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Materials and Resources Credit

BUILDING PRODUCT SELECTION AND PROCUREMENT

MRc4

1–10 points

INTENT

To encourage the use of products and materials that have sustainability information available and that have environmentally, economically, and socially preferable impacts in alignment with industry momentum. To reward project teams for selecting products from manufacturers who have disclosed sustainability information about their products and optimized their products across multiple criteria areas.

REQUIREMENTS

Achievement pathways	Points
Commercial Interiors	1–10
Product Categories	1–10

Select nonstructural building products that demonstrate achievement in one or more of five criteria areas:

• Climate health

• Human health

• Ecosystem health

• Social health and equity

• Circular economy

Products that achieve two or more criteria areas are considered multi-attribute. Products that achieve higher levels of achievement and/or across additional criteria areas will be given a higher value in credit calculations.

Achievement is demonstrated through eligible compliant manufacturer product documentation, which includes third-party product certifications, ecolabels, declarations, and standards. A single product document can demonstrate multiple benefits and/or achievement levels, or the product can earn multi-attribute criteria through a combination of separate eligible product documents.

There are three achievement levels for products:

U.S. Green Building Council LEED v5 Reference Guide for Interior Design and Construction, April 2025 Launch Edition 269