How would I clasify an acrylic textured coating?
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NC-2009 IEQc4.2: Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings
How would I clasify an acrylic textured coating?
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Dwayne Fuhlhage
Sustainability and Environment DirectorPROSOCO, Inc.
169 thumbs up
August 16, 2011 - 5:19 pm
That is a tricky one. You are best off checking with the manufacturer to find out how they classify the product for regulatory compliance purposes. If they want to contribute to the credit, they should have done an analysis of the credit language.
Take the following information with a grain of salt. Again, it all goes back to the manufacturer's marketing claims. They may have an entirely different interpretation.
If the manufacturer classifies the product as a Flat paint or it does not meet other category definitions as indicated on label and marketing claims, based on the credit language my understanding is that it would default to the GS-11 1993 VOC limits:
Interior Non-flat: 150 g/L
Interior Flat: 50 g/L
Exterior Non-flat: 200 g/L
Exterior Flat: 100 g/L
SCAQMD included a category with a higher limit (300 g/L) called Mastic Coatings. These are high mil thickness coatings (10 mils dry) designed to conceal surface irregularities. Imagine the paint on the side of a Target store over split face or rough concrete block. If the product is marketed as a protective coating for concrete and/or masonry, there is also a chance that it is classified as a Waterproofing Concrete/Masonry Sealer (400 g/L).
Rule 1113 and GS-11 are not always a good fit for specialty coatings. While the GS-11 definition of paint is broad, it was not intended to capture every conceivable type of opaque wall coating that can form a film. If the manufacturer is not actively selling this product in the Los Angeles basin (SCAQMD), they may well be following other jurisdictional rules and therefore not contribute to a credit.
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Dario Ibarguengoitia
Ambiente Regenerativo Integral80 thumbs up
October 3, 2011 - 2:50 pm
I forgot to mention this paint will be used on the building´s parking floor in order to mark all the LEED car spaces.
The one I got is a sherwin williams with a VOC of 62.5 g/l so considering it is flat it wouldnt be adecuate.
So im considering the option of clasify it by floor coating would it be ok? thank you very much!