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Waste Diversion : Trees

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Mark Cloud  on 

We are having to remove a couple of medium trees from the site. We will be sending these to the local city for mulching, which will be used as landscape materials for residences.

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Thu Jan 31, 2013, 6:15 pm

including furniture in all MR credits

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Vera Voropaeva  on 

After the first review we received a comment that furniture calculations should be included in all MR credits 3-7. Furniture is applicable for reused material and thus counted toward MRc3.

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 5:44 pm

Erosion Control

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Josh Mauldin  on 

The contractor on my project recently provided me with documentation that ~14 tons of concrete and brick that were removed from the site during demolition were used for erosion control.

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Sustainable Design And Construction Consultants, Paris, France
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Thu Jan 24, 2013, 5:28 pm

Commingled Waste Documentation

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Angie Allen  on 

Off-site sorting of the construction waste was used for our project. The hauler/material recovery facility provided project-specific recycling rates for each haul by material type.

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Warren Architecture
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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 9:00 pm

Starting point of the LEED certification process

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Anna Korinkova  on 

Hi all, can anybody explain me what is the starting point of LEED certification? For example, the client has already done partial demotilion of the old building (debris were recycled but the ESC pl

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Thu Jun 21, 2012, 7:54 pm

Hazardous materials

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Tanja Arnesson  on 

Hi, I have a question regarding hazardous materials, at one project the review team calculated the combustible materials for energy recovery as hazardous materials and tehrefore I wonder if this i

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Mon Apr 30, 2012, 3:23 pm

Drywall recycling resource, Colorado Western Slope

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Bethany Beers  on 

Wondering if anyone would have a resource for drywall recycling anywhere on the western slope of Colorado. We had a resource lined up but it has fallen through. Thanks!

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 8:27 pm

Specifications for GC regarding MR Credits

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Jim Pugh  on 

We are about to start our 2nd LEED project and are interested in providing wording within the Specifications for the General Contractors bidding the project preparing them for the required paperwor

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Fri Mar 2, 2012, 5:37 pm

Fuel for district energy and electricity

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Tanja Arnesson  on 

Hi, I'm working in Sweden with LEED where we have a different district energy system (very effective and 84% (50% of the people living in Sweden) of the multifamily residents get their heat and ho

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LEED BD+C O+M
Carde Ten Architects
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Mon Feb 27, 2012, 4:18 pm

recycling versus incineration

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Jeff Jones  on 

I am receiving conflicting information regarding landfill diversion documentation and the ability to count materials that are used as a "fuel product" (paid for by waste-to-energy plant), versus bu

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Accountable Recycling Options
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Mon Jan 23, 2012, 6:03 pm