MR-5: Regional Materials

Goal

Promote use of locally sourced materials to reduce impacts from transportation emissions, reduce fuel costs, and support local economies.

Requirements

Make an itemized list of all materials, parts, components and products intended for permanent installation on the project including weights, total costs, shipping costs, and location of purchase and/or source of these materials. Using a spreadsheet or table is recommended for documentation of this credit. Show that your project meets the requirements of Option 1 or Option 2 below.

Option 1. Choose local materials and product suppliers.
Compute the total cost of all materials, parts, components and products used for project construction including all shipping and transport costs based on the project bid list. Compute the percentage of this total cost that has been paid to materials suppliers, processors, distributors and producers within a 50 mile radius of the geographic center of the project. Points are awarded according to the minimum percentages shown in Table MR-5.1.

Option 2. Minimize travel distance for project construction materials.
Disaggregate each material, part, component or product into its “basic materials” by weight and express as a percentage of the sum of these weights. Compute the cumulative fronthaul distance traveled for each basic material from point of origin to the final endpoint on the project. Note this distance includes all intermediary points, such as assembly or distribution, between the original source and the final placement on the project. Report the total distance in terms of total freight miles (road, air, rail or barge) traveled for each basic material. Show that at least 95% of these basic materials by weight have traveled less than the maximum haul distances shown in Table MR-5.1.

Documentation

Option 1

• A spreadsheet including an itemized list of all purchased basic materials used on the project and the billing address of the source for each.
• A computation of the total percentage of basic materials sourced within a 50 mile radius of the project.
• A map showing the geographic center (in latitude and longitude) of the project. This may, in many cases, be a milepost or station. The map must show:
  • The name and location of the project.
  • The geographic center of the project. Show the latitude and longitude or mile marker.
  • A clearly drawn circle with a radius of 50 miles drawn to scale.
  • A scale.
  • Labels or icons for each basic material with a billing address that lies within the 50 mile radius.

Option 2

• A spreadsheet showing:
  • The name and location of the project.
  • An itemized list of each basic material and its weight.
  • Cumulative fronthaul distance for each basic material.
  • A list of the locations that the basic material visited during fronthaul.
 
• A computation showing 95% of the total material weight meets the maximum haul distance requirements to qualify for points in Table MR-5.1. Fuel receipts, mix tickets, dump tickets, and similar supporting documents may be requested to verify spreadsheet calculations.

Public commentary on credit MR-5