We have a lot of cherry wood to be stained and sealed by hand in the building. All available stains and sealers have VOC over 150. I cannot find stain and varnish or polyurethane sealer that meets the VOC requirements specified. Please supply a list materials that can be used with applicable VOC\'s. We are currently painting the building and meeting all VOC\'s with Paint. The wood stained off site is meeting the VOC\'s because of the special process that are able to do at the factory.
The EQc4.2 Credit Ruling dated 12/22/2003 states: "The credit requirements - and the referenced Green Seal GS-11 standard - apply ONLY to opaque topcoat interior paint, such as that normally applied on walls." Stains and transparent finishes currently fall outside the scope of this credit. For projects wishing to address other coatings, additional low-VOC guidelines can be found in the California Air Resources Board Suggested Control Measures (CARB SCMs), available at http://www.arb.ca.gov/coatings/arch/rules/ruleinfo.htm (most convenience way to view is in the Excel spreadsheet entitled "Summary of Architectural Coating rules and VOC limits for U.S. EPA, CARB SCM, Calif. Local Districts").