Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama
Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama
Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama
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SM-9: Regional Materials<br />
Intent To encourage the selection of building materials that have reduced transport impacts<br />
and promotes regional economies<br />
Credit<br />
Requirements<br />
Awarding Credit<br />
Points<br />
Credit<br />
Submission:<br />
Design <strong>Rating</strong><br />
Credit<br />
Submission:<br />
Construction<br />
<strong>Rating</strong><br />
GENERAL<br />
Demonstrate that the transport distance traveled by materials, representing a<br />
proportion of the material cost, is not greater than 500 km from the furthest point of<br />
origin to the project site:<br />
� 1 CREDIT POINT = cost of regional materials equivalent to 10% of Total Material<br />
Cost<br />
� 2 CREDIT POINTS = cost of regional materials equivalent to 20% of Total Material<br />
Cost<br />
Any materials sent by airfreight at any point during their transport do not qualify for<br />
this credit.<br />
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT/CLARIFICATIONS<br />
None<br />
CREDIT POINTS REQUIREMENTS<br />
2<br />
(maximum)<br />
1<br />
2<br />
2<br />
(maximum)<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Design <strong>Rating</strong><br />
Cost of regional materials specified equal to 10% of Total<br />
Material Cost.<br />
Cost of regional materials specified equal to 20% of Total<br />
Material Cost.<br />
Construction <strong>Rating</strong><br />
Cost of regional materials installed equal to 10% of Total<br />
Material Cost.<br />
Cost of regional materials installed equal to 20% of Total<br />
Material Cost.<br />
� Report listing all materials proposed to demonstrate compliance with the Credit<br />
Requirements, including:<br />
� Their cost;<br />
� location(s) of extraction/harvest/recovery/manufacture;<br />
� distance traveled and means of transport; and<br />
� calculations demonstrating the total amount of the qualifying materials as a<br />
percentage of the total material cost.<br />
� For each nominated material, proof of manufacture detailing country of origin and<br />
port of entry, if applicable; and<br />
� Extracts from specifications indicating the requirement for materials to meet this<br />
credit.<br />
� Updated report listing all nominated materials demonstrating compliance with the<br />
Credit Requirements, including:<br />
� Final cost;<br />
� Location(s) of extract/harvest/recovery/manufacture; and<br />
� proof of manufacture detailing country of origin and port of entry, if<br />
applicable.<br />
� For each nominated material, proof of manufacture detailing country of origin and<br />
port of entry, if applicable; and<br />
<strong>Pearl</strong> <strong>Building</strong> <strong>Rating</strong> <strong>System</strong>: Design & Construction, Version 1.0, April 2010 186 of 223
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