As this credit applies only to composite wood, agrifber and adhesives, is there agreement that materials such as ceiling tiles, the actual laminate (as opposed to the adhesive used to apply the laminate) and insulation are not required to meet this requirement. This seems odd to me as they often contain added urea formaldehyde as well.
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Nadav Malin
PresidentBuildingGreen, Inc.
LEEDuser Moderator
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February 14, 2010 - 5:50 pm
Hi Mary,
You're correct. As long as the ceiling tiles are not made from wood fiber or agrifibers, this credit does not apply to them. I agree that there are lots of other potential sources of formaldehyde emissions in buildings that are not covered by this credit. LEED has, so far, chosen to try to affect only the primary offenders--hence its focus on urea-formaldehyde, while allowing phenol formaldehyde and other formaldehyde-based resins, even in composite wood products.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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February 15, 2010 - 6:07 pm
In terms of ceiling tiles, insulation and wall systems, you may want to check out IEQc4.6 and how teams are going about achieving that. Seems like some of the materials you're concerned about are covered there. (It's just a Schools credit, though.)