I-13: Net Positive Waste – Above Green

The Community must strive to reduce or eliminate the production of waste during design, construction, operation, and end of life in order to conserve natural resources and to find ways to integrate waste back into either an industrial loop or natural nutrient loop.

The Community must create a Material Conservation Management Plan that sets the guidelines for all buildings, landscape, and infrastructure to minimize waste in each of the following phases:

Design Phase, including the consideration of appropriate durability in product specification
Construction Phase, including product optimization and collection of wasted materials
Operation Phase, including a collection plan for consumables and durables
End of Life Phase, including a plan for adaptable reuse and deconstruction

During construction, the community must divert wasted material to the following levels:

MATERIAL	MINIMUM DIVERTED/WEIGHT
Metal	99%
Paper & Cardboard	99%
Soil & Biomass	100%
Rigid foam, Carpet, & Insulation	95%
All others - combined weighted average	90%

There must be dedicated infrastructure for the collection of recyclables and compostable food scraps throughout the Community. Food composting must be compulsory in the Community, and compost must be reused within the Community as a nutrient source.

The Community must feature at least ten salvaged materials or reuse at least one existing structure.