Fire-suppression systems and extinguishers are referred to as separate things in the glossary entry for "halons," so it make sense that USGBC did not mean to include extinguishers in the scope of EAc4.

Nadia Ayala

Architect / LEED AP BD+C

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Fri, 07/20/2012 - 14:41

Hi everyone, I had already considered that portable fire extinguishers were excluded from the credit requirements, and today I had a response from a GBCI representative that resolves the question officially: "Dear Nadia, Thank you for contacting the Green Building Certification Institute. Portable fire extinguishers are not required to be included in EAc4. The project team should ensure the fire suppression systems do not contain CFCs, HCFCs or halons". I wanted to share the resolution with everyone. Cheers!

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