Carpeting Seam Cleaners

Bruce, I was researching out the rules on how cleaning agents become incorporated in LEED and came up with nothing (outside of EBOM green cleaning credits). It does not appear to be directly covered under any of the NC credits. HC references NC credit language for Source Control. The cleaner in my case was very high VOC and I asked for it to be removed from the job site citing the project's IAQ plan and its intent. We'll be tightening up our IAQ section in response. Susan

Hi Bruce-I am facing the same issue on one of our projects. It is an oil-based cleaner for a bowling alley that appears to be part of regular maintenance. Because Green Cleaning is used as an ID point on most of our projects, I was tempted to slot it in there and ask for a substitution. My next step is to call it a "coating" and see if it turns up on the full SCAQMD 1113 database. Did you do that already, Bruce? Either way, because the VOCs are so high I'm wondering about the necessity of using it. I agree with Susan--kicking it back to the sub would be a good idea. It may be a warranty issue in my case, but in yours, I would ask for more info in your submittal review to see if it's really necessary.