I have a client wanting to install modular panels consisting of liquid sealed within the tiles in a small area of their building. The product is made up of two sheets of polycarbonate sealed with rigid polycarbonate. Installation photos show it has been installed in children's hospitals. The product is not FloorScore certified. Since this is not a resilient flooring, rubber flooring, or prefinished wood flooring would it be exempt when documenting IEQc4.3?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11478 thumbs up
March 19, 2013 - 1:24 pm
Alle, the credit language (see above) is clear that "all flooring' is subject to the credit requirements. You'd need to find a way for this installation to comply with the requirements to earn the credit.
Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
1296 thumbs up
March 19, 2013 - 1:33 pm
I agree. Our designers found this as well and I had to tell them no. But I asked them and I'll ask your team. Can you call the manufacturer and have them test it? They've already lost out on one project and it sounds like they'll lose out on your project. Perhaps they don't realize they are losing business. Besides, it isn't like FloorScore is a particularly tough standard to meet.
Josh Jacobs
Technical Information & Public Affairs ManagerUL Environment
515 thumbs up
March 19, 2013 - 1:39 pm
Also realize that FloorScore is not the only way to show compliance. There are other certifications that show compliance (GREENGUARD Children & Schools, SCS IAQ Gold are examples) and they could have a CA 01350 test done on the project to show compliance as well.