Date
Inquiry
3. FSC Certified Wood -- Credit 7.0 -- Credit Equivalence Request When we registered this project, LEED 2.1 was not yet out. We decided to apply under 2.1 to reduce the cost of paperwork. The project is using more than 50% FSC certified wood - our current estimate is close to 90%. Under 2.0 this would have qualified for the credit. However, the total value of the wood is less than
Ruling
The 2% requirement in LEED 2.1 has recently been removed from the MR credit 7 language. This change will be reflected in the corrected LEED 2.1 Rating System document and letter template to be posted on the USGBC website. Applicable Internationally.
Internationally Applicable
On
Campus Applicable
Off