Develop a system for tracking durable goods purchases made throughout the building during the performance period. This system should monitor purchases made by building management and tenants (when possible) and track the total compliant purchases.

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Develop a system for tracking durable goods purchases made throughout the building during the performance period. This system should monitor purchases made by building management and tenants (when possible) and track the total compliant purchases.

Communicate with any parties in the building that may be purchasing equipment, furniture, or electronics early in the LEED process so that you don’t miss opportunities to make compliant purchases.

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Communicate with any parties in the building that may be purchasing equipment, furniture, or electronics early in the LEED process so that you don’t miss opportunities to make compliant purchases.

For all buildings, the purchase of durable goods can be infrequent and may not coincide with the performance period, thus excluding your project building from earning the credit. However, it just takes one purchase to qualify—a single desk chair or comput

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For all buildings, the purchase of durable goods can be infrequent and may not coincide with the performance period, thus excluding your project building from earning the credit. However, it just takes one purchase to qualify—a single desk chair or computer, for example.

In multi-tenant buildings this credit is less often pursued because building managers have little access to purchasing data—and no control over the purchases of tenants.

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In multi-tenant buildings this credit is less often pursued because building managers have little access to purchasing data—and no control over the purchases of tenants.

In single-tenant or owner-occupied buildings this credit is often pursued, because one entity has control over the purchases made in the building and has access to purchasing data.

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In single-tenant or owner-occupied buildings this credit is often pursued, because one entity has control over the purchases made in the building and has access to purchasing data.

Furniture that meets more than one of the credit criteria can give you a weighted value toward total sustainable purchases. For example, a $100 chair that contains 10% post-consumer recycled content and contains 50% FSC-certified wood that was harvested a

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Furniture that meets more than one of the credit criteria can give you a weighted value toward total sustainable purchases. For example, a $100 chair that contains 10% post-consumer recycled content and contains 50% FSC-certified wood that was harvested and processed within 500 miles of the building meets three of the credit criteria and would count as $300 towards total sustainable purchasing.

You can earn the points for each option independently of each other. Your project team does not have to meet the electric-powered equipment purchases requirement in order to earn a point for furniture purchases, or vice versa.

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You can earn the points for each option independently of each other. Your project team does not have to meet the electric-powered equipment purchases requirement in order to earn a point for furniture purchases, or vice versa.

Durable goods must be purchased during the performance period in order to apply to the credit. You can earn one point if at least 40% of electric-powered equipment purchases (by cost) meet one or more of the sustainability criteria.You can earn a second p

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There are two categories of durable goods under this credit: electric-powered goods and furniture.

You can earn one point if at least 40% of electric-powered equipment purchases (by cost) meet one or more of the sustainability criteria.
You can earn a second point if at least 40% of furniture purchases (by cost) meet one or more of the sustainability criteria identified in the credit language. Double credit is given for purchases that meet more than one of the sustainability criteria.

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