An architect found a source for reclaimed wood doors from a recently demolished building 600 mi. (966 km) away from the project site. Towards which of the following sustainable criteria can the doors be used?
The reclaimed wood doors can be used to meet the Materials Reuse credit under the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization category in LEED v4. This credit rewards projects for reusing materials that have been recovered from existing buildings or products, and reduces the demand for virgin materials and the associated environmental impacts. The credit does not have any distance requirements for the source of the reused materials, unlike the Recycled Content and Regional Materials credits.
LEED v4: Building Design + Construction Guide1, page 36
LEED v4 and Low Carbon Building Materials2, page 19
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