Materials and Resources

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What are the Credits for the Materials and Resources Category?

Answer 2

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)

Question 3

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

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

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

Question 5

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

Answer 5

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

Question 6

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

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

Question 8

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

Answer 8

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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

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

Question 10

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

Answer 10

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

Question 11

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

Answer 11

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

Question 12

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

Answer 12

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.

Question 13

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

Answer 13

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.

Question 14

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

Answer 14

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)

Question 15

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

Answer 15

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.

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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

Question 17

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

Answer 17

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.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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

Question 19

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

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

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

Answer 20

1) Reuse elements calculations.

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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

Question 22

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

Answer 22

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.

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

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

Answer 24

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

Question 25

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

Answer 25

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

Question 26

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

Answer 26

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

Question 27

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

Answer 27

1) Option 1: Environmental Product Declaration (1 point) and/or 2) Option 2: Multi-Attribute Optimization (1 points)

Question 28

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

Answer 28

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

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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%.

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

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

Answer 31

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.

Question 32

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

Answer 32

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

Question 33

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

Answer 33

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

Question 34

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

Answer 34

1) Option 1: Raw Material Source and Extraction Report (1 point) and/or 2) Option 2: Leadership Extraction Practices (1 points)

Question 35

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

Answer 35

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

Question 36

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

Answer 36

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

Question 37

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

Answer 37

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

Question 38

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

Answer 38

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

Question 39

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

Answer 39

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.

Question 40

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

Answer 40

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%

Question 41

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

Answer 41

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

Question 42

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

Answer 42

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

Question 43

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

Answer 43

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)

Question 44

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

Answer 44

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%.

Question 45

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

Answer 45

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

Question 46

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

Answer 46

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

Question 47

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

Answer 47

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.

Question 48

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

Answer 48

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%

Question 49

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

Answer 49

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

Question 50

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

Answer 50

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.

Question 51

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

Answer 51

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

Question 52

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

Answer 52

1) Supply chain optimization document

Question 53

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

Answer 53

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

Question 54

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

Answer 54

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.

Question 55

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

Answer 55

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

Question 56

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

Answer 56

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.

Question 57

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

Answer 57

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

Question 58

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

Answer 58

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.

Question 59

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

Answer 59

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.

Question 60

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

Answer 60

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)

Question 61

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

Answer 61

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.

Question 62

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

Answer 62

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

Question 63

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

Answer 63

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.

Question 64

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

Answer 64

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.

Question 65

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

Answer 65

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

Question 66

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

Answer 66

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

Question 67

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

Answer 67

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.

Question 68

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

Answer 68

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

Question 69

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

Answer 69

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)

Question 70

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

Answer 70

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

Question 71

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

Answer 71

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

Question 72

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

Answer 72

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.

Question 73

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

Answer 73

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

Question 74

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

Answer 74

1) Total waste per square foot calculations.

Question 75

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

Answer 75

Achieve both option 1 and option 2.