Our furniture is not Greenguard certified so we are pursuing Option B instead. It requires, as you know, an EPA testing methodology. Our furniture company used another testing method, ASTM D5116-90 (now D5116-06). Is this ASTM testing methodology acceptable or equivalent to EPA one, assuming our furniture\'s emission limits meet LEED requirements in Table 1, p.326 of LEED CI Reference Guide V.2.0?
The ASTM testing methodology, D5116-06, is not equivalent to the referenced EPA standard. ASTM D5116-06 is a small chamber test in which typically, only samples of larger materials (for example, carpet) are tested. Small chambers are not applicable for testing complete assemblages like furniture, on which this credit is based. The EPA\'s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Large Chamber Test Protocol for Measuring Emissions of VOCs and Aldehydes testing protocol uses a large test chamber in which the seating product or furniture assembly is placed. Applicable Internationally.