New Construction

MRc5

2 points

Regional Materials

Intent: Increase demand for building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region, thereby supporting the use of indigenous resources and reducing the environmental impacts resulting from transportation.

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In the requirements section for MRc5, it states: “Mechanical, electrical and plumbing components and specialty items such as elevators and equipment shall not be included in this calculation.” 

The Reference Guide for v2.2 goes on to state: “Mechanical, electrical and plumbing components, along with appliances and equipment cannot be included in this credit for reasons of fairness and simplification: limited manufacturing locations, skewed results due to relatively high cost compared to the actual mass of materials in the product, and the complexity of some systems is not conducive to gathering the data needed for LEED credits (the exclusion also applies to credits 3 and 4).”