Is there any exemption for a wood gymnasium flooring for the IEQ 4.2 and 4.3 credits in a school?
I am doubting the ability to get a floor finish product that will meet the testing and product requirements of the CDPH without creating more problems due to maintenance. Water-based systems exist but I am not sure they meet the requirements and are definately not recommended by the manufacturers.
While switching to another type of sports flooring is a good idea, it is not allowed in competition gymnasiums in this conference.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
We used to be able to make a VOC budget but because of the testing requirements I am assuming that is no longer allowed.
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11478 thumbs up
April 23, 2011 - 9:12 pm
Jessica, I have not heard of an exemption in a case like this. I would recommend the VOC budget method, however—that is still valid for IEQc4.1 and IEQc4.2, although it's less clear to me how it would apply with IEQc4.3.
Michelle Rosenberger
PartnerArchEcology
522 thumbs up
November 9, 2011 - 6:09 pm
I have a similar issue with a gym wood flooring system that uses Johnsonite vented cove base, which is not FloorScore or third party tested. So far, it does not appear that anyone else manufactures this product.
Clearly EQ4.3 explicity includes wall base in the requirements and this is part of the flooringt system. I see no addenda, CIRs or LEED User threads that suggest any alternatives.
How are Schools projects dealing with this? Are they just not getting EQ4.3?
Josh Jacobs
Technical Information & Public Affairs ManagerUL Environment
515 thumbs up
November 22, 2011 - 8:15 am
Michele,
Have you tried calling the manufacturer and asking them if they have tested the product? There are many schools with gym floors getting EQc4.3, so there must be some way of proving that this product passes the criteria. Sorry that I don't have any better guidance then that.
Dan LeBlanc
Senior Sustainability ManagerYR&G
86 thumbs up
December 6, 2011 - 12:59 pm
About finding a compliant floor finish and court lines - without naming the specific product I can say that there are products out there that meet the VOC requirements for Clear Wood Finishes at or below the 350 g/l and 550 g/l limits.
Agnes Vorbrodt
PrincipalVvS | Architects & Consultants
32 thumbs up
May 1, 2013 - 10:26 am
It is possible to find sports-grade wood finishing products for wood flooring in a gym at 250+g/L - the question I have is whether it's allowed to use Clear Wood Finishes categories with 350 and 550g/L limits as opposed to floor finish with a limit of 100g/L. Client claims that any water-based systems under 100g/L will not meet the durability requirements.
Did anyone have any experience on that? Thank you!
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11478 thumbs up
November 4, 2013 - 9:30 pm
Seems like it's gaming the system to call them clear wood finishes when a more specific category (floor finishes) is available. If the client wants the tradeoff of VOCs for durability, they should make it, but not earn the credit, in my opinion. I'd also consider UV-cured finishes, as recenty reviewed in EBN.