Due to the overload of work in the factory of doors we contracted with for our project, the doors will not be ready and supplied on time. To avoid delay, the supplier made a temporary room onsite for painting the doors. The room is outside the building and all doors will not be installed before getting dried and cured completely. Is the paint in that case considered applied onsite and must meet the requirements of the credit?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
January 6, 2013 - 11:17 am
I would say that they have to meet the credit requirements if the coatings are applied within the LEED project boundary, because that is the best definition we have of "onsite," per the credit requirements.Keep in mind that part of the credit intent is to protect installers as well as occupants. Ventilation controls for coating application are generally better in a factory than onsite, so it makes sense to use low-VOC coatings here for everyone's well being.
Abdulrahman Sherazy
LEED AP bd+c - Sr. ArchitectMidrar Development Management
21 thumbs up
January 9, 2013 - 3:38 am
Yes you are right. But the installers will install the doors when it has been completely dried and cured as if they received it from the factory. In addition, the credit category is concerned with the Indoor Environmental Quality, no? And the painting workshop constructed onsite is outdoor so it will not affect the Indoor Air Quality nor the installers. Does it make sense?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
January 9, 2013 - 9:35 am
I think you have a case, but I still come down on including it because it's onsite (see credit language), part of the intent of the credit is to protect workers (see credit language intent), it's not in a factory environment where emissions are controlled, and low-VOC coatings are a good option anyway, and common.