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CI-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materials

Furniture

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severine secret
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I am working on a project where we are using a lot of custom furniture. All materials are Greenguard certified or SCS to comply with BIFMA requirements, however, they have not been tested all together. Can I request a credit interpretation? Is there someone I can talk to at USGBC?

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severine secret
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Mon, 03/19/2018 - 22:42

Anyone?
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Thu, 03/22/2018 - 20:32

Severine, I can only speak as a manufacture who gets no break on testing when the actual assembly is not tested. It is usually  the adhesives and final 3% of the assembly that typically throws the VOC levels off.  My expectation would be that you will either have to have a custom chamber test for the custom assembly or forgo the credit.  Again, this has been what my company has been held to as a manufacture but I would still keep pushing USGBC for the CIR.  I felt bad that no one answered so maybe many will now come to tell you officially. Good luck.  
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Fri, 03/23/2018 - 18:36

Thank you

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