SCMs in concrete mixes can be based on the mass of the cementitious materials only, rather than on the e

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Regional Material - No Other Leadership Extraction Practice Applicable

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posted by  Brianne Grace  on 

I have a project where we have Pre-Cast Concrete Panels valued at close to $5Million.  The components of the panels (Cement, Sand, Aggregate, Fly-Ash) are all sourced within 100 miles of the p

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Mon Dec 21, 2020, 9:57 pm

Extraction point for recycled content

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posted by  Jill Kurtz  on 

In the v3 reference guide, changes were made to clarify recycled content could define "the extraction point for recycled materials is the location of the raw material prior to the manufacturing of

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Fri Nov 20, 2020, 11:58 am

Steel- Default of 25% post-consumer content

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posted by  Jutta Berns  on 

If someone could please confirm whether the following guidance from the LEED v4 Reference Guide is still applicable to LEED v4.1 projects: "Default recycled content for steel products where no

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Thu Nov 5, 2020, 1:00 am

bio-based materials for europe

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posted by  Vincenzo Giacalone Biondo  on 

Hi all,

I am having some difficulty in finding products that can be classified as bio-based according to the BPDO-Sourcing of Raw materials credit definition.

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Mon Mar 21, 2022, 2:27 pm

Extended Producer Responsibility Program - database / list?

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posted by  Cynthia Kaplan  on 

I have yet to find a comprehensive list of manufacturers offering take back programs and supporting documentation of their recycling rates, as required by GBCI.

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