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

locker room bench?

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Erin Holdenried
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I am working on a very small renovation project that will probably have no millwork, but it does have a butcher block locker room bench that is fixed permanently to the floor. Can this be included towards IEQ4.4? Or is the locker room bench considered furniture, and, therefore, cannot be counted towards this credit?

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Erin Holdenried
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Tue, 05/24/2011 - 20:02

I just want to clarify that the bench will be new, and is not part of the original building.
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Josh Jacobs
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Tue, 05/24/2011 - 21:15

SW - I would look at this as a piece of furniture. While a butcher block is by definition a group of pieces of wood glued together - I don't think that is the type of product that USGBC was focused on in this credit. They were looking at building materials such as MDF, particle board, plywood, etc. - so I think your locker room bench would not have to meet the criteria to have the building get credit. In terms of overall IAQ issues though, you may want to ask the bench maker if the adhesive they use is low-emitting.

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