Has anyone run into the issue on a LEED project of needing to use fire treated plywood for the phone board? And if so, were you still able to meet the requirements of the low emitting credits of no formaldehyde? Do you have a product that you prefer to use for this application that satisfies code requirements and meets LEED criteria?
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Karen Joslin
principalJoslin Consulting
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October 13, 2010 - 10:23 am
Again, the terminology must be accurate - there is NO LEED prohibition on formaldehyde being present or emitting. And all phone or other backer boards going into commercial construction must be non-combustible. Any plywood or mdf or other composite wood product that will be fire treated can be NAUF if it is specified that way.
Karen Joslin
principalJoslin Consulting
216 thumbs up
October 13, 2010 - 10:25 am
Another detail to note is that phenol formaldehyde is an excellent and common alternative to urea formaldehyde and should be accepted for specifying.