I am trying to find a contractor marking paint that meets the LEED requirements for paints and coatings for use in a LEED-CI project OR an alternative to using marking paints. Aerosols are not explicitly covered by GS-11 or SCAQMD Rule #1113. I know that there are specific aerosol % weight for adhesives, but I can't find any for paints. Any guidance on this?
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Karen Joslin
principalJoslin Consulting
216 thumbs up
April 27, 2010 - 2:41 pm
Try GS-3 standard
Erika Mayer
15 thumbs up
April 28, 2010 - 3:19 pm
Unfortunately GS-3 no longer exists - it has been included with GS-11. Plus it's not an anti-corrsive paint per se, but a marking paint for use on concrete.
Shannon Gray
ConsultantYRG sustainability
228 thumbs up
April 29, 2010 - 9:51 am
Erika,
We just recently had this issue on a project and found a CIR (not for LEED 2009 – Ruling 2/10/09) that said “spray paints” are not addressed in either standard and can therefore be excluded from this credit. I think it is unfortunate that spray paints aren’t addressed as they generally have a high VOC %. The CIR goes on to say that the EPA has a new standard for aerosol coatings (EPA 40 CFR Parts 51 and 59) but that this is not required to be followed for LEED.
Shannon
Michele Helou
PrincipalSage Design & Consulting
72 thumbs up
September 4, 2014 - 2:47 pm
does anyone know if this is still true? are spray paints excluded from this credit? that seems odd since they are typically very very high. I have a submittal for a pipe marker that is 56% VOC and marked 'low VOC' - should I just let it go?
Jon Clifford
LEED-AP BD+CGREENSQUARE
LEEDuser Expert
327 thumbs up
September 5, 2014 - 12:37 pm
Michele – This is a very old thread, but it is still true. Aerosol paints are outside the scope of IEQc4.2 because the referenced SCAQMD and Green Seal standards do not govern aerosols. Despite this, rulings from 2002 & 2009 recommend avoiding aerosols altogether, restricting their use, or allowing only lower VOC aerosols to reduce their unpredictable and negative impact on indoor air quality. Here are the LEED Interpretations:
http://www.usgbc.org/leed-interpretations?keys=5581
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http://www.usgbc.org/leed-interpretations?keys=2486.
Jon Clifford
LEED-AP BD+CGREENSQUARE
LEEDuser Expert
327 thumbs up
September 5, 2014 - 5:34 pm
Incidentally, even though using aerosol paints does not risk IEQc4.2, aerosols can foul Construction IAQ measures for IEQc3.1 & IEQc3.2.
If this product is being used to stencil identifiers onto pipes, ducts, or other equipment, there may be alternatives that better preserve IAQ. For example, some MEP engineers specify self-adhesive signage or tags in lieu of painted markings.
If you want to avoid using the aerosol, look at your project’s MEP specs to determine what identification systems have been specified and consult your MEP engineers to discuss alternatives to spray paint.