FEATURES and BENEFITS:  The material-related requirements for tenants of 500 New Jersey Avenue are indicated below.  Other strategies for improved material-related environmental performance are contained within the LEED Green Building Rating System and tenants are encouraged to utilize as many of these strategies as are possible. 

• Storage & Collection of Recyclables (MRPR1).  The occupants of 500 New Jersey Avenue, like all businesses in the District of Columbia, are required to implement recycling programs, which is also a requirement of LEED. 
  
  
• Recycled Content (MR4.1) In order to reduce the impact of construction on the environment, the owners of 500 New Jersey Avenue have used materials with high recycled content (minimum 10% post-industrial recycled content).
  
  
• Local/Regional Materials (MR5.1) Construction Materials for 500 New Jersey Avenue have been manufactured regionally in order to reduce the energy required to transport material. At least 20% of building materials were manufactured within 500 miles of the site.