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If I have no flooring products in the scope of my project, can I earn this credit?

How do I handle a polished concrete floor?

Should mineral-based finish flooring products (without any integral organic-based coatings and sealants) and unfinished/untreated solid wood flooring be documented on the IEQc4.3 LEED Online form, even though they are exempt from certification requirement

On a renovation, should flooring that is previously installed be subject to the credit requirements?

One flooring adhesive we are using falls under both IEQc4.1 and IEQc4.3, and is over the VOC limit. We are using the VOC budget method to meet IEQc4.1 requirements, but are we automatically disqualifed from IEQc4.3?

The credit requirements are allowed to exempt unfinished wood flooring from the credit requirements, but wood flooring is almost always finished. This is confusing!

I have an international project and my flooring products aren’t tested using any of the above standards. How can I tell if they still comply?

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NC-2009 IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systems

Unfinished solid wood flooring

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Kenneth Ruby
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Does recycled solid wood flooring that is installed unfinished (raw) followed by a site applied sealer and finish that both comply with IEQc4.2, meet the requirements of IEQc4.3, particularly given the latest addendum of 7/6/12?

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Wed, 02/13/2013 - 16:19

Hi Ken, Yes, I believe it does since your on-site finishes will comply. Solid wood is exempted, but the coatings are not. You should plan to provide some product data on the exempted material to support the exclusion.
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Kenneth Ruby
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Thu, 02/14/2013 - 00:58

Thank you Michelle. I agree with you relative to the April 2010 addenda language. I have trouble with the July 2012 LEED addenda that seems to replace the April 2010 language and further seems to longer allow the site applied sealer. I may be misreading things - any thoughts? Thank you

Thu, 02/14/2013 - 01:17

Hi Ken, When I took a look at the latest addenda again I still found this language: "Concrete, wood, bamboo and cork floor finishes such as sealer, stain and finish must meet the requirements of South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113, Architectural Coatings, rules in effect on January 1, 2004." Was that what you were looking for? It's on Page 72, 3rd bullet from the bottom. http://new.usgbc.org/sites/default/files/LEED%202009%20Rating_NC-GLOBAL_07-2012_8c.pdf

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