I have two products that were used on our project. A primer and paint. The cut sheets from Manufacturer state the VOC Content is: Excluding Exempt: 275g/l and the Including Exempt is 103 g/l. Which information do I use when entering the VOC Content into the Scorecard?

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John Drigot

Design/LEED Specialist

The Neenan Company

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Thu, 05/19/2011 - 15:25

Alan, The requirements state that you must meet the applicable VOC content limits established in Green Seal Standard GS-11, Paints, 1st Edition, May 20, 1993. Under section 4.1.1 VOC's of this standard it states, "The calculation of VOC shall exclude water and tinting color added at the point of sale. In sectioni 2.2 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) it refers to the compounds being defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 40 CFR, 51.1000(s), (s) (1). My suggestion would be to call the paint manufacturer to see what VOCs have not been included in the Exempt number they gave you. Manufacturer's typically have a technical representative who is well versed in LEED and happy to help you. Good luck,

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