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Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Social Responsibility
posted by Steven Kooy on
With respect to social health and equity, BIFMA recommends third party certification at the product level.
Building Product Disclosure and Optimization, Additional Resources (Table 2): Product Documentation Multi-Attribute Scoring
posted by Michael Scharpf on
Propose to adding CSC to the eligible certifications in this section, with applicability across Climate Health, Human Health, Circular Economy and Ecosystem Health
Open Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credit for structural materials
posted by Michael Scharpf on
The scope is limit to finishing products only, whereas structural materials account for +60% of a building's mass.
MR Prerequisite - Assess Embodied Carbon
posted by Rockford Boyer on
"Board and Foam Insultation" needs to be more clearly defined (i.e.
LEED v5 - feedback
posted by Veronika Elfmarkova on
Inclusion of cement in the prerequisite does not make sense, as its emissions are already accounted for in the concrete.
LEED v5 - Feedback
posted by Veronika Elfmarkova on
Dear all,
I have attended the webinar and please see comment below:
Regional/country-specific (non-US) benchmarks should be allowed outside the U.S. for the right assessments.
posted by Hiro Iwashita on
Our comment/proposal is related to "MR Prerequisite: Assess Embodied Carbon", "MR Credit: Reduce Embodied Carbon" and "Optimized Building Products".
Materials and Resources Comments
posted by JJ Beasley on
Assess Embodied Carbon:
LEED v5 - Construction and Demolition Waste Management Credit
posted by Michael Orbank on
As a construction sustainability practitioner who is neck deep in LEED, C&D waste diversion, and circularity, I had the following comments/changes to this credit:
MRc Low Emitting Materials
posted by Emily Purcell on
Overall: I like the simplified point & percentage threshold structure! Much easier to communicate to a contractor than the v4.1 version.
Paints & coatings: