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Finish Grading, Seeding and Plantings- applicable for MRc5?

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Renee Shirey on Mar 15, 2011, 11:44 am

In the Resource book on page 383 and 385 I see tables that have "plant material" as one of the regional items, but I am confused by the language in the actual credit - "BUILDING materials or...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Mar 25, 2011, 12:43 pm

Multiple Extraction Locations

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Adolfo Silva on Feb 12, 2010, 3:24 pm

I work in Canada with the LEED Canada NC v1.0.
A steel stud supplier has provided multiple extraction locations and modes of transportation such as:
'ore came from Port, Quebec by...

Last reply: Keith Lindemulder, Nov 22, 2010, 5:33 pm

Regional Material/Recycled Material

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Art Kamm on Oct 11, 2010, 3:30 pm

Can we claim the fill used on the site for Regional Material and/or recycled material?

Last reply: Linda Davisson, Oct 19, 2010, 2:01 pm

Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Linda Davisson on Sep 17, 2010, 9:38 am

I'm looking for GFRC that is manufactured and extracted from within 500 miles of the DC metro area. I tried using the website mrgreenpoints.com but it only gave one local manufacturer. It's so...

Solid Surface Materials; Quartz, Corian, etc. claiming Regional

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Jennifer Preston on Sep 14, 2010, 1:52 pm

We have recently had a material rep in our office claiming that Quartz can be used to contribute to regional materials because the local (within 500 miles)...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 16, 2010, 5:16 pm

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing components

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Tim Rogers on Sep 2, 2010, 10:03 am

This credit specifies that MEP equipment are not to be included in the regional materials calculations, but can someone define exactly what that includes? Does that just mean equipment and large...

Last reply: Nadav Malin, Sep 9, 2010, 4:10 pm

Fabrication Labor

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Evan Shook on May 24, 2010, 11:30 am

We are bidding on a job where the large curtainwall are being assembled at a joint vernture's headquarters that is within 500 miles of the job site. Can the cost of the fabrication labor be...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 19, 2010, 3:44 pm

Regional Content- Raw Material Locations

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Travis Layman on Jul 16, 2010, 10:49 am

We are finding that some manufacturers of products that contain several raw materials or proprietary sources of materials are not providing a breakdown of specific...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 19, 2010, 3:42 pm

Regional Content- Manufacturer Documented Raw Material Location

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Travis Layman on Jul 16, 2010, 10:54 am

We have a LEED submittal from a major manufacturer that indicates the location of extraction of adhesive raw materials is 244 miles from project site. When a major manufacturer documents this as...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 19, 2010, 3:41 pm

extraction,harvest,salvage location

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Norma Lehman on Jun 18, 2010, 2:26 pm

We have a project in Mexico that is seeking LEED Certification. The reinforcing steel bars are made out of junk metals. The junk vendors sell to the manufacturer and do not have any...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jun 21, 2010, 11:09 am