For a project located outside US, should the VOC content of a paint or coating not tested as per SCAQMD or Green Seal or CARB Standards be included in the VOC budget method?
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John-David Hutchison, LEED AP BD+C, PMP
Sustainability ManagerBGIS
LEEDuser Expert
166 thumbs up
April 21, 2015 - 8:51 am
Any product used that has not been tested by a recognized protocol, should not be used at all.
In order to complete a VOC budget, you must "account for" all products in a category used on a project
Emmanuel Pauwels
OwnerGreen Living Projects
131 thumbs up
June 23, 2015 - 3:50 am
Is that the case even if the manufacturer claims there is no VOC content at all in his product? Said otherwise, if a product does not contain any VOC source (zero solvent, zero glycol,...) does it need to be tested anyway to confirm the manufacturers claim?
Jon Clifford
LEED-AP BD+CGREENSQUARE
LEEDuser Expert
323 thumbs up
June 25, 2015 - 5:20 am
For IEQc4.2 in NCv2009, the LEED-Online form requires entering each product’s actual VOC content in grams per liter (g/L).
Each of the referenced standards (Green Seal GS13-1993 & GC03-1997, SCAQMD-1113-2004, & CARB-2007) prescribes the same means of calculating VOC content, all determined according to EPA Method 24.
Therefore, manufacturers must report VOC content accordingly. See the comment entitled “Verify Your Information” under the “Bird’s eye view” tab at the top of this page.
[LEEDv4 is somewhat less rigid about methodology than LEEDv2009 is. Note that USGBC now allows LEEDv4 Credit Substitutions for several LEEDv2009 credits. For more, see the most recent Global ACP Supplements and http://www.usgbc.org/articles/use-v4-credits-your-v2009-project.]