Recycled Content Percentages

Jace, this information is in your LEED Reference Guide book, in the MR Overview section. It clarifies what spec sections should be included in calculating your material costs for the MR credits.

There is also a ton of basic information on common questions and avoiding pitfalls... here on this site! In this forum and above in the member content (which you have to pay to see... but is well worth it).

I definitely agree with Tristan on that. I would be doomed without my access to Leeduser. SO incredibly helpful, well worth the cost for the member content. I have actively worked on over 10 LEED projects (some completed, some almost done with reviews, some heading to their first round of design review) and use the site weekly. Sometimes daily. Oh heck - sometimes hourly.

Same here. LEEDUser is an indispensable resource that has helped me on every LEED project I've worked on.

The LEEDuser forums are packed with useful information and advice. For basic LEED credit language and addenda for the various LEED Rating Systems and versions, there is also http://www.usgbc.org/credits. As Renee points out, the Reference Guides are essential, especially if you are heading up a LEED project.

However, if you are a contractor or consultant on a LEED project, there is one source that can provide the information most crucial and unique to your project. Consult the project’s LEED Administrator. There should be a LEED-AP leading the project that knows the project’s goals and understands the specific requirements of the particular rating system that the project is using. (For example, the requirements may differ if the project is using NC versus CI, Version 4 versus LEED-2009, or one credit strategy versus another.)

Find this person, establish a relationship, and seek their guidance. They should become your “go-to” person for which information to provide, how to do calculations, and how to format your data. Just be aware, every project is unique. The next project’s LEED-AP may have different needs.