If using salvaged materials, make sure the durability of the product has not been compromised and material contains no harmful contaminants, or you may have to replace the salvaged item with a new product all too soon.
Salvaged items may not come with product warranties.
Don’t confuse “recycled content material” with “material reuse”; the two terms have very different meanings:
Recycled Content is material containing recycled content as a result of the industrial process of making the product—for example; recycled-content carpet may be made of post consumer recycled plastic bottles.
Material Reuse is the use or repurposing of material from a previous place or role—for example, buying antique wood doors salvaged from an old church.
Determine if your tenant space will be 75% or more of the total building area. This will help guide your compliance path options.
Choosing a Compliance Path
Research the availability of salvaged items to serve the project’s needs.
Onsite salvaged materials automatically contribute to both MRc5: Regional Material and MRc2: Construction Waste Management.
A single product or material can contribute to multiple credits. For example, wood flooring salvaged locally contributes to MRc3: Material Reuse as well as MRc5: Regional Material. Focusing on products and materials with multiple environmental attributes also can limit the overall number of items that you need to track.
By simply providing no additional parking, you can earn this credit. However, the building owner will have to sign off on the LEED Online credit form verifying that this is accurate.
Option 2: No New Parking