Previous restrictions on content of shop-applied primers (such as on structural steel), that were put on hold in v3, appear to not have carried forward at all in v4. Am I correct?
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Nadav Malin
CEOBuildingGreen, Inc.
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June 21, 2017 - 10:53 am
I have not seen any reference to that requirement carrying forward, and LEEDv4 generally tries to keep things more consistent between the rating systems when possible. Also, that requirement was inserted as part of a chamber testing requirement—and that chamber testing is now built into the low-emitting materials credit language for certain product categories, so I can’t see why they would have gone out of their way to extend it to other painted products just for schools. So, as long as the primed steel your talking about isn’t part of a piece of furniture, you should have nothing to worry about here ;-)
Shaunna Shaw
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January 25, 2018 - 5:02 pm
I have a similar question.
I work for a structural steel contractor working on our first LEED v4 project (New School), and we are having difficulty getting our standard shop primer approved by the GC. The paint does not meet the VOC limits for LEED v4, but the paint will be shop applied. The GC has rejected our primer based on the fact that the primer needs to meet LEED v4 VOC limits for any field touch-ups. This is for the structural steel, and any field touch-ups will be done in the open air. Are the LEED v4 VOC limits applicable in this situation? Do we need to use a different paint for field touch-ups?