Can we earn this though new building

Mathilda, there is no requirement limiting this credit to renovations. Any construction project typically generates waste, and by diverting it you can earn the credit.Regarding dividing the waste, that could be tricky. Is the work being done concurrently and by the same contractors?

Hi I have the same situation in one project – one CS and two CI certifications will be going on at the same time in the same building. How do I divide up the construction waste? We have no problem complying with the credit requirements but what waste do I associate with what project? I have asked for guidance in a CIR but only received the answer to have multiple containers for each fraction, which is impossible on a crammed project site. It is not very environmentally friendly either, to drive three containers instead of one, when it is not needed. In another project we have two CS projects that are being built simultaneously on a project site. They are identical, just mirrored. Am I allowed to just divide the waste in two and account for half on each project? We can’t have multiple containers here either. It would be great to get guidance on this common issue! How can you practically solve this? I would like it to be assumed percentages dedicated to each project. Maria

I have a similar situation in Newark. The base building is pursuing LEED CS began construction 6 months ago. Construction just began for my LEED CI project. Because the General Contractor is the same for both projects, the GC only has one waste contract. The LEED CI tenant is 85% of the building. Should I track for only the months the CI project was under construction and a percentage of the total waste diverted? Thanks in advance.

Maria and Jaclyn - Please consider looking at my post under LEED-NC - http://www.leeduser.com/credit/NC-2009/MRc2?page=1#comment-15245 - which explains a successful strategy I have used for multiple LEED and LEED and non-LEED co-located projects. The LI mentioned there (https://www.usgbc.org/leedinterpretations/LISearch.aspx?liaccessid=2316) states that: “If the project team can devise and document a method that accurately assigns the waste from the two separate projects before combining, then this would be an acceptable compliance path.” The Applicability Matrix now lists LEED-NC v2009 as well as School, CI, and Core & Shell. Please note that I think the sub-referenced CIR 7/08/08 is referring to https://www.usgbc.org/leedinterpretations/LISearch.aspx?liaccessid=2220. Jaclyn - You may be able to do a hybrid method and have waste that is specifically dedicated to the CS project and if construction is continuing for the CS portion while CI is underway, then you could look at dividing that waste by percentage for the remainder of the job (or until CS quits contributing). Maria - I think it would be great if USGBC provided an administrative LI about this situationfor CS/CI projects. There is a 2013 LI asked for MRc2 in LEED-NC v2009 - https://www.usgbc.org/leedinterpretations/LISearch.aspx?liaccessid=10265 - which you should check out for your two CS projects. While the LI can be applied to CS, it cannot be applied to CI. Note that if you have CIR that you asked for your project, it can be tricky to ignore its advice - even if it is impractical.