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XCLUSIONS
None.
O
BJECTIVE
Promote the use of recycled materials in order to reduce the
consumption of virgin resources.
C
REDITS ATTAINABLE
3
P
REREQUISITES
Compliance with the Building (Construction) Regulations, Chapter 123B
Regulation 3.
C
REDIT REQUIREMENT
a) Outside surface works and structures
1 credit for the use of recycled materials contributing to at least 10% of
all materials used in site exterior surfacing work, structures and features.
b) Building structure
1 credit where at least 10% of all building materials used for facade and
structural components are recycled materials.
c) Interior Components
1 credit where at least 10% of all building materials used for interior non-
structural components are recycled materials.
A
SSESSMENT
a) Surface work and structures
The Client shall submit a report prepared by a suitably qualified person
detailing the recycled materials used (minerals, plastics, etc), their
quantities as compared to all materials used in exterior surfacing works
and structures (structures and features, which include paths, surfaces for
recreational areas, structures such as seating, playground features, etc),
and technical and/or economic reasons for not using elements made
from recycled materials. The unit may be mass/volume/dollar value but
shall be consistent throughout the assessment of this credit. Credit will
be awarded where at least 10% of all materials used in site exterior
surfacing work, structures and features are recycled materials.
b) Building structure
The Client shall submit a report prepared by a suitably qualified person
detailing the recycled materials used and their quantities as compared
with all materials used for facade and structural components. The unit
may be mass/volume/dollar value but shall be consistent throughout the
assessment of this credit. Where the target percentage of all building
materials used for the purposes in the requirements is recycled materials
the credit(s) shall be awarded.
c) Interior Components
The Client shall submit a report prepared by a suitably qualified person
detailing the recycled materials used and their quantities as compared
with all materials used for interior non-structural components. The unit
may be mass/volume/dollar value but shall be consistent throughout the
assessment of this credit. Where the target percentage of all building
materials used for the purposes in the requirements is recycled materials
the credit(s) shall be awarded.
B
ACKGROUND
Waste materials and industrial by-products can be used in building
construction in an unprocessed form, e.g. as fill material, or processed to
a limited degree for use as aggregates in concrete, or used as raw
material for manufacturing building products. This reduces the extraction
of virgin materials. The basic properties required for technical