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Steel Joists & Deck

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Jeremy Hatfield on Sep 16, 2011, 1:36 pm

I am a bit confused when it comes to Steel Joist and Deck. New Millennium and Vulcraft obtain steel from mills. Does the steel mill serve as their extraction/recovery origin or do we have to...

Last reply: Keith Lindemulder, Mar 22, 2012, 9:44 am

Stated Cost

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by matthew convery on Mar 5, 2012, 6:04 pm

When calculating both the regional material and...

Last reply: Keith Lindemulder, Mar 22, 2012, 9:41 am

Regional Materials- Mileage Info

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Mike Maas on Mar 20, 2012, 1:49 pm

What should be done for a product that has numerous locations for extraction. For instance, my steel supplier has 47% regional materials, but the sources are from about a dozen different mills...

Last reply: Keith Lindemulder, Mar 22, 2012, 9:38 am

Water Based Coatings- Can't count the carrier solvent?

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Dwayne Fuhlhage on Nov 7, 2011, 5:10 pm

I've been working with a subcontractor regarding the documentation requests for regionally based materials on a Platinum project. As a manufacturer of formulated products, there is not a lot of...

Last reply: Suzanne Robinson, Mar 16, 2012, 4:13 pm

rebar mill certificates

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Suzanne Allerton on Mar 6, 2012, 11:59 am

The reviewer question the distance on the rebar steel.
Will the mill certificates be enough verification of the distance.
Showing the distances of the (2) Mills where the material was...

Last reply: Keith Lindemulder, Mar 15, 2012, 2:47 pm

transportation cost

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Scott West on Aug 31, 2011, 6:20 pm

I am working on a project which is being designed for a south pacific island. The majority of the construction materials do not exist on the island with the exception of rock. Fortunately, our...

Last reply: Nadav Malin, Nov 21, 2011, 8:43 am

Regional Materials- raw material

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Felipe Duran on Oct 7, 2011, 12:35 pm

Hello, we are working on a project that aims to get the LEED NC-2009 certification. We used a stone removed from the site to compose some walls, and therefore has no cost. How this material could...

Last reply: Nadav Malin, Nov 20, 2011, 10:21 pm

Limestone grinding and milling manufacturing facilities

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Tom Millwee on Jun 13, 2011, 5:26 pm

Is the use of limestone products in building materials or for environmental applications considered a LEED...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 3, 2011, 11:45 am

Product extraction

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Dario Ibarguengoitia on Jul 14, 2011, 11:02 am

Hello, I have a LEED project in mexico city and we are using steel to document this credit. However the extraction is in Japan and it is manufacturated within 500 miles. Im confused if a...

Last reply: Keith Lindemulder, Jul 14, 2011, 11:41 am

Manufacturer claims of proprietary information

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Eric Shamp on Jun 1, 2011, 12:44 pm

We've run across a couple of products in which the manufacturer provides a letter attesting to full compliance with MRc5, but we know for sure it can't be true... take, for example, carpet or...