Teams working on LEED projects can get two points for managing construction waste with good planning and communication. To get any points, however, a plan for managing construction and demolition waste must be created and implemented for every project.
The first step in obtaining the LEED MRc5 Construction Waste Management credit is to have a solid plan for managing construction waste. First of all, a construction waste management strategy is necessary for the pre-requisite under MRp2. You must have a strategy that outlines the waste that will be produced for the project and the methods that will be used to divert it from landfills.
It will be easier for the team to know they are on track to meet the material streams required under the credit if they review the construction waste management plan template early. By rushing to put everything together at the end of construction without giving it any thought, you risk not receiving any points and upsetting everyone.
Construction Waste Management – LEED Requirements Cheat Sheet
What makes earning points a challenge:
Several difficulties exist. Are project teams capable of achieving their waste reduction objectives? Making more than 1 point on your project will be difficult if there is a lot of demolition involved. We are giving you advice for LEED v4 and v4.1 for this reason since you have the choice to pick if your project hasn’t been registered explicitly under v4.1. It may be the case that going with LEED v4 will increase your chances of gaining more points in this particular situation.
- Lots of demolition
- Lack of markets for recycled materials (finding enough material streams to earn the credit)
- Lack of haulers/recyclers in your area
- Lack of space on site for dumpsters (for creative dumpster arranging, see below):
Construction, Demolition, and Renovation Waste Management
Your business generates construction and demolition (C&D) debris if you work on building construction, demolition, or renovation projects. The majority of C&D debris is non-hazardous. Yet, if you create hazardous waste, you must abide by particular rules when creating, storing, transporting, or disposing of it.
To protect the environment, human health, and human resources, you should take steps to keep the hazardous components of the waste you produce out of landfills. To minimize, reuse, and recycle your waste, follow the advice provided here.
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