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Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama

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Calculations and<br />

Methodology<br />

Recycled Steel<br />

Cement Replacement<br />

� The embodied greenhouse gas emissions in concrete are calculated using the<br />

<strong>Estidama</strong> Concrete GHG Calculator.<br />

Recycled Aggregates<br />

Other Materials<br />

� Total Material Cost: exclude labor and equipment costs and include the following<br />

divisions from the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) MasterFormat TM or<br />

equivalent: Division 03 Concrete, Division 04 Masonry, Division 05 Metals, Division<br />

06 Wood, Plastics, and Composites, Division 07 Thermal and Moisture Protection,<br />

Division 08 Openings, Division 09 Finishes, Division 10 Specialties, Division 31<br />

Earthwork, Division 32 Exterior Improvements. Division 12 may also be included;<br />

however, associated costs have to be carried throughout all Stewarding Materials<br />

credits.<br />

References � <strong>Estidama</strong> Concrete Embodied GHG Calculator<br />

<strong>Pearl</strong> <strong>Building</strong> <strong>Rating</strong> <strong>System</strong>: Design & Construction, Version 1.0, April 2010 190 of 223

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