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Tiffany Beffel Managing Partner Innovative Workshop Consulting LEEDuser Expert 22 thumbs up October 21, 2019- 6:20 am Hi Kimberlee!  This is a hot topic for sure and I want to direct you to MRc2, where there was some key discussion with regard to visual inspections:  https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/alternative-calculation-mrc2.  You are correct, commingled is considered single-stream, whether it is project specific or the facility average.  And, it still remains true that visual inspection is not an acceptable method of evaluation. I am curious how their visual inspection effects...

Is there a documented environmental benefit to all the extra red tape we have to wade through "for LEED points" for projects where collecting in a commingled bin is actually the most likely way...

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What is everyone's take on pursuing Option 2 for a major renovation project? A hopeful approach is to target a 75% diversion for the demo and...

Are the point amounts listed in the summary of the calculator incorrect? They don't seem to match the 4.1 guide. Did I miss an update?

Calculator -
Option 1 Credit Pathways:
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EP seems to be removed in v4.1, correct? In v4 it was take both option 1 and 2.

Can you use the pilot credit Verified Construction & Demolition Recycling Rates with the v4.1 Construction and Demolition Waste Management credit, option 2?

Under the latest Addenda issued November 9, 2020 (https://www.usgbc.org/leedaddenda/100002448), do you agree that the requirements on ...

I am hoping I read this wrong, but the current version of the credit on USGBC.org and the Addendum posting (as of early November) seems to have changed this credit significantly - Option 1 is 1...

Does anyone know of a facility around the Detroit Metropolatin area that does commingled recycling?

The credit stipulates the below:

Divert 50% and 3 material streams for Option 1 Diversion, Path 1.

Divert 75% and 4 material streams for Option 1 Diversion, Path 2.

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