I have a mill-work submittal that requests :
LEED Submittals:
1. Product Data showing VOC content does not exceed 30 g/L for wood adhesives and
80 g/L for contact adhesives.
2. Product Data showing that wood contains no added urea-formaldehyde resins.
MILLWORK SECTION 06 22 00
ADW-14012 06 22 00 - 2
3. Product Data showing recycled content both post consumer and pre consumer (as
calculated by LEED Credit MRc4 requirements). Provide the total cost of the material as
well as the total cost of the material that can contribute to LEED Credit MRc4.
4. Product Data showing the distance from the project site that the raw materials were
extracted and the distance from the project site that the final manufacturing took place (as
calculated by LEED Credit MRc5 requirements). Provide the total cost of the material as
well as the total cost of the material that can contribute to LEED Credit MRc5
5. Certificates for Credit MR 7: Chain-of-custody certificates certifying that products
specified to be made from certified wood comply with forest certification requirements.
Include evidence that mill is certified for chain of custody by an FSC-accredited certification
body.
a. Include statement indicating costs for each certified wood product.
Being new to this, this all seems quite daunting. A little guidance would go a long way.
Martha Norbeck
PresidentC-Wise Design and Consulting
70 thumbs up
January 17, 2017 - 9:31 am
Joel, that's a long list. To hit on a few bits.
VOC limits on adhesives only apply to site applied products. Say a caulk or glue you apply in the field. Shop applied items don't count.
Contact Adhesive - you do need to document that it has no added Urea Formaldehyde. If you look up the data sheet for Wilsonart H20 laminating adhesive, it clearly states that the product complies with credit IEQc4.4. A cut sheet should do.
Same for the particle board. Skyblend by Roseburg, for example. Their cutsheet clearly states it has no added urea formaldehyde.
Recycled content - the particle board cut sheet should have this info to.
Regional content - only counts if materials are sourced within 500 miles. Here in Iowa, wood products almost never meet this requirement. Push back agains this requirement if you aren't near a lumber producing area.
FSC is a bigger deal. Much bigger, because as the millwork manufacturer, you are the last person to touch the product, which means you must be FSC certified. Before stressing about this, make sure the project actually intends to achieve this point. Sometimes architects get lazy and just click the "LEED" button on their spec. software - adding irrelevant requirements.
No - you shouldn't need to do this extra research. The architect or LEED consultant should have done it for you. It is completely reasonable for you to insist their LEED person explain it to you - except, considering what their spec. says, you'll be frustrated. If you get in a bind, Google my name and contact me offline.