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Are throw rugs subject to the credit requirements?
What are the adhesives and sealants to be included in the documentation?
Is there a VOC budget method for this credit?
What are the limits on the VOC budget method?
Do products applied to the weather barrier need to comply with VOC thresholds?
If one part of my multicomponent wall system is not compliant, can I still get full credit?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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January 13, 2014 - 2:43 pm
What would be an example of such a product? Do you have emissions data, and/or info on whether UF was added?
Barry Reid
Building Envelope Technical ManagerGeorgia-Pacific LLC
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January 13, 2014 - 2:51 pm
Softwood plywood for example.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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January 13, 2014 - 3:12 pm
Barry, what is the binder used in softwood plywood?I think I have an answer to your original question, just checking a couple of things.
Barry Reid
Building Envelope Technical ManagerGeorgia-Pacific LLC
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January 13, 2014 - 3:28 pm
PF, thanks Tristan
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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January 13, 2014 - 4:06 pm
Barry, according to the expert at USGBC whom I spoke with, CARB exempt composite wood products automatically meet the composite wood requirements of this credit, with the reason given that they have no-added urea formaldehyde.
Ryan Harrington
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April 7, 2021 - 4:43 pm
@Tristan Roberts Since there is no Carb exempt box/dropdown in the LEM material calculator. What would be the best way to go about documenting softwood plywood or OSB paneling since there is no formal certifiaction documents for these products only loose referances from manufactureres quoting sections of CARB TSCA which states softwood ply and OSB are not considered composite woods.
Is it better to move these products to walls catogory and give up on the catogory because there is no CDPHv1.1 docs either?
Or keep these products in the composite wood catogory and in the URL for product info make a statements simialr to:
"Composite wood products are defined as particleboard, MDF and hardwood plywood. With respect to engineered wood products certified under the CARB/EPA TSCA VI regulations OSB and softwood plywood engineered wood products are not covered by the regulations."