Note: This pilot credit was closed for new registrations as of August 15, 2011.
This credit has been achieved at high frequency due to the availability of recycled content in structural materials like steel and concrete. To continue to challenge the market structural materials have been removed from credit calculations in both the numerator and denominator.
The goal of this change is to incentivize manufactures of non-structural products to incorporate recycled content into their products and make the associated information available to project teams. Furthermore, the added incentive to purchase products from manufacturers with take back programs is aimed to support market transformation in closed loop recycling, and will ultimately reduce the amount of waste produced by a building in its lifetime.
Additional Questions
- What was the level of additional effort needed to separate the total materials cost of structural materials and non-structural materials?
- With the removal of structural materials from the credit, do you think the point thresh-olds are appropriate? Why or why not?
- What do you think is the best way to define non-structural materials? CSI divisions? Material category? Other?
- To encourage recycling through manufacture take back programs at the end of a products useful life, do you think an operations manual of some kind is necessary to inform future building operators?
Credit Submittals
General
- Register for Pilot Credit(s) LEEDuser.com, and participate in online forum
- Submit the feedback survey using the link on the USGBC.org credit page; supply PDF of your survey/confirmation of completion with credit documentation
Credit Specific
All Options
- Submit a table showing the cost of each product, the percentage recycled content of each product, the value of the recycled content by weight for each product, and the total credit calculation percentage. The total credit calculation percentage will be the total value of recycled content cost by weight divided by the total material cost of all non-structural products included in the project.
- Submit manufacturer’s information sheets (also known as cutsheets) for 20% of products purchased supporting recycled content claims.
Option 2
- Indicate which materials purchased came from manufacturers with closed loop recy-cling and take-back programs.
- Submit a description of the manufacturer’s take back program. Description should include evidence that the program covers the project site’s location and product se-lection, as well as the procedure for contacting the manufacturer for participation in the program in the future.