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Rapidly Renewable Materials

LEED 2.2 Requirements:

Use rapidly renewable building materials and products (made from plants that are typically harvested within a ten-year cycle or shorter) for 2.5% of the total value of all building materials and products used in the project, based on cost.

Submittals (CONSTRUCTION):

- Provide the total construction costs for Divisions 2-10 to apply the 45% default materials value or the actual materials cost (Divisions 2-10).
- Complete the rapidly renewable materials calculation table in the Submittal Template. The following information will be required to fill in this table: product name for each tracked material; material manufacturer; total product cost for each tracked material; percentage of product, by weight, that meets the rapidly renewable criteria. AND (For Projects With Special Circumstances)
- Provide an optional narrative to describe any additional comments or notes regarding special circumstances or considerations regarding the project's credit approach.
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
MR PR1 Storage & Collection of Recyclables
MR 1.1 Building Reuse: Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
MR 1.2 Building Reuse: Maintain 95% of Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
MR 1.3 Building Reuse: Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements
MR 2.1 Construction Waste Management: Divert 50% from Disposal
MR 2.2 Construction Waste Management: Divert 75% from Disposal
MR 3.1 Materials Reuse: 5%
MR 3.2 Materials Reuse: 10%
MR 4.1 Recycled Content: 10% (post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer)
MR 4.2 Recycled Content: 20% (post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer)
MR 5.1 Regional Materials: 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
MR 5.2 Regional Materials: 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
MR 6 Rapidly Renewable Materials
MR 7 Certified Wood
 
 
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