CS 2009 MRc6: Certified Wood

Hi Yuthadanai - This is a wood based credit. So I must ask this - does the 'fiber cement' contain 'wood fiber' as a binderGlue used in manufacturing wood products, such as medium-density fiberboard (MDF), particleboard, and engineered lumber. Most binders are made with formaldehyde. AND is the product FSCIndependent, third-party verification that forest products are produced and sold based on a set of criteria for forest management and chain-of-custody controls developed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an international nonprofit organization. FSC criteria for certifying forests around the world address forest management, legal issues, indigenous rights, labor rights, multiple benefits, and environmental impacts. Certified? It may be a composite product with enough wood content to qualify as an "Assembly" much like the FSC Certified brush I purchased at the hardware store recently. The brush had a wood handle + other non-wood components - it was essentially an FSC Certified 'Assembly.'

Best,
Doug

Petr,

If I'm understanding your question correctly, recycled wood does not count as new wood. Therefore the percentage of recycled (FSCIndependent, third-party verification that forest products are produced and sold based on a set of criteria for forest management and chain-of-custody controls developed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an international nonprofit organization. FSC criteria for certifying forests around the world address forest management, legal issues, indigenous rights, labor rights, multiple benefits, and environmental impacts. or not) wood in a product would not be included in the "new wood" budget. But could be included in the recycled content calculation for MRc4.

Sara, you do not need to provide cut sheets—invoices are sufficient.

Hi Fabiana - When you say two types of wood - do you mean wood from two vendors?

In our opinion, the CoC# and certificate from each Vendor, along with receipts that include the vendors name, address, etc. with line-item material descriptions that include the term 'FSCIndependent, third-party verification that forest products are produced and sold based on a set of criteria for forest management and chain-of-custody controls developed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an international nonprofit organization. FSC criteria for certifying forests around the world address forest management, legal issues, indigenous rights, labor rights, multiple benefits, and environmental impacts.' would be prudent (or something similar).
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Also Fabiana - The invoices should include the CoC number - below is language from the FSCIndependent, third-party verification that forest products are produced and sold based on a set of criteria for forest management and chain-of-custody controls developed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an international nonprofit organization. FSC criteria for certifying forests around the world address forest management, legal issues, indigenous rights, labor rights, multiple benefits, and environmental impacts. US Website regarding a 2008 interpretation:

"Each vendor invoice must conform to the following requirements (except as noted in the Appendix under ‘Exceptions’):
1.Each wood product must be identified on a line-item basis;
2.FSC-certified products must be identified as such on a line-item basis;
3.The $ value of each line item must be shown;
4.The vendor’s chain-of-custodyChain-of-custody (COC) is a tracking procedure for a product from the point of harvest or extraction to its end use, including all successive stages of processing, transformation, manufacturing, and distribution. (CoC) certificate number must be shown on any invoice that includes FSC products."

Here's the link:
http://www.fscus.org/green_building/leed_faq.php

There are FSCIndependent, third-party verification that forest products are produced and sold based on a set of criteria for forest management and chain-of-custody controls developed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an international nonprofit organization. FSC criteria for certifying forests around the world address forest management, legal issues, indigenous rights, labor rights, multiple benefits, and environmental impacts. Certified Forests all around the world and the credit should apply to any location. You might want to check with any locally adopted LEED Rating Systems. I.E. the India Green Building Council usually runs slightly behind USGBC in adopting the most current rating system and there are occasionally some minor adjustments to the credits....

Thanks Doug,
Just found out that FSCIndependent, third-party verification that forest products are produced and sold based on a set of criteria for forest management and chain-of-custody controls developed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an international nonprofit organization. FSC criteria for certifying forests around the world address forest management, legal issues, indigenous rights, labor rights, multiple benefits, and environmental impacts. Certified WoodWood from a source that has been determined, through a certification process, to meet stated ecological and other criteria. There are numerous forest certification programs in general use based on several standards, but only the Forest Stewardship Council's standards, which include requirements that the wood be tracked through its chain-of-custody, can be used to qualify wood for a point in the LEED Rating System. is locally available, but as a Mechanical Engineer I did not think of it. Maybe my mind was in California redwood forest.

USGBC is considering this change, but it's still very much in process and I wouldn't be surprised if there is a fourth public comment period on the proposal, and then it must be voted on by a consensus body of USGBC members. Then there would be some practical work needed to make it available to LEED 2009 projects.

It's possible that SFI, PEFC, and other certifications will be allowed to earn some credit under the revised system, but it's not clear how much.

LEEDuser will be covering this situation as it develops—look for updates in our e-newsletter.

Nick, MRc6: Certified WoodWood from a source that has been determined, through a certification process, to meet stated ecological and other criteria. There are numerous forest certification programs in general use based on several standards, but only the Forest Stewardship Council's standards, which include requirements that the wood be tracked through its chain-of-custody, can be used to qualify wood for a point in the LEED Rating System. in CS is the same as MRc7: Certified Wood for Schools and NC, hence our guidance being mostly the same. There are specific items included for each different version.

In NC, CS, Schools, and CI, the MRc6 slot is held by MRc6: Rapidly RenewableTerm describing a natural material that is grown and harvested on a relatively short-rotation cycle (defined by the LEED rating system to be ten years or less). Materials, which is not included in CS, because it tends to be oriented around finish materials that would not be relevant to a CS project.

So, the numbering for CS is a bit different. Is this what you were asking about?