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NC-2009 IEQc4.4:Low-Emitting Materials—Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products

Insulation and UF

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Sheryl Swartzle
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Would insulation be exempt from the "no added UF" requirement?

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Tue, 06/17/2014 - 17:24

Standard insulations such as fibreglass, mineral fibre or blown in. Curious as why you ask; have found a alternative insulation material that would be manufactured using composite wood and agrifibre products? Saying that, if you are using a SIP panel, for example, nad your SIP panel is on the inboard side of the weatherproofing system and applied on-site, the wood glues in the manufacturing of the SIP panels would not be exempt.
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Sheryl Swartzle
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Tue, 06/17/2014 - 17:35

Someone is telling me I am going to lose the IEQc4.4 point becuase the standard type insulation may have added UF but I cannot find anything that states insulation would be subject to the no added UF rule. Hence the reason for my question on LEEDuser.

Tue, 06/17/2014 - 18:14

No, this is not true, the credit specifically addresses UF inc omposite wood and agrifibre products.
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Adrienn Gelesz
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Wed, 06/18/2014 - 07:05

If it is wood based, e.g wood wool, and in the interior, I would assume it is part of the credit.

Wed, 06/18/2014 - 10:35

Correct, but now I am the one with the question - are you using a construction product made of wood wool? What is it?
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Sheryl Swartzle
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Wed, 06/18/2014 - 13:08

Product is not wood based. It is a glass mineral wool blanket insulation.

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