Rating System

LEED BD+C: Homes, LEED BD+C: Multifamily Midrise

Rating System Version

v3 - LEED 2008

Inquiry

This project is using wood that was salvaged from the Nahmint valley just outside Port Alberni. This wood was harvested after being blown over during a storm; it was not cut down. Special permission was obtained from the Department of the Environment. The department confirmed that the habitat was critical for the Elk and permission was granted to harvest the logs. The work was done in such a way as to minimize any impact on the forest. Without the harvest the trees would have been left to rot and the valley would have remained uninhabitable for the Elk. Subsequent studies have determined that the Elk have now returned to the valley.\n\n100% of the wood in the house will be from the salvage logs and from recycling the existing shed on site (I would estimate approximately 85% of the wood is from the logs and 15% from the shed). The salvaged logs will be used to build the exposed timber framing that makes up the main architectural feature of the building. The logs will also be used for the wood decking and flooring. (I\'m not sure of the board foot used in the building - I can calculate this if required).