MR Credit 7

Certified Wood

1 point

Intent
Encourage environmentally responsible forest management.

Requirements
When using new wood-based products and materials, use a minimum of 50% that are certified in
accordance with the Forest Stewardship Council’s Principles and Criteria. Division 12 (Furniture) material value is included in the determination of the certified wood content.

Submittals
Provide the LEED-CI Letter Template, signed by the architect, interior designer, owner or other responsible party, declaring that the credit requirements have been met and listing the FSC-certified materials and products used. Include calculations demonstrating that the project incorporates the required percentage of FSC-certified materials/products and their cost together with the total cost of all materials for the project. For each material/product used to meet these requirements, provide the vendor’s or manufacturer’s Forest Stewardship Council chain-of-custody certificate number.

Potential Technologies & Strategies
Establish a project goal for FSC-certified wood products and identify suppliers that can achieve this goal. During construction, ensure that the FSC-certified wood products are installed and quantify the total percentage of FSC-certified wood products installed.

TUOHY is a SCS certified chain of custody supplier of FSC material. Certificate # 001049. It must be noted during the quoting phase of the project that certified wood is required. There is a slight increase in cost but a bigger impact may be the limited supply of the species and cut that is specified.