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Materials and Resources Credit
REDUCE EMBODIED CARBON
MRc2
New Construction (1–6 points): A 20% reduction in embodied carbon is required for LEED Platinum projects Core and Shell (1–8 points): A 20% reduction in embodied carbon is required for LEED Platinum projects
INTENT
To track and reduce embodied carbon of major structural, enclosure, and hardscape materials from construction processes on new construction and renovation projects.
REQUIREMENTS
| Achievement pathways | Points |
|---|---|
| New Construction | 1–6 |
| Option 1. Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment | 1–6 |
| AND/OR | |
| Option 2. Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Analysis | 1–3 |
| Path 1. Project-Average Approach | 1–3 |
| OR | |
| Path 2. Materials-Type Approach | 1–2 |
| AND/OR | |
| Option 3. Track Carbon Emissions from Construction Activities | 1–2 |
| Core and Shell | 1–8 |
| Option 1. Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment | 1–7 |
| AND/OR | |
| Option 2. Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Analysis | 1–4 |
| Path 1. Project-Average Approach | 1–4 |
| OR | |
| Path 2. Materials-Type Approach | 1–3 |
| AND/OR | |
| Option 3. Track Carbon Emissions from Construction Activities | 1–2 |
project boundary, must be included in the calculations.
Both baseline projects and final results may use as-designed or as-constructed final quantities provided that quantities did not change more than 10% from design through construction. Results must be based on embodied carbon intensities of materials as constructed.
Points are awarded according to Table 1 for reductions in embodied carbon. Projects may earn up to 6 points total.
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