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We are demolishing an existing building. The team is considering burying the concrete, without this being used as fill for the new building. Could this account for the MRC2?
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Jamison Hill
Energy Engineer/LEED ConsultantCommunity Environmental Center
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June 19, 2014 - 5:02 pm
I would say no. In fact by burying the waste you are in fact landfilling it, which would penalize you under MRC2. I would strongly urge the team to consider something else, like grinding it up, plucking out the rebar and reusing it as new aggregate (MRc5, MRc2, and MRc4).
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