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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 vs. Florscore

Robert Shields

LEED AP

R.S. Mowery & Sons, Inc.

LEEDuser Basic Member

2 thumbs up

March 7, 2016

For flooring products, for example VCT, is Smart Certification the equivalent to Florscore for LEED Certification purposes?

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Brent Ehrlich

Products and materials specialist

BuildingGreen

LEEDuser Expert

21 thumbs up

Mon, 03/07/2016 - 15:02

Hi Robert, They are not equivalent. Smart does not allow PVC due to lifecycle/dioxin concerns.

Robert Shields

LEED AP

R.S. Mowery & Sons, Inc.

LEEDuser Basic Member

2 thumbs up

Thu, 06/23/2016 - 20:27

OK, here is the problem. In LEED version 2009 when you must select a certification, only Florscore is allowed. Some have said that Smart is replacing Florscore, if that is true why is it not an option in the credit sheet? So the question really is can a Smart Certified product be used where a Florscore Certification is required? Thanks to anyone that can respond.

Scott Steady

LEEDuser Basic Member

3 thumbs up

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 14:06

GREENGUARD Gold Certified flooring products are also approved for LEED Version 2009 low emitting materials credit. I don't think the Smart certification system is officially approved. However, you can request a test report for CDPH Standard Method from the manufacturer and try to use this as the LEED documentation if you can't find any certified products.

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