If we are including temporary wood to meet MRCr7 - Certified Wood, is it required to be NAUF if we are targeting IEQ Cr4.4? The wood would be used for temporary interior components such as construction stairs, safety and security barriers, and formwork for interior foundation walls and columns. It would all be removed by completion of construction. Thanks
You rely on LEEDuser. Can we rely on you?
LEEDuser is supported by our premium members, not by advertisers.
Go premium for
Nadav Malin
CEOBuildingGreen, Inc.
LEEDuser Expert
844 thumbs up
April 30, 2018 - 2:37 pm
Hi Ilana,
Wow--I'm surprised no one has asked this before! I think that people have generally assumed that temporary materials are not included in the requirement. Given the nature of this credit--it's all or nothing--USGBC would have to be pretty explicit that they ARE included if they were going to hold you to that.
But since I don't have direct experience with it, I polled a few other LEED veterans, they all agreed that it's not something they would include. So I'd say that you're pretty safe here.
Nadav
Debra a. Lombard
Construction Administrator/ LEED APBywater Woodworks, Inc.
47 thumbs up
April 30, 2018 - 3:55 pm
per LEED credit from their website:
"
Requirements
Composite wood and agrifiber products used on the interior of the building (i.e., inside the weatherproofing system) must contain no added urea-formaldehyde resins. Laminating adhesives used to fabricate on-site and shop-applied composite wood and agrifiber assemblies must not contain added urea-formaldehyde resins.
Composite wood and agrifiber products are defined as particleboard, medium density fiberboard (MDF), plywood, wheatboard, strawboard, panel substrates and door cores. Materials considered fixtures, furniture and equipment (FF&E) are not considered base building elements and are not included."
thus temporary (not permanenet) base bldg elements do not fall under the scope of this credit, nor can they contribute to MR credits.