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Calculating materials costs to achieve MR credits

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Remigio Antonio Rancan  on 

Hi all, i don't find Table 2 indicated in LEED reference Guide for green BD+C p. 337. Can anyone help me? Thanks a lot.

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Sun Oct 27, 2013, 5:00 pm

Trees replanted

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Noriko Nagazumi  on 

The reference guide says that section 32 90 00 (Planting/Landscaping materials) must be included in the calculations. We are working on a park that is using trees replanted from neighbor sites.

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Broken Bricks, Tiles and waste materials

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Yusuf Turab  on 

We have used large quantities of waste materials procured from manufacturers. We have procured waste material like broken bricks form the brick manufacturer.

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Mon Aug 8, 2016, 1:05 pm

Water reclaimed wood?

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Ilana Judah  on 

We are looking at a product that is wood reclaimed from dead underwater trees due to flooding in a region.

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Wed Mar 9, 2016, 4:24 pm

Material Reuse - Fill from crushed onsite materials

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Amy Hockett  on 

I have heard differing viewpoints on this topic of crushed existing building materials as fill onsite qualifying for this credit...?

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Wed Jul 16, 2014, 9:37 pm

Artworks and Antiques

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Omar Elrawy  on 

In a new construction, which is an Office building, does it count reusing signed artworks and antiques that were existing in the old building?

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Fri Jul 11, 2014, 3:31 pm

What about furniture?

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Nelina Loiselle  on 

If instead of purchasing new furniture for the new buidling if we re-use the furniture from the old building will that qualify? Assuming we are counting furniture across MR credits.

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Thu Jul 10, 2014, 9:41 pm

Salvage materials under MRc4

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Jamison Hill  on 

From what I've read in the LEED manuals and seen online, used salvaged materials that would have qualified under MRc3 can also qualify as recycled materials, provided that you don't count them for

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Thu Jul 3, 2014, 9:16 pm

Off-site restoration

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Jamison Hill  on 

My project involves the gut rehab and selective demolition of a historic structure.

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Thu Jul 3, 2014, 5:45 pm

Asphalt Milling - Will this qualify for MRc3 & MRc2?

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Joel Simonyak  on 

As part of our project the existing asphalt parking lot will be milled and the material will be reused in the new asphalt lot. The asphalt plant happens to be just across the highway.

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