Would particle board be considered for this credit requirements?
We have a situation where we are using it on the floor but I wouldn't necessarily see this as being held to these requirements. We will have a laminate over it which will comply with the credit VOC levels.
Would this material fall within these exemptions " Wood, concrete, and other flooring installed raw need not be certified as long all coatings and finished applied to them meet the requirements of IEQc4.2: Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings." ?
Thanks so much for your help.
Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
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March 18, 2013 - 10:24 am
Hi Jaida,
I would make sure that you're particle board complies with the EQc4.4 requirements as it does not fall within a hard surface flooring material. EQc4.3 is meant to address finished flooring materials.
Jaida Anderson-Lozano
Enivronmental EngineerSkanska Sverige AB
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March 19, 2013 - 4:51 am
I probably should have clarified this in my first post.
The particle board even though it is a composite wood and should comply with the requirements in IEQc4.4. We are procuring it as a finished product. That will come with a laminate applied as the surface finish. Therefore I think it does fall back to being defined as a hard surface flooring as per the definition in the LEED reference manual.
Is this a true assessment?
Also if we wanted to achieve IEQc4.4 would that material component (particle board) need to comply with IEQc4.4 in addition to the complete finished flooring material comply with IEQc4.3?
Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
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March 19, 2013 - 11:37 am
Hi Jaida,
Oh, I see. It seems like the flooring material is an engineered wood flooring and finished off-site, so it must meet requirements of IEQc4.3. The exemption is for raw wood flooring that is finished on-site. Similarly, since it is a particle core with laminate on top, it would have to meet IEQc4.4. Note that laminating adhesives used off-site must also be included in IEQc4.4.
Does that answer your question?