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EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by Gabriel Frasson on Jun 30, 2014, 9:18 am

I was wondering if some packaging of products that adress IEQ requirements but also attend one or more MRc1 criteria can be used here, like soap packing.
Other question is, shampoo and/or...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 14, 2014, 9:25 pm

Follow Up: Restaurant Consumable Documentation

EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by Nate Gillette on Jul 14, 2014, 4:18 pm

Tristan - simply stating, the examples and what is commonly referred to as an ongoing consumable did not appear to address restaurant consumables. If you believe that this is indeed the correct...

Last reply: Nate Gillette, Jul 14, 2014, 8:42 pm

Can PEFC Certification replace FSC Certification

EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by David ESPAGNET on Jan 29, 2014, 9:06 am

Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up February 9, 2014- 11:23 pm David, LEED does not accept anything other than FSC.  Log in or register to post comments Trista Brown Project Director WSP USA LEEDuser Basic Member 456 thumbs up February 10, 2014- 10:27 am Hi David, you might consider excluding the pallets completely from the credit calculations, since they're outside the typical ongoing consumables material scope. There's a good discussion in this forum about materials purchased for business purposes versus the type of ongoing...

Last reply: Trista Brown, Feb 10, 2014, 10:27 am

FSC Chain of Custody certification

EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by Bahareh van Boekhold on Nov 25, 2013, 11:45 am

We are pursuing the LEED EB O&M certification of our main campus and the paper product we purchase from Office Max is...

Last reply: Rachel Yocum, Jan 31, 2014, 4:26 pm

Recycled Content % Not Specified as Pre- or Post-Consumer

EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by American University on Oct 23, 2012, 1:25 pm

Several of the toner cartridges that our buildings routinely buy claim to have...

Last reply: Jaida Anderson-Lozano, Aug 6, 2013, 2:39 am

Line between consumables and 'process' consumables

EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by Susan Walter on Mar 22, 2013, 3:46 pm

I'm wondering where to draw the line between consumables (which in my mind are things people use in the course of their business day) and the items used for the business (product raw materials,...

Last reply: Alexa Stone, Jun 19, 2013, 3:36 pm

FSC vs SFI

EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by Kay Sieck on Dec 5, 2012, 6:07 pm

Why does LEED not recognize SFI products? We purchase products with that label such as our hanging folders and file folders. Does it count as and...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Dec 6, 2012, 9:45 am

Kitchen Consumables

EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by Alexa Stone on May 25, 2012, 2:19 pm

Does anyone have any experience or guidance regarding these products included in this credit for multi-tenant buildings? Large commercial kitchen supplies and consumables such as parchment paper...

Last reply: Alexa Stone, Oct 10, 2012, 10:31 pm

EB:2009- School Purchasing

EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by Lori Winneshiek on Aug 9, 2012, 12:34 pm

I am working to certify a Primary school and can easily obtain the purchasing information the school and district make for the school staff and their classrooms, however, the teachers purchase...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 3, 2012, 6:22 pm

FSC Certified Products- Documentation?

EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by Simon Sue on Aug 23, 2012, 4:53 am

In some of our current EB:O&M projects we have considered pursuing the MRc1 and MRc3 purchasing credits, claiming credit for...

Last reply: Barry Giles, Sep 3, 2012, 12:44 pm