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Construction and demolition waste management planning

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Schools-NC-v4 MRp2: Construction and demolition waste management planning Required

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Develop and implement a construction and demolition waste management plan:

  • Establish waste diversion goals for the project by identifying at least five materials (both structural and nonstructural) targeted for diversion. approximate a percentage of the overall project waste that these materials represent.
  • Specify whether materials will be separated or commingled and describe the diversion strategies planned for the project. Describe where the materials will be taken and how the recycling facility will process the material.
Provide a final report detailing all major waste streams generated, including disposal and diversion rates. Alternative daily cover (ADC) does not qualify as material diverted from disposal. Include materials destined for ADC in the calculations as waste. Land-clearing debris is not considered construction, demolition, or renovation waste that can contribute to waste diversion. See all forum discussions about this credit »

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Addenda

7/8/2017Updated: 7/18/2017
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change:
Under Campus, modify Campus Approach from "Eligible." to "Ineligible."
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
4/5/2016Updated: 4/7/2016
Rating System Correction
Description of change:
In the third paragraph, insert the following after the first sentence "Include materials destined for ADC in the calculations as waste.”
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
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Requirements

Develop and implement a construction and demolition waste management plan:

  • Establish waste diversion goals for the project by identifying at least five materials (both structural and nonstructural) targeted for diversion. approximate a percentage of the overall project waste that these materials represent.
  • Specify whether materials will be separated or commingled and describe the diversion strategies planned for the project. Describe where the materials will be taken and how the recycling facility will process the material.
Provide a final report detailing all major waste streams generated, including disposal and diversion rates. Alternative daily cover (ADC) does not qualify as material diverted from disposal. Include materials destined for ADC in the calculations as waste. Land-clearing debris is not considered construction, demolition, or renovation waste that can contribute to waste diversion.

Cost estimates for this credit

On each BD+C v4 credit, LEEDuser offers the wisdom of a team of architects, engineers, cost estimators, and LEED experts with hundreds of LEED projects between then. They analyzed the sustainable design strategies associated with each LEED credit, but also to assign actual costs to those strategies.

Our tab contains overall cost guidance, notes on what “soft costs” to expect, and a strategy-by-strategy breakdown of what to consider and what it might cost, in percentage premiums, actual costs, or both.

This information is also available in a full PDF download in The Cost of LEED v4 report.

Learn more about The Cost of LEED v4 »

LEEDuser expert

Tiffany Beffel

LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP HOMES, CDT, CSBA, Assoc. AIA

Innovative Workshop Consulting
Managing Partner

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