Exterior Applied Products: paving and athletic surfaces

Thank you for the clarification.

An update: I sent this question to the USGBC to have written documentation of the requirements for my project, and they provided a different answer:

"Your question is whether all exterior applied materials must comply with this credit or just those applied to the exterior of the building. For LEED-HC and LEED-Schools projects, all exterior products within the LEED Project Boundary must be included in the credit calculations if this category is pursued. Page 659 of the LEED v4 Reference Guide provides the following guidance:

"Exterior applied products. Adhesives, sealants, coatings, roofing, and waterproofing materials applied on site must meet the VOC limits of California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2007 Suggested Control Measure (SCM) for Architectural Coatings, and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), Rule 1168, effective July 1, 2005. Small containers of adhesives and sealants subject to state or federal consumer product VOC regulations are exempt…. Two materials are prohibited and do not count toward total percentage compliance: hot-mopped asphalt for roofing, and coal tar sealants for parking lots and other paved surfaces."

I am going to write back for confirmation and, if this is correct for sitework materials, for an explanation on how to include other paved surfaces.

Thanks. And the gist of what I have figured out upon further research:

I partially answered my original question myself: I assume projects only need to include products listed in CARB 2007, SCAQMD 1113 and 1168 which means only site-applied adhesives, sealants, paints and coatings, not the parking and playground materials themselves. I still think that could get a little tricky on site materials (sealants in sidewalks? asphalt sealers/coatings which definitely off-gas when first applied?).

That aside, there seems to be conflicting definitions in the reference guide, one listed above on RG page 659, and one on RG page 676: "Building Exterior: a structure’s primary and secondary weatherproofing system, including waterproofing membranes and air- and water-resistant barrier materials, and all building elements outside that system.” The definition on page 676 clearly refers to building elements not site elements. I'll let you know what the USGBC says.

The GBCI response is as follows: For v4 LEED-HC and LEED-School, the exterior applied products is applicable beyond the building and into the site. Only materials that fall within the paints, coatings, adhesives, and sealants categories of SCAQMD are applicable. As to whether the specific products you are using fall within those categories, this would be reviewed during the project's full review, or a Credit Interpretation Ruling.