For this credit, our school division agreed to reduce the VOC\'s for the project. Our specifications included criteria for low and no VOC paint or primers in this project on almost all materials. The steel trusses and hollow metal doors are being manufactured by plants that do not want to change thier primer. This is one area in the specifications that was missed so we can not hold them to our VOC limits. The question is: Can we allow the VOC\'s to dissipate before they are installed? Can we store it on thier site until the VOC\'s have been dissipated?
The EQc4.2 CIR Ruling dated 12/22/2003 provides the answer to your question: "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." In other words, the product manufacturer\'s primers that are applied off site do not apply to credit achievement of IEQc4.2. Applicable Internationally.