Hi, we are estimating recycled % of steel, and would like to know if the estimation as shown below is correct or not: 1) steel with catalogue/declare letter showing %postconumer and %preconsumer: use the % both of postconumer and preconsumer given in the catalugue/declare letter. 2) rest of steel without catalogue/declare letter support: follow LEED default % (i.e.: 25%postconsumer) Thank you very much advance!

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Thu, 05/29/2014 - 19:07

Vivian - You are correct! Please be sure that your catalogue/declare letter is specific to your product and not an industry standard value. You can't see the FAQ above as a guest but here's an excerpt - "The manufacturer can't give me product-specific recycled content data, but they say that they fall within the national industry average. Can I use that? No. Per LEED Interpretation #10246, recycled content claims must be specific to installed product. Average regional and national claims do not meet the credit requirements."

Vivien Wong

Parsons Brinckerhoff

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Fri, 05/30/2014 - 08:31

Dear Michelle, noted with many thanks.

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