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Certified Wood

LEED 2.2 Requirements:

Use a minimum of 50% of wood-based materials and products, which are certified in accordance with the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) Principles and Criteria, for wood building components. These components include, but are not limited to, structural framing and general dimensional framing, flooring, sub-flooring, wood doors and finishes. Only include materials permanently installed in the project. Furniture may be included, providing it is included consistently in MR Credits 3–7.

Submittals (CONSTRUCTION):

- Complete the certified wood materials calculation table in the Submittal Template for all new wood-based components. The following information will be required to fill in this table: product name for each new wood-based material; vendor; total product cost for each new wood-based material; wood component percentage of product, by weight; FSC Certified wood percentage of wood component, by weight; and FSC Chain-of-Custody Certification Number from Vendor or On-Product Label. 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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