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Building Product Disclosure and Optimization- Social Responsibility

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Steven Kooy on Oct 28, 2024, 3:33 pm

With respect to social health and equity, BIFMA recommends third party certification at the product level. The product manufacturer may conduct it's own social responsiblity audits versus a...

Building Product Disclosure and Optimization, Additional Resources (Table 2): Product Documentation Multi-Attribute Scoring

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Michael Scharpf on Oct 25, 2024, 7:52 am

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

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Michael Scharpf on Oct 25, 2024, 7:19 am

The scope is limit to finishing products only, whereas structural materials account for +60% of a building's mass.

Beyond climate protection, the responsible sourcing of construction...

MR Prerequisite- Assess Embodied Carbon

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Rockford Boyer on May 24, 2024, 11:29 am

"Board and Foam Insultation" needs to be more clearly defined (i.e. Mineral Wool, Mineral Fiber, XPS, EPS, Spray Foam).  Does the "Board" definition identify ALL insulation boards or just foam...

LEED v5- feedback

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Veronika Elfmarkova on May 24, 2024, 4:31 am

Inclusion of cement in the prerequisite does not make sense, as its emissions are already accounted for in the concrete.

Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) responsible sourcing...

LEED v5- Feedback

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Veronika Elfmarkova on May 24, 2024, 4:28 am

Dear all, 

I have attended the webinar and please see comment below: 

Comment: Structural...

Regional/country-specific (non-US) benchmarks should be allowed outside the U.S. for the right assessments.

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Hiro Iwashita on May 24, 2024, 7:20 pm

Our comment/proposal is related to "MR Prerequisite: Assess Embodied Carbon", "MR Credit: Reduce Embodied Carbon" and "Optimized Building Products".

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Materials and Resources Comments

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by JJ Beasley on May 24, 2024, 4:43 pm

Assess Embodied Carbon:

I suggest that the benchmark values for concrete should vary by region. In the USA, the NRMCA LCA values are typically used across the engineering industry...

LEED v5- Construction and Demolition Waste Management Credit

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Michael Orbank on May 24, 2024, 12:52 pm

As a construction sustainability practitioner who is neck deep in LEED, C&D...

Materials and Resources Comments

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Indya Rogers on May 23, 2024, 2:31 pm

ASSESS EMBODIED CARBON

The beginning of the first sentence is describing cradle-to-gate (A1-A3) embodied carbon, not upfront embodied carbon.  The second part of the...

Last reply: Laura Castanon, May 24, 2024, 8:19 pm