There are particleboard products that are NAF with third party certifications that LEED reviewers will not accept because they do not have a CARB exempt executive order. I have asked reviewers to clarify why this is and only received a reiteration of the requirement. In other categories, there are a variety of emissions testing certifications that will comply. Can anyone explain why a composite product that is made with no formaldehyde and certified as such by a third party that is accepted in other categories would not be acceptable in this one?
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Debra a. Lombard
Construction Administrator/ LEED APBywater Woodworks, Inc.
46 thumbs up
August 16, 2019 - 1:25 pm
which mfgr/product is that?
Mike Miller
Director of Environmental and Engineering ServicesEggers Division - VT Industries
36 thumbs up
August 16, 2019 - 1:53 pm
Because it is a CARB regulated certification procedure administered by CARB an independent agency would not be acceptable. The testing procedures and documentation is more than simply testing a panel for formaldehyde emissions.
Michelle Rosenberger
PartnerArchEcology
519 thumbs up
August 16, 2019 - 1:55 pm
Hi Debra,
Collins Pine Particleboard has SCS Global certification for NAF. They are on the TPC list for ULEF MDF but not for their particleboard.
Michelle Rosenberger
PartnerArchEcology
519 thumbs up
August 16, 2019 - 2:01 pm
Hi Mike,
So you are saying that despite the fact that composite wood has historically been focused specifically on formaldehyde and appears still to be in the category language, in reality there are other emissions involved? If that's the case, it seems like that would be easy for reviewers to clarify. And why isn't a TVOC range required then?