Hello,
I work for a commercial waste hauler and C&D recycling facility. We have recently started recycling scrap drywall from new construction projects. Our process for recycling this material allows us to use this product locally in the agricultural process.
My question is, does the process qualify under regional priority or innovation and design for some bonus points on a LEED project?
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March 26, 2014 - 6:21 pm
Hi Craig - I applaud you on your efforts but...
Your work to use this product locally in agriculture contributes to MRc2 and diverting waste from the landfill, which is the intent behind this credit (To divert construction and demolition debris from disposal in landfills and incineration facilities. Redirect recyclable recovered resources back to the manufacturing process and reusable materials to appropriate sites.) Hence your efforts are not achieving "significant, measurable environmental performance using a strategy not addressed in the LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations, LEED 2009 for Core and Shell Development, or LEED 2009 for Schools Rating Systems," which is required for Path 1 - Innovation in Design under IDc1. But if you were to help a project achieve 95% diversion you could help them get an innovation point for Path 2 - Exemplary Performance under IDc1.
Regional Priority points are awarded for current LEED credits assigned as RP based on project’s zip code. If MRc2 is a regional priority for a project’s zip code, then you might be able to earn a point there but there’d have to be a shortage of landfill space or some other waste issue to have MRc2 designated as an RP. I haven’t seen it. Visit http://www.usgbc.org/rpc to confirm.