Rating System

LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors

Rating System Version

v3 - LEED 2009, v2 - LEED 2.0

Inquiry

Our client has created a master plan on the relocation of their existing furniture and furnishings, which accounts for over 30% of their total new furniture and furnishings budget. Their plan is to divert approximately 15% of existing furniture and furnishings to their new facility, 30% to another office of theirs in a nearby city, less than 15 miles away. In addition, around 55% of furniture and furnishings are being sublet to new tenants of the space they are moving from. If we only account for the items being reused in their new facility we wouldn\'t be able to achieve the requirements of credit MR 3.3. However, salvaging and reusing furniture and furnishings (per the intent) reduces demand for virgin materials, as well as diverts materials from the landfill. Does this cohesive strategy meet the intent of credit MR 3.3?