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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
Path 1. Track All Fuel and Utility Usage for Contractor Jobsite Operations	1
OR
Path 2. Track All Fuel and Utility Usage for Contractor and Subcontractor Jobsite Operations	2

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.

U.S. Green Building Council LEED v5 Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction, November 2025 Edition 133