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What are the Prereq’s for the Materials and Resources Category?

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1) Storage Collection of Recyclables
2) Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning
3) PBT Source Reduction - Mercury

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What are the Credits for the Materials and Resources Category?

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1) Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction (5 points)
2) BPDO - Environmental Product Declarations (2 points)
3) BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials (2 points)
4) BPDO - Material Ingredients (2 points)
5) PBT Source Reduction - Mercury (1 point)
6) PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and Copper (2 points)
7) Furniture and Medical Furnishings (2 points)
8) Design for Flexibility (1 point)
9) Construction and Demolition Waste Management (2 points)

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What Materials and Resources Prereq’s and Credits qualify for Exemplary performance?

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1) MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction
2) MR-C BPDO - Environmental Product Declarations
3) MR-C BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials
4) MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients
5) MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings
6) MR-C Construction and Demolition Waste Management

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What are the guidelines to meet MR-P Storage Collection of Recyclables?

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1) Provide dedicated areas for safe collection, storage and disposal of recycled materials

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What types of recycled materials are included under MR-P Storage Collection of Recyclables?

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1) Paper
2) Cardboard
3) Glass
4) Plastic
5) Metals
6) Batteries
7) Mercury-containing lamps
8) Electronic waste

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What are the Retail specific guidelines to meet MR-P Storage Collection of Recyclables?

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1) Conduct waste stream analysis and identify top 5 waste streams by weight
2) Provide dedicated areas for collection of top 4 waste streams.

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What are the documentation requirements for MR-P Storage Collection of Recyclables?

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1) Description of storage and collection strategies
2) Verification of material types
3) Floor plans showing storage areas
4) Results of waste stream study for Retail projects

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What are the guidelines to meet MR-P Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plannings?

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1) Develop Construction Waste Management plan
2) Include diversion goals for at least 5 materials
3) Specify if separate or commingled

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What are the materials that don’t qualify for diversion in MR-P Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plannings?

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1) Alternative Daily Cover (ADC)
2) Land-Clearing Debris

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What is an alternative option if recycling is not possible for MR-P Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plannings?

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1) Consider waste-to-energy systems
2) Facilities must meet European Committee for Standardization (CEN) standards

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What are the documentation requirements for MR-P Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plannings?

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1) Construction Waste Management Plan
2) Calculations on total constriction waste

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What are the guidelines to meet MR-P PBT Source Reduction - Mercury?

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1) Identify mercury containing products to be collected
2) Identify handling criteria
3) Identify disposal method
4) New Healthcare projects cannot use Mercury containing equipment.
5) Renovation Healthcare projects should develop mercury products phase out plan.

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What are the documentation requirements for MR-P PBT Source Reduction - Mercury?

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1) Recycle plan for mercury containing lamps.
2) Lighting schedules
3) USGBC’s PBT source reduction calculator
4) Existing inventory and phase out plan for Hospital renovations.

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What are the Options and points associated with MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Option 1: Historic Building Reuse (5 points)

or

2) Option 2: Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building (5 points)

or

3) Option 3: Building and Material Reuse (2-4 points)

or

4) Option 4: Whole Building Life-Cycle Assessment (3 points)

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 1: Historic Building Reuse” of MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Reuse Historic building or building inside historic district
2) Must be listed in local, state or national register of historic places.
3) Maintain structure, envelope and interior nonstructural elements.
4) Demolitions should be granted by local preservation review board.

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 1: Historic Building Reuse” of MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Historic designation status
2) Description of how additions and alterations meet review board requirements.
3) Narrative describing demolition

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 2: Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building” of MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Maintain 50% by surface are of existing structure, enclosure and interior structural elements.
2) Must renovate to state of productive occupancy.
3) Up to 25% may be excluded from calculations.

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 2: Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building” of MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Description of abandoned or blighted status.
2) Reuse elements calculations.

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 3: Building and Material Reuse” of MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Reuse and salvage materials on-site or off-site as percentage of surface area.
2) Structural elements, enclosure materials and permanently installed interior elements are included.
3) Window assemblies and hazardous building sections up to 25% are excluded.

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 3: Building and Material Reuse” of MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Reuse elements calculations.

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 4: Whole Building Life-Cycle Assessment” of MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Conduct life-cycle assessment of structure and enclosure.
2) Demonstrate 10% impact reduction from baseline in 3 impact categories.
3) No impact categories may increase by more than 5% from baseline.
4) LCA calculations must account for maintenance and replacement of 60 years

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What are the (6) impact categories associated with MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Global warming potential
2) Depletion of ozone layer
3) Acidification of land and water sources
4) Eutrophication
5) Formation of tropospheric ozone
6) Depletion of nonrenewable energy resources.

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What should the LCA cover as part of MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Footings
2) Foundations
3) Structural Wall Assemblies
4) Structural Floors
5) Ceilings
6) Roof Assemblies

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What should the LCA exclude as part of MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Mechanical
2) Electrical
3) Plumbing
4) Excavation
5) Site Development activities

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 4: Whole Building Life-Cycle Assessment” of MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) LCA summary with percentage change for each impact category
2) Description of LCA assumptions, scope and analysis process

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What are the Exemplary Performance requirements of MR-C Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction?

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1) Achieve 95% reuse for Option 3.
2) Demonstrate 10% reduction for each of the 6 impact categories in Option 4.

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What are the Options and points associated with MR-C BPDO - Environmental Product Declarations?

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1) Option 1: Environmental Product Declaration (1 point)

and/or

2) Option 2: Multi-Attribute Optimization (1 points)

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 1: Environmental Product Declaration” of MR-C BPDO - Environmental Product Declarations?

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1) Source at least 20 qualified permanently installed products from 5 different manufacturers

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What are the qualified products criteria and their value under Option 1 of MR-C BPDO - Environmental Product Declarations?

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1) Products with product specific declarations, valued at 25%.
2) Products with generic type III Declarations, valued at 50%.
3) Products with specific type III Declarations, valued at 100%.

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 1: Environmental Product Declaration” of MR-C BPDO - Environmental Product Declarations?

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1) Product disclosure and optimization calculator.
2) Compliance documentation for all contributing products.

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 2: Multi-Attribute Optimization” of MR-C BPDO - Environmental Product Declarations?

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1) 50% by cost, of permanently installed products, must be third party certified to have below average impact in 3 of the 6 impact categories.
2) Valued at 100% of their cost.
3) If sourced within 100 miles, valued at 200% of their cost.
4) Structure and enclosure materials cannot constitute more than 30% of compliant products.

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 2: Multi-Attribute Optimization” of MR-C BPDO - Environmental Product Declarations?

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1) Product disclosure and optimization calculator.
2) Compliance documentation with USGBC approved program.

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What are the Exemplary Performance requirements of MR-C BPDO - Environmental Product Declarations?

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1) Source 40 products from 5 different manufacturers for Option 1.
2) Purchase 75% by cost, of permanently installed products, for option 2.

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What are the Options and points associated with MR-C BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials?

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1) Option 1: Raw Material Source and Extraction Report (1 point)

and/or

2) Option 2: Leadership Extraction Practices (1 points)

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 1: Raw Material Source and Extraction Report” of MR-C BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials?

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1) Source at least 20 qualified permanently installed materials from 5 different manufacturers

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What are the qualified material criteria and their value under Option 1 of MR-C BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials?

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1) Materials with manufacturer declared reports, valued at 50%.
2) Materials with third party verified corporate sustainability reports, valued at 100%.

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What are the acceptable corporate sustainability reports under Option 1 of MR-C BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials?

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1) Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
2) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
3) UN Global Compact
4) ISO 26000
5) Other USGBC-approved programs

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 1: Raw Material Source and Extraction Report” of MR-C BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials?

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1) Product disclosure and optimization calculator.
2) Corporate Sustainability reports for all contributing products.

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 2: Leadership Extraction Practices” of MR-C BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials?

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1) 25% by cost, of permanently installed products, must meet extraction criteria.
2) If sourced within 100 miles, valued at 200% of their cost.
3) Structure and enclosure materials cannot constitute more than 30% of compliant products.

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What are the qualified material extraction criteria and their value under Option 2 of MR-C BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials?

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1) Extended Producer Responsibility, valued at 50%.
2) Bio-based materials, valued at 100%.
3) FSC Wood Products, valued at 100%
4) Material Reuse, valued at 100%
5) Recycled content, valued at 100%

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 2: Leadership Extraction Practices” of MR-C BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials?

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1) Product disclosure and optimization calculator.
2) Documentation of product claim under the credit requirement.

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What are the Exemplary Performance requirements of MR-C BPDO - Sourcing of Raw Materials?

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1) Source 40 products from 5 different manufacturers for Option 1.
2) Purchase 50% by cost, of permanently installed products, for option 2.

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What are the Options and points associated with MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients?

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1) Option 1: Material Ingredient Reporting (1 point)

and/or

2) Option 2: Material Ingredient Optimization (1 points)

and/or

3) Option 3: Product Manufacturer Supply Chain optimization (1 point)

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 1: Material Ingredient Reporting” of MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients?

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1) Use at least 20 permanently installed building products from qualified programs and 5 different manufacturers
2) Qualified programs must demonstrate chemical inventory to at least .1%.

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What are the qualified programs under Option 1 of of MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients?

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1) Manufacturer Inventory
2) Health Product Declaration
3) Cradle to Cradle Certified
4) Other USGBC approved programs

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 1: Material Ingredient Reporting” of MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients?

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1) Product disclosure and optimization calculator.
2) Documentation of chemical inventory through HPD.
3) Cradle to Cradle certification level
4) Manufacturers’ list of ingredients with GreenScreen assessment reports

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 2: Material Ingredient Optimization” of MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients?

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1) 25% by cost, of permanently installed products, must be from approved paths.
2) If sourced within 100 miles, valued at 200% of their cost.
3) Structure and enclosure materials cannot constitute more than 30% of compliant products.

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What are the qualified paths under Option 2 of of MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients?

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1) GreenScreen List Translator: valued at 100%.
2) GreenScreen Assessment: valued at 150%
3) Cradle to Cradle v2 Gold: value at 100%.
4) Cradle to Cradle v2 Platinum: value at 150%
5) Cradle to Cradle v3 Silver: value at 100%
6) Cradle to Cradle v3 Gold or Platinum: valued at 150%
7) REACH Optimization: valued at 100%

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 2: Material Ingredient Optimization” of MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients?

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1) Product disclosure and optimization calculator.
2) Cradle to Cradle certification level
3) Manufacturers’ list of ingredients with GreenScreen benchmarks
4) Manufacturers declarations for REACH Optimization

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 3: Product Manufacturer Supply Chain optimization” of MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients?

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1) 25% by cost, of permanently installed products, must be from qualified sources.
2) All sources will be valued at 100%.
3) If sourced within 100 miles, valued at 200% of their cost.
4) Structure and enclosure materials cannot constitute more than 30% of compliant products.

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What are the qualified sources under Option 3 of of MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients?

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1) Manufacturers that document 99% of ingredients.
2) Manufacturers with third-party verification of their supply chain

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 3: Product Manufacturer Supply Chain optimization” of MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients?

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1) Supply chain optimization document

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What are the Exemplary Performance requirements of MR-C BPDO - Material Ingredients?

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1) Source 40 products for Option 1.
2) Purchase 50% by cost, of permanently installed products, for option 2.

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What are the guidelines to meet MR-C PBT Source Reduction - Mercury?

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1) Specify and install fluorescent lamps with both low mercury content and long lamp life.
2) Non compliant lamps required for medical facilities may be excluded.
3) Lamps that have conflicts with local codes may be excluded.

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What are the documentation requirements for MR-C PBT Source Reduction - Mercury?

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1) Light schedules
2) Narrative explaining excluded lamps.
3) USGBT PBT source reduction calculations.

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What are the Lead specific guidelines to meet MR-C PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and copper?

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1) Use solder and flux that meets California AB1953 Standard for lead.
2) Use pipes and fittings that meet California AB1953 Standard for lead.
3) Use lead free roofing, flashing and exterior paint.
4) Disposal of disconnected wires with lead stabilizers.
5) Lead used for radiation shielding is exempt.

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What are the Cadmium specific guidelines to meet MR-C PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and copper?

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1) Don’t use any interior or exterior paints containing intentionally added cadmium.

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What are the Copper specific guidelines to meet MR-C PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and copper?

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1) Use crimped copper joint system to reduce sources of copper corrosion in the copper pipe applications
2) Copper used in MRI shields is exempt.

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What are the documentation requirements for MR-C PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and copper?

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1) Certification that credit criteria have been met.
2) Narrative about pipe joining process.
3) Verification of appropriate disposal of wires and lead stabilizers.
4) Narrative on any excluded material.

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What are the Options and points associated with MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings?

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1) Option 1: Minimal Chemical Content (2 points)

and/or

2) Option 2: Testing and Modeling of Chemical Content (2 points)

and/or

3) Option 3: Multi-Attribute Assessment of Products (2 points)

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 1: Minimal Chemical Content” of MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings?

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30% (1 point) or 40% (2 points), by cost, of furniture should:

1) Contain less than 100 ppm in 4 out of the 5 chemical groups if components that make up at least 5% of the furniture assembly.
2) If sourced within 100 miles, valued at 200% of their cost.

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What are the (5) chemical groups mentioned under MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings?

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1) Urea Formaldehyde
2) Heavy metals
3) Hexavalent Chromium
4) Perfluorinated compounds
5) Antimicrobial treatments

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 2: Testing and Modeling of Chemical Content” of MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings?

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30% (1 point) or 40% (2 points), by cost, of furniture should:

1) Contain less than 100 ppm in 2 out of the 5 chemical groups if components that make up at least 5% of the furniture assembly.
2) Verify Furniture through concentration modeling or emissions factor approach in accordance with BIFMA standard.
3) If sourced within 100 miles, valued at 200% of their cost.

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 3: Multi-Attribute Assessment of Products” of MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings?

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30% (1 point) or 40% (2 points), by cost, of furniture should have:

1) Product Specific Declarations
2) Environmental Product Declarations
3) Materials reuse
4) Recycled content
5) Extended producer responsibility
6) Bio-based materials
7) FSC Wood products
8) If sourced within 100 miles, valued at 200% of their cost.

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What are the documentation requirements for MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings?

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1) Calculator provided by USGBC.
2) Documentation of product claim for any option.

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What are the Exemplary Performance requirements of MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings?

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At least 50%, by cost, of all furniture should meet criteria.

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What are the guidelines to meet MR-C Design for Flexibility?

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Increase flexibility by employing 3 of the following:

1) Utility systems should be able to serve multiple zones.
2) Provide storage space equal to 5% of department gross area.
3) Provide shell space equal to 5% of department gross area.
4) Plan for 30% horizontal expansion.
5) Plan to use 75% of roof.
6) Plan for 50% above grade parking expansion.
7) Use 50% demountable partitions.
8) Use 50% movable casework.

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What are the documentation requirements for MR-C Design for Flexibility?

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1) Narrative of flexible design strategy
2) Map of flexible design areas
3) Calculations of department gross areas
4) Calculations for soft space, shell space and future parking space.
5) Calculations of demountable partitions area
6) Calculations of cost for movable casework

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What are the Options and points associated with MR-C Construction Demolition and Waste Management?

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1) Option 1: Diversion Path 1 - 50% and 3 Material Streams (1 points)

or

2) Option 1: Diversion Path 2 - 75% and 4 Material Streams (2 points)

or

3) Option 2: Reduction of Total Waste Materials (2 points)

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 1: Diversion Path 1 - 50% and 3 Material Streams” of MR-C Construction Demolition and Waste Management?

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1) Divert 50% of total construction and demolition material.
2) Include 3 material streams

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 1: Diversion Path 2 - 75% and 4 Material Streams” of MR-C Construction Demolition and Waste Management?

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1) Divert 75% of total construction and demolition material.
2) Include 4 material streams

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 1: Diversion” of MR-C Construction Demolition and Waste Management?

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1) Waste management calculator
2) Recycling rates of commingled facilities
3) Narrative on use of waste-to-energy strategy.
4) Proof waste-to-energy facilities comply with EN standards.

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What are the guidelines to meet “Option 2: Reduction of Total Waste Materials” of MR-C Construction Demolition and Waste Management?

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1) Should not generate more than 2.5lb of waste per square foot.

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What are the documentation requirements for “Option 2: Reduction of Total Waste Materials” of MR-C Construction Demolition and Waste Management?

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1) Total waste per square foot calculations.

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What are the Exemplary Performance requirements of MR-C Construction Demolition and Waste Management?

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Achieve both option 1 and option 2.

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