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If I have no flooring products in the scope of my project, can I earn this credit?

How do I handle a polished concrete floor?

Should mineral-based finish flooring products (without any integral organic-based coatings and sealants) and unfinished/untreated solid wood flooring be documented on the IEQc4.3 LEED Online form, even though they are exempt from certification requirement

On a renovation, should flooring that is previously installed be subject to the credit requirements?

One flooring adhesive we are using falls under both IEQc4.1 and IEQc4.3, and is over the VOC limit. We are using the VOC budget method to meet IEQc4.1 requirements, but are we automatically disqualifed from IEQc4.3?

The credit requirements are allowed to exempt unfinished wood flooring from the credit requirements, but wood flooring is almost always finished. This is confusing!

I have an international project and my flooring products aren’t tested using any of the above standards. How can I tell if they still comply?

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NC-2009 IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systems

SMaRT Sustainable Products Standard

has anyone heard of this standard? I've received a floor product which claims to be certified by this standard.

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Josh Jacobs
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Tue, 12/13/2011 - 21:15

Yes - the SMaRT standards have been around for a while: http://www.sustainableproducts.com/smartweb.html They look at the products in more of an overall sustainable manner; meaning they don't just look at product emissions or recycled content or durability - they look at the complete picture. It would probably qualify for points under Pilot Credit 43.
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Melissa Vernon
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Tue, 12/13/2011 - 21:54

SMaRT emerged at the same time as the development of the first Environmentally Preferable Product standard for carpet, now known as NSF 140 - Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard. The standards are loosely similar however NSF 140 has been more broadly adopted and most major carpets are certified to NSF 140. Resilient flooring is covered by NSF/ANSI 332 Sustainability Assessment for Resilient Floor Coverings.

Wed, 12/14/2011 - 13:57

Thanks for the extra info, both of you. If a product is only registered by SMaRT, and not the other standards listed in IEQc4.3, would this product still be accepted under this credit?
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Melissa Vernon
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Wed, 12/14/2011 - 15:02

It does not appear that meeting CRI Green Label Plus low emitting criteria is a requirement for SMaRT, it is an optional credit, therefore you will want to ensure that the product also meets the required low emitting criteria for IEQ c4.3.

Fri, 12/16/2011 - 14:00

There is a CIR for an Innovation in Design credit for SMaRT which has a similar threshold as C2C products. CIR #1768, dated 6/6/2007 and it is applicable to NC, CI, Schools, and CS under LEED v3.
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Melissa Vernon
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Fri, 12/16/2011 - 16:14

The CIR is for an innovation in design credit, not for using SMaRT to meet IEQc4.3. Your flooring will need to demonstrate that it meets the required low emitting criteria in order to earn IEQ 4.3.

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