High VOC coatings prior to closing a space

Interesting question.

LEED allows you to use any product without taking care of VOC content as long as the finishing has been applied to a material/component outside the project site. The perfect and simplest example of this is providing metal doors with paint already applied.

It is something similar to this, the material/component with the paint has already been "aerated".

Does anybody know anything about this situation?

All materials under credit EQ 4 must comply if they used on the interior of the building (i.e., inside of the weatherproofing system and applied on-site), even if applied before the building is enclosed. I have not encountered any situation where this was not the case. I suspect the logic is three-fold;
1. this way there is no debate to when the building is truly inclosed,
2. applying material on the interior, even before full enclosure, may cause other materials within the building to be contaminated,
3. There are varying time periods for different materials to "off-gas" (to your term "aerate")

Offgassing is the evaporation of volatile chemicals in non-metallic materials at normal atmospheric pressure. This means that building materials can release chemicals into the air through evaporation. This evaporation can continue for years after the products are initially installed which means you continue to breathe these chemicals as you work, sleep and relax in your home or office.

I will assume then that either open or closed enclousure everything need to comply in order to not cause confusion to LEED reviewers.

It make sense after all.

Thank you very much John.