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Materials and Resources Credit

BUILDING AND MATERIALS REUSE

MRc1

New Construction (1–3 points) Core and Shell (1–5 points)

INTENT

Impact Area Alignment

Decarbonization

• Quality of Life

Ecological Conservation and Restoration

To incorporate reused materials into new building design, thereby reducing embodied carbon, keeping materials in circularity, reducing demand for virgin material sourcing, preserving resources and histories, and increasing demand for reused materials.

REQUIREMENTS

Achievement pathways	Points
New Construction	1–3
Option 1. Building Reuse	1–3
AND/OR
Option 2. Materials Reuse	1–2
Core and Shell	1–5
Option 1. Building Reuse	1–5
AND/OR
Option 2. Materials Reuse	1–2

Option 1. Building Reuse (1–3 points New Construction, 1–5 points Core and Shell)

Maintain the existing building structure, including floor decking, roof decking, and enclosure. Calculate reuse of the existing project area according to Table 1.

Portions of buildings deemed structurally unsound or hazardous are excluded from the credit calculations.

Table 1. Points for reuse of existing building structure and enclosure elements for New Construction projects

Percentage of Existing Structure and Enclosure Reuse by Project Area	Points
20%	1
35%	2
50%	3

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