I see this topic somewhat proposed, but I haven't been able to really see an answer. Our situation is such that all our floors are complying with the requirements of EQc4.3, except a couple janitorial closets where we would like to use an epoxy concrete floor coating. We are considering this coating a ‘high-performance’ or as defined by SACQMD Rule 1113, a ‘Industrial Maintenance Coating’. Do you think this is the right classification, meaning we have a 100 g/L limit, or should it be considered it something else? Does anyone else have experience with a high performance floor coating and meeting compliance with LEED 2009?
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Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
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November 30, 2012 - 7:13 pm
Rebekah,
I have actually worked on a project where we lost this credit because of an epoxy spec requirement. It was a veterinary space and we had to use this epoxy flooring throughout our project.
One thing that I do not think has been officially determined by LEED is whether or not you can do a VOC budget for your EQc4.1 referenced coatings/sealants, etc. listed under EQc4.3. My feeling is that you had one coating that was not in compliance for EQc4.3 you might be able to reference how you comply, overall, through a budget in EQc4.1.
To answer your question, it seems that the product you reference could fall under High Performance and you could list it as such. However, I haven't done so myself.