Waste reduction final report -4 - Test Input

• Credit 1.1 Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof 1-3
• Credit 1.2 Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Interior Nonstructural Elements 1
• Credit 2 Construction Waste Management 1-2
• Credit 3 Materials Reuse 1-2
• Credit 4 Recycled Content 1-2
• Credit 5 Regional Materials 1-2
• Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable Materials 1
• Credit 7 Certified Wood 1
14. U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system can be upgraded. The standards
should focus on even greater emphasis on reuse. The standards could be further
strengthened by prioritizing reuse over recycling. It could offer more points for reuse.
Currently LEED-NC offers just one point for reusing building materials. Moreover,
the reuse section of the LEED standards for new construction and major renovations
could be strengthened to include a percentage of reused materials above the current 5
to 10 percent. Additionally, USGBC can be an important partner in providing
information and resources on reuse.
15. New building should be designed for disassembly and modular construction. For
example: “According to Boston Consulting Group (2008), modular construction can
reduce waste by 25 percent or more. In modular construction, building components
are assembled off-site resulting in reduced waste in the construction process due to
building to standard sizes, increasing recycling and reuse, reducing packaging and
designing for deconstruction”.
(SOURCE: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/iesp/research/deltareport.pdf, VISITED ON 10/08/2009)
16. Sales tax exemptions should be provided for recycling equipment i.e. on-site grinding
equipment and recycled construction materials.
(SOURCE: http://www.recyclecddebris.com/rCDd/Handbook, VISITED ON 10/08/2009)
17. State and Local government should fund various research projects working on C&D
waste issues and opportunities.
“Examples of C&D materials management projects funded at the state level:
• In 2002, the South Central Iowa Solid Waste Agency received a grant/loan from the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources for construction of an Environmental
Education Center. This project included the use of "green" construction materials and
practices, as well as a study on construction waste to determine the composition of the
waste generated and to assess the quantity potentially diverted from the landfill.
• In 2004, the North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental
Assistance (DPPEA) awarded $25,000 to New Hanover County to implement a C&D
debris recycling program at the county’s landfill.
• The State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
provided funding to two construction operations on Maui—the Pukalani Golf Estates
and the Front Street Affordable Housing Project—to track the production and disposal
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