Epoxy flooring system and Indoor Air Quality

Petra Hajná

Sustainability Consultant

Skanska Czech Republic

LEEDuser Basic Member

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January 20, 2012

Hi everybody! Do you have any experience or suggestions on how to deal with application of polyurethane / epoxy flooring system in underground garage floors in scope of IEQc3? Is temporary sealing off of the area and preventing contaminated air from entering staircases and elevator shafts enough? Temporary ventilation does not seam to be feasible since it is in a grage and it is a low-VOC system.

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Wed, 02/22/2012 - 04:12

Petr, even if you seal off the space it seems like VOCs are likely to spread into the building without some kind of negative pressurization. I think you're on the right track, though.

Petra Hajná

Sustainability Consultant

Skanska Czech Republic

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Mon, 04/16/2012 - 09:28

Thank you, Tristan. At the end we ended up with a sort of temporary ventilation as it was required by application technology of the flooring system. Supprisingly, it was not smelly at all :-) Petr