Purchase individual materials with at least 10% post-consumer or 20% pre-consumer recycled content.
Purchase individual materials with at least 10% post-consumer or 20% pre-consumer recycled content.
Recycled Content
Recycled Content
If a single product meets multiple environmental requirements, the purchase will have a higher weighted cost value that may count towards the credit’s 50% threshold.
If a single product meets multiple environmental criteria, the purchase will earn weighted credit based on its cost.
Smaller companies often benefit from having greater control and flexibility with product purchasing.
Management style can affect ease of earning this credit. It helps to have greater control and flexibility with product purchasing at the project building, and companies with more rigid purchasing policies, or where purchasing decisions must go though many management levels for approval, can find making changes for this credit more challenging.
How many people are involved in procurement in your project building? If it’s only a small number of people, you’re likely to have an easier time establishing tracking systems and managing the transition to green products. If procurement is decentralized,
How many people are involved in procurement in your project building? If it’s only a small number of people, you’re likely to have an easier time establishing tracking systems and managing the transition to green products. If procurement is decentralized, it may take more time to coordinate with everyone who makes purchases.
Tracking is easier with vendor cooperation. Work with existing and new product vendors to track environmental products purchased. Ask vendors to provide invoices that flag green products and cut sheets that highlight specific criteria.
Tracking is easier with vendor cooperation. Work with existing and new product vendors to track environmental products purchased. Ask vendors to provide invoices that flag green products and cut sheets that highlight specific criteria.
A successful tracking program depends on team commitment. Interview the team that will be doing the tracking to get feedback on what type of system would work best for them. Designate someone to work with contractors to ensure their participation in the s
A successful tracking program depends on team commitment. Interview the team that will be doing the tracking to get feedback on what type of system would work best for them. Designate someone to work with contractors to ensure their participation in the system.
Tracking the environmental qualities of building materials for additions and alterations is a new process for most projects. Tracking plans will need to be customized for each project to accommodate unique tracking needs.
Tracking the environmental qualities of building materials for additions and alterations is a new process for most projects. Tracking plans will need to be customized for each project to accommodate unique tracking needs.
Most project teams use spreadsheets or other computer software to track purchases during the performance period and keep electronic files of product data sheets for all compliant products.
Most project teams use spreadsheets or other computer software to track purchases during the performance period and keep electronic files of product data sheets for all compliant products.
Create a system for tracking both sustainable and non-sustainable purchases. Design this system in a way that simplifies the creation of purchasing reports during the LEED documentation process. See the Documentation Toolkit for an example you can use.
Create a system for tracking both sustainable and non-sustainable purchases. Design this system in a way that simplifies the creation of purchasing reports during the LEED documentation process. See the Documentation Toolkit for an example you can use.