Manufacturing Location for Casework

Kevin Dunham

Architect

GSA

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May 28, 2013

How do I determine whether custom casework installed on a project meets the 500-mile radius requirement? On one hand, the manufacturing location would seem to be the local cabinetmaker's workshop, which would meet the requirement. But on the other hand, I wonder if this would be considered an "assembly", in which case I would need to consider the individual manufacturing locations for the laminate, particleboard, plywood, hardware, etc. I'm asking specifically about manufacturing location, as I do understand that extraction location would look at the sources of the individual components. Thanks!

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Kevin Dunham

Architect

GSA

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Fri, 06/07/2013 - 20:45

Anyone? Is custom casework that is fabricated in a local shop "manufactured" locally, or is this an assembly that needs to be documented as several distinct line items (e.g., plywood manufactured in location A, laminate manufactured in location B, hardware manufactured in location C, etc.)? Thanks for any input!

Pat Jung

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Mon, 06/10/2013 - 18:18

Hi Kevin, I believe you are on the right track in considering the custom casework as an assembly. The point of manufacture is considered the place of final assembly, in this case probably the cabinet maker's shop or the project site (see LEED CI 2009 Reference guide, page 254). Based on the point of manufacture, you would list separately each qualifying component of the cabinet extracted or harvested within 500 miles of the project site. The product or material cost is determined by percentage weight of each component to the total weight of the assembly (cabinet). Hope this helps.