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Most of these items from the site are either already included in the first credit
subcategory for Building Reuse, or if MRc1.1 is not applied for, then are included as
being diverted per the second credit subcategory (construction waste management) and
cannot be included in the Materials Reuse (salvage) category. However, some additional
items can be included. For instance, exterior doors and windows and associated hardware
are items which are not always appropriately included in building reuse. If they are
appropriately refurbished or refinished and reused somewhere in the project, then they
can be included, even if used for a different purpose.
Materials contributing toward achievement of MRc3 cannot be applied to MR credits
1, 2, 4, 6, or 7; but if MRc3 is not being attempted, applicable materials can be applied to
another LEED credit if eligible.
The second group includes items that have been used in another project somewhere
and have been salvaged, many times with refurbishing or refinishing, and reused in the
project. Some areas of the country have a large market for salvaged items. Some items
commonly salvaged include wood flooring and beams, stone, pavers, ornate ironwork,
and bricks. Figures 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 show some features made from salvaged wood at a
LEED-NC-certified building in Columbia, S.C.

FIGURE 5.3.1 Salvaged wood staircase at Cox and Dinkins, Engineers and Surveyors,
Columbia, S.C. (Photograph taken June 2007.)