Problem $1$: A Project in Austin, Texas wants to achieve the credit for construction and demolition waste management under materials and resources $($new construction category$).$ The project produces $18$ pounds of construction waste per square foot. The project consists of $50,000$ square feet.

$1.$ Determine how much construction and demolition waste the project needs to divert to achieve $1$ point under option $1.(5)$

Problem $2.$ Another project in San Marcos, Texas wants to achieve the credit for construction and demolition waste management under materials and resources $($new construction category$)$ by using option $2.$ The project consists of $12000$ square feet area and generate $150,000$ lb of total construction waste. Please answer the following:

$1.$ How many points the project will achieve on this credit under the new construction category $(5)$

$2.$ How much waste the project needs to reduce in order to achieve the highest possible points $(5)$