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Design Consideration LEED Credit Explanation
MR 2.1 Construction Reduction of unnecessary channels due
Waste Management to undocumented or poorly managed
(50 percent) movement, addition, or change work.
MR 2.2 Construction
Waste Management
(75 percent)
MR 3.1 Resource Reuse Identification and utilization of unused
Using intelligent (5 percent) cabling channels to limit installation of
infrastructure MR 3.2 Resource Reuse new channels.
management software (10 percent)
EA 1 Optimize Energy Maximization of active port usage to limit
Performance the installation of unnecessary active
equipment.
Identification and utilization or elimination
of abandoned channels to maximize
pathway space or increase airflow for
energy-efficient cooling.
MR 2.1 Construction Cable sharing as a means to reduce
Waste Management the number of installed cabling channels.
(50 percent) Future-proof performance extends the
MR 2.2 Construction life cycle of the cabling, decreasing the
CAT 7 cabling and Waste Management frequency of cable removal/disposal and
cable sharing (75 percent) installation of additional cabling.
EA 1 Optimize Energy Shielded construction may limit noise
Performance sufficiently to reduce active equipment
power consumption through elimination
of DSP.
MR 2.1 Construction Factory termination eliminates onsite
Waste Management waste created by field terminations.
(50 percent)
MR 2.2 Construction Efficient installation of trunk cables
Waste Management requires fewer contractor visits and PART V
(75 percent) smaller crews.
MR 3.1 Resource Reuse Modular design of trunks allows for
Using trunking cable
(5 percent) onsite reuse.
MR 3.2 Resource Reuse
(10 percent)
EA 1 Optimize Energy Well-organized channels eliminate air
Performance dams in pathways caused by poorly
managed individual channels to maximize
airflow for energy-efficient cooling.

TABLE 11-1 Some Cabling Considerations Can Help Earn LEED Certification