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Materials & Resources

At JM we take every opportunity to use recycles materials in our facilities across the US and Canada.

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LEED-NC 2.1 or 2.2?

To contribute toward Materials and Resources credits under LEED v2.1, products must be manufactured within 500 miles of your project site. But under v2.2, the product must be extracted, processed and manufactured within 500 miles of your project site to be considered a regional material. Contact JM for extraction, processing and manufacturing details on products available near your project site. Make sure your vendors know which certification you are seeking.

Rapidly renewable materials in JM woven glass wall coverings.

JM woven glass textiles—Tassoglas® Scandatex® and Textra™ wall coverings—are strong, lightweight decorative wall coverings that contribute to MRc6 because they’re made with 15 to 20 percent potato starch, a rapidly renewable material. In addition, about 70 percent of the wall coverings consists of glass made from sand, an abundant resource that is naturally replenished. And JM wall coverings are durable—they remain breathable even after several re-paintings, they strengthen the walls they cover, and they are easy to maintain and repair.

Materials & Resources Credits

MR Credit 4.1:
Recycled Content: 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer)

1 Point

Intent:
Increase demand for building products that incorporate recycled content materials, thereby reducing impacts resulting from extraction and processing of virgin materials.

Requirements:
Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the pre-consumer content constitutes at least 10% (based on cost) of the total value of the materials in the project.

MR Credit 4.2:
Recycled Content: 20%
(post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer)

1 Point in addition to MR Credit 4.1

Intent:
Increase demand for building products that incorporate recycled content materials, thereby reducing the impacts resulting from extraction and processing of virgin materials.

Requirements:
Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the pre-consumer content constitutes an additional 10% beyond MR Credit 4.1.

MR Credit 5.1:
Regional Materials: 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally

1 Point

Intent:
Increase demand for building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region, thereby supporting the use of indigenous resources and reducing the environmental impacts resulting from transportation.

Requirements:
Use building materials or products that have been extracted, harvested or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site for a minimum of 10% (based on cost) of the total materials value.

MR Credit 5.2:
Regional Materials: 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally

1 Point in addition to MR Credit 5.1

Requirements:
Use building materials or products that have been extracted, harvested or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site for an additional 10% beyond MR Credit 5.1 (total of 20%, based on cost) of the total materials' value.

MR Credit 6:
Rapidly Renewable Materials

1 Point

Intent:
Reduce the use and depletion of finite raw materials and long-cycle renewable materials by replacing them with rapidly renewable materials.

Requirements:
Use rapidly renewable building materials and products (made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10-year cycle or shorter) for 2.5% of the total value of all building materials and products used in the project, based on cost.

JM products that help earn Materials & Resources credit

	Post-consumer Recycled Content	Post-industrial (Pre-consumer) Recycled Content

Building Insulation The recycled content of these JM products contributes to LEED MRc4.1 Recycled Content 10% and 4.2 Recycled Content 20%.
Batt and Roll Insulation
ComfortTherm® Plastic-wrapped Fiber Glass Insulation Batts and Rolls	20	5
Foil-Faced Fiber Glass Insulation Batts	20	5
FSK-25 Faced Fiber Glass Insulation Batts	20	5
Kraft-Faced Fiber Glass Insulation Batts and Rolls	20	5
MR® Faced Mold-and Mildew-resistant Fiber Glass Insulation Batts	20	5
Panel Deck FSK-25 & PSK Faced Fiber Glass Insulation Batts	20	5
Unfaced Fiber Glass Insulation Batts and Rolls	20	5
Blow-in and Spray-in Insulation
Climate Pro® Loose Fill Fiber Glass Insulation	20	5
JM Spider™ Spray-in Custom Fiber Glass Insulation and Delivery System	20	5
Rigid and Semi-rigid Boards and Rolls
Insul-SHIELD® Coated Black Rolls	Varies*	Varies*
Insul-SHIELD® FSK-25 & PSK Panel Boards	Varies*	Varies*
Insul-SHIELD® Unfaced Boards	Varies*	Varies*

JM Formaldehyde-free™ products
*Contact JM for recycled content of these products in your area.

	Post-consumer Recycled Content	Post-industrial (Pre-consumer) Recycled Content

Commercial Building Wrap The recycled content of these JM products contributes to LEED MRc4.1 Recycled Content 10% and 4.2 Recycled Content 20%.
Gorilla Wrap™	3-30	N/A

	Post-consumer Recycled Content	Post-industrial (Pre-consumer) Recycled Content

Mechanical Insulation Currently, insulation for mechanical systems does not contribute to MR credits under LEED, but these JM products do contribute to a more sustainable project.
Pipe, Tank & Equipment Insulation
Micro-Flex® Large Diameter Pipe & Tank Insulation	16 - 17.5	4
Insulation for Air Handling Ducts
LinaTex™ Duct Liner	N/A	69 - 75
Spin-Glas® 800 Series Ductwrap (Faced)	15.5 - 17.5	3.5 - 4
Microlite® XG™ Duct Wrap	14 - 16.5	3.5 - 4

JM Formaldehyde-free™ products

	Post-consumer Recycled Content	Post-industrial (Pre-consumer) Recycled Content

Roofing System Solutions The recycled content of these JM products contributes to LEED MRc4.1 Recycled Content 10% and 4.2 Recycled Content 20%.
½” Retro-Fit™ Board	37	0-3
DuraBoard™ Cover Board	30 – 38	0- 3
ENRGY 3® (ENRGY 3® Foil Face Roof Insulation, ENRGY 3® Roof Insulation, ENRGY 3® Plus Roof Insulation or ENRGY 3® 25 PSI)	23 – 44	8.1 - 13.4
Fesco® Board	28 - 31	2
Fesco® Board HD	30	3
FesCant Plus Cant Strip	33	2
JM PVC 50, 60, 80 mil	N/A	2.5
JM PVC Fleece-Backed 50 and 60 mil Single-Ply Systems	N/A	2.5
JM TPO 45, 60, 72 and 80 mil	N/A	3-5
Tapered ENRGY 3® Roof Insulation	28 - 31	2
Tapered Fesco® Board	28 – 31	2
Tapered Fesco® Edge Strip	28 - 31	2

	Rapidly Renewable Materials Content

Wall Coverings JM glass textile decorative wall coverings can contribute to LEED MR Credit 6: Rapidly Renewable Materials.
Scandatex® Wall Covering	15 - 20
Tassoglas® Wall Covering	15 - 20
Textra™ Wall Covering	15 - 20