Section 3: Synergistic Credits
Summary of First Cost Impacts
Courthouse: Credit SN-5
Individual Credit Costs
Combines:
Credit MR-7
Credit MR-7...............................................6,597
Certified Wood
Credit EQ-4.4............................................5,308
Credit ID-1.4B .......................................... 2,098
Credit EQ-4.4
Low-Emitting Materials: Composite Wood
Synergistic Credit SN-5
Credit ID-1.4.B
Total Credit Cost ...................................
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,391,342
Exceed Certified Hardwood Trim &
Cost Impact ($/GSF)............................31/GSF
Millwork Criteria (75%)
Cost Impact (%) ............................................2.42%
Description
Applicable Scenarios
Similar to credit SN-4, credit SN-5 acknowledges
Credit SN-5 is used in the Courthouse scenario 6A
the synergies as well as the challenges of pursuing
(Gold).
the LEED certified wood and prohibited urea-
formaldehyde credits simultaneously. As with item
SN-4, the wood casework components and wood
doors in the Courthouse are specifically affected by
these credits. In addition, because of the 75%
certified wood criteria pursued for the Innovation
credit, a further strategy is considered. On a
custom order basis, it is possible to obtain
casework-grade hardwood plywood that is FSC-
certified and produced with a polyvinyl acetate
(PVA) binder instead of urea formaldehyde. The
cost of this customized production will typically
restrict the applicability of this approach; however,
for the purposes of the study it was applied in the
"high cost" Gold rating scenario.
Three LEED credits are achieved with item SN-5.
Basis for Cost Assumption
In addition to the strategies noted in SN-4, the
credit assumes that FSC certified plywood with a
PVA binder will be used for the fixed furnishings
in the Courtrooms.
Table SN5C-1 lists all of the wood items required
to achieve the credits.
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