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NC-v4.1 EQc2:Low-Emitting Materials

Touch ups

If a product is applied off-site by the manufacturer, but there is a possibility for "touch-up." Do those "touch-ups" need to meet the requirements for VOC and emissions? Is there a standard CDPH emissions evaluation form?

 

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Mon, 11/02/2020 - 20:37

Just noticed something interesting - v4 still contains language that specifies "all [products] wet-applied on site". v4.1 does NOT contain that qualification. This suggests that LEED is moving towards requiring all wet-applied products have to comply with CDPH emissions, whether or not they are applied on-site.
Have you tried asking your LEED coach? Curious to hear their response.

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 07:46

Hi Deborah, I also noticed that an explicit mention of "wet-applied" is missing under the VOC emissions evaluation section in v4.1. But in the previous section which lists the compliance threshold requirements for each low emitting category, you will see a clear mention that "the paints and coatings category includes all interior paints and coatings applied on site." To answer the question about touch-up volumes, I would look at the thresholds of 75% for VOC emissions by volume or surface area and 100% for VOC content compliance. So up to 25% of volumes applied onsite may be exempted from emissions evaluation but not from VOC content compliance.

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 18:27

Sagar is right. What this means (and it is confirmed by the LEED reviews we have received) is that project teams should as a matter of practice determine the respective volumes of products used, and/or the surface area. Not a simple task if you have large, complex projects.

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