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Materials and Resources Flashcards

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Two conditions must be met for a product to qualify for a location valuation factor?

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Extracted, processed, installed within 100 miles

Must meet 1 of sustainable criteria (FSC or Recycled Content)

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Location valuation factor is applicable to which MR credits/options?

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MR-C BPDO Environmental Product Declarations
MR-C BPDO Sourcing of Raw Materials - 2
MR-C BPDO Material Ingredients - 2&3
MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings

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Option 2 Multi Attribute Optimization MR-C BPDO Environmental Product Declarations

Percent of value of compliant building products may structure and enclosure constitute?

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no more than 30% of compliant building products

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Option 1 Raw material Source and Extraction Reporting MR-C BPDO Sourcing of Raw Materials

List the acceptable corporate sustainability report (CSR) frameworks that meet requirements?

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Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
U.N. Global Compact
ISO 26000
USGBC-approved program
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ReUse wood doors from another building 50 miles away.

What is location valuation factor for these doors?

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2

Extraction within 100 miles

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How is source location determined to identify the location valuation factor for items purchased from a salvage store?

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Source location is the salvage store. Not necessary to track the items or materials to the original building.

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Definition of extended producer responsibility?

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Maker’s use their and other makers’ post consumer waste in new products.

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What is location valuation factor?

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Multiplier that applies to many MR credits. Products sourced within 100 miles of project are valued at 200% of their cost in credit calculations.

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Reusing an existing building in a historic site helps project teams earn which two credits?

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LT-C High Priority Site

MR-C Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction Option 2 Historic Building Reuse

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List eligible waste diversion strategies?

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Onsite separation (source separation)
Commingled collection (single stream recycling)
Surplus or architectural salvage donation or community donation to organizations who can track donations
Use of clean construction waste to infill mining pits overseen by state or local government
Combustion of wood or "wood-derived fuel"
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How should a LEED AP address Alternative Daily Cover (ADC) under MR-C Construction Demolition Waste Management Plan?

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ADC should be included in total construction waste, but not in diverted waste.

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Credits in MR category address products that fall into which CSI 2012 MasterFormat divisions?

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3-10, 31, 32

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List products that must be excluded from credit calculations in MR category?

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Portions of existing building that are not part of construction.
Special equipment such as elevators, escalators, process equipment, and fire suppression systems.
Products purchased for temporary use ion the project.
Products within the MEP scopes, other than MEP products specifically listed in credits.

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Which recyclable materials must be addressed to meet the requirements of MR-P Storage Collection of Materials.

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Mixed paper
Corrugated cardboard
Glass
Plastics
Metals
Batteries, mercury-containing lamps
Electronic waste
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Unique requirement for Retail projects to meet MR-P Storage and Collection Materials?

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Must identify top 5 recyclable waste streams by conducting waste stream study for minimum 24 hour period and list top 4 waste streams which collection and storage space will be provided for.

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List 3 source reduction strategies?

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Prefabrication
Modular Construction
Standardized material lengths or sizes in design shop drawings

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List construction and demolition waste management strategies from the most environmentally preferred to least.

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Source Reduction
Material Reuse
Recycling
Waste to Energy

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Requirements to meet MR-P Construction Demolition Waste Management Planning?

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Develop plan
Include waste diversion goals for 5 material streams
Provide final waste management report for all streams generated.

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Waste Management Report:
Recycled wood-10
Land Cleaning Debris - 10
Brick/Concrete/Asphalt - 30
Metals - 15
Landfill - 15
ADC - 10
Tile with asbestos - 5
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1 point = 50% or more and 3 diversion paths
2 point = 75% or more and 4 diversion paths

55%
3 diversion paths

1 point

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High Rise Residential
Installing $50k worth of wood cabinets composed of wood veneer and MDF cores.
MDF core = 90% and the veneer = 10%
Veneer is FSC and extracted within 100 M.
MDF does not meet sustainability criteria

What is total sustainable criteria value of wood cabinets?

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$10,000

1 valuation within 100 miles
2 valuation within 100 miles and FSC/Recycled content

(50K x 10%)x2= 10K

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Which MR-Cs are eligible for exemplary performance?

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MR-C Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction
MR-C BPDO - Environmental Product Declarations
MR-C BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials
MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients
MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings
MR-C Construction Demolition Plan

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What is exemplary performance criteria of MR-C Construction Waste Management Plan?

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Achieve both Option 1 (Path 1 or 2) and Option 2

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List information that should be included on final waste report for option 1 Diversion of MR-C Construction Demolition Waste Management

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Total construction waste produced
Types of waste material and quantity of each material
Total waste diverted and diversion rate

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MR-C Construction Demolition Waste Management, commingled waste diversion must comply with one of two requirements. What are requirements?

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Waste sorting facility must waste types, quantities, and percentages. Visual inspection is not an acceptable method of evaluation for documenting this percentage.

Team must use facility’s average diversion rates, which must be regulated by state authority and must exclude ADC. This system must be a closed system.

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Pursuing option 2. Leadership Extraction Practices of MR-C BPDO Sourcing Raw Materials What approach should team take concerning furniture in project?
Furniture is not permanently installed and is not required to be included in MR-C BPDO Sourcing of Raw Materials. However, furniture may be included in MR-Cs BPDO Environmental Product Declarations and BPDO Material Ingredients
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Information hat should be collected for inventory to document MR-P PBT Source Reduction Mercury?
Equipment, building system, lamp type Quantity within project boundary Mercury content
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Requirements to meet Option 1. Historic Building Reuse and earn 5 points under MR-C Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction?
by keeping the existing building structure, envelope, and interior nonstructural elements of a historic building or contributing a building in a historic district.
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Which building components should be included in calculations for Option 3 Building Material Reuse of MR-C Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction?
``` Structural elements (Floors and Roof Decking) Enclosure materials (Skin and Framing) Permanently installed interior elements (Walls, Doors, Floor Coverings, Ceiling Systems) ```
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What are 6 categories from which project teams must choose at least 3 to meet Option 4 Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment of MR-C Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction?
``` Global Warming Potential Depletion of Stratospheric Ozone Layer Acidification of Land and Water Sources Eutrophication Formation of Tropospheric Ozone Depletion of Nonrenewable Energy Resources ```
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Which project products must an LCA address to meet Option 4 Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment of MR-C Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction?
BE and Structural elements, including material components of footing and foundations, structural wall assemblies, structural floor and ceilings, roof assemblies. Parking structures Additional building elements, such as interior non structural walls or finishes, included at the discretion of the project team, but earn no additional credit.
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Which project products must an LCA exclude according to Option 4 Whole Building Life-Cycle Assessment of MR-C Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction?
Electrical and mechanical equipment and controls, plumbing fixtures, fire detection and alarm system fixtures, elevators, and conveying systems. Excavation and other Site Development Parking Lots
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What is exemplary performance criteria for Option 1. EPD of MR-C BPDO EPD?
Source at least 40 qualifying products from 5 manufacturers.
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What is criterion valuation factor for an industry EPD under MR-C BPDO EPD?
Valued at .5 of product
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Which standard must biobased products meet to be counted towards Option 2 Leadership Extraction Practices of MR-C BPDO Sourcing of Raw Materials?
Sustainable Agriculture Network's Sustainable Agriculture Standard. Farm products meeting SANSAS standard must adhere to guidelines and policies of the Rainforest Alliance.
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What is the cost of reused material that goes toward the calculations for MR-C BPDO Sourcing of Raw Materials?
Actual cost paid or replacement value, whichever is higher.
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Criterion valuation factor for each sustainability criteria under Option 2 Leadership Extraction Practices of MR-C BPDO Sourcing of Raw Materials?
``` Biobased products meeting SANSAS = 1 Wood products meeting FSC = 1 Reused materials = 1 Post consumer recycled materials = 1 Pre consumer recycled materials = .5 Extended producer responsibility = .5 ```
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Source location distance for reused materials found onsite?
Zero
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Exemplary performance criteria for both Options of MR-C BPDO Sourcing of raw materials?
1 Source at least 40 products from 5 manufacturers | 2 Purchase 50%, by cost, total value of permanently installed building products to meet responsible extraction criteria.
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Project team purchases 1000SF of wood flooring material salvaged from local building within 100 miles. Team bought material for $10,000 from local salvage store 10 miles from site. Market value 20K What is total sustainable criteria value for flooring material?
Recycled Salvaged/100 miles 1 criteria valuation 2 location valuation $40k
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Law firm relocating to new office space. Which conditions would furniture taken from existing space count toward material re-use under MR-C BPDO Sourcing raw material?
Must be demonstrated that these materials have been purchased at least 2 years before date of project registration.
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List paths team can use to meet Option 2 Material Ingredient Optimization of MR-C BPDO Material Ingredients?
GreenScreen V1.2 Benchmark Cradle to Cradle Certified International Alternative Compliance Path USGBC-approved Program
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Exemplary performance criteria for both Options of MR-C BPDO Material Ingredients?
1 Purchase at least 40 permanently installed building products that meet credit criteria. 2 Purchase at least 50%, by cost, of permanently installed building products that meet the credit criteria.
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Cradle to Cradle V3 Gold Certification contributes to which MR-C and options?
MR-C Material Ingredients Option 1 material ingredient reporting Option 2 material ingredient optimization
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Requirement for interior and exterior paints in a new hospital project under MR-C PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, Copper?
Specific no use of interior or exterior pain containing intentionally added cadmium.
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Which building products at minimum must be tracked throughout construction to meet the requirements of MR-C PBT Source Reduction Lead,Cadmium and Copper?
``` Roofing and Flashing Electrical wiring and cabling Indoor and outdoor paints Flux and solder Pipes, pipe fittings, and fixtures ```
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3 options for meeting the requirements of MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings for Healthcare projects?
1 Minimal Chemical Content 2 Testing and Modeling of Chemical Content 3 Multi Attribute Assessment of Products
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How is a projects department gross area (DGA) calculated?
A project's DGA is calculated by adding the area of clinical departments in the building program, including all areas required to support that department,
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List flexible strategies that meet the requirements of MRC Design for Flexibility?
``` Use interstitial space Provide programmed soft space Provide shell space Identify horizontal expansion capacity Design for future vertical expansion Designate space for future above grade parking structures Use demountable partitions Use movable and modular casework and custom millwork ```
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$500 nurses station task char, Al components that constitute at least 5% of the chair, by weight, contain less than 100 parts per million each of urea formaldehyde, mercury, lead, and heaxavalent chromium. Mnufacturer's documentation indicates that the chair has been tested and complies with the appropriate ANSI/BIFMA testing methodology. What is total sustainability value of this char that can count towards MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings?
Chair meets criteria for both options of MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings. Double Value $1000
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REACH Optimization can be used as an international alternative compliance path (ACP) to meet which MR-C?
MR-C BPDO Material Ingredients

LEED AP BD+C (8 decks)

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