Inherently non-emitting sources cover materials such as "stone, ceramic,powder-coated metals, plated or anodized metal, glass, concrete, clay brick, unfinished or untreated solid wood flooring." Does hot-dipped galvanized fall into the same categroy? It seems like a pretty simple yes, but since it is not called out the team would like to double check. Thanks!

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Susan Walter

HDR

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Fri, 09/22/2017 - 22:29

Applied in the shop or the field? Most of these products are high in solvents (about 50%). Once cured the solids content becomes very high (about 99%) and it should not continue to emit.

Heather DeGrella

Sustainable Design Director, Associate Principal

Opsis Architecture

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Thu, 09/28/2017 - 19:15

Thanks Susan. It is applied in the shop. Do you know if that would allow it to fall under the inherently non-emitting category, or would it still need to be tested?

Susan Walter

HDR

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Fri, 09/29/2017 - 15:28

It is non-emitting because it is metal coating when it arrived on site.

Nash Emrich

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Buro Happold

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Fri, 12/16/2022 - 18:25

I had the same question and just did some research online. I learned through Wikipedia that galvanized metal uses a process of zinc-plating, which is in the general category of "plated metals" which is listed as acceptable as inherently non-emitting on the list.

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