Fill out the LEED Online credit form with your list of products and include: manufacturer,product line,earliest date of manufacture,latest date of manufacture,and test date or certification period for all furniture systems and seating. 

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Fill out the LEED Online credit form with your list of products and include: 

manufacturer,
product line,
earliest date of manufacture,
latest date of manufacture,
and test date or certification period for all furniture systems and seating. 

Track the manufacturer, product line, earliest date of manufacture, latest date of manufacture, and test date or certification period for all furniture that must be compliant. 

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Track the manufacturer, product line, earliest date of manufacture, latest date of manufacture, and test date or certification period for all furniture that must be compliant. 

Include specific products in the construction specifications if you can. Otherwise, include furniture certification or testing requirements into both product and submittal requirements. List them in drawings and finish schedules as well—but make sure that

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Include specific products in the construction specifications if you can. Otherwise, include furniture certification or testing requirements into both product and submittal requirements. List them in drawings and finish schedules as well—but make sure that if you make any changes, those changes are made consistently wherever the information appears. 

Manufacturers are required to recertify products annually. There is a risk that a product certified one year might not be certified in the next year. Be sure to check that the furniture purchased matches the furniture researched, including the test date f

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Manufacturers are required to recertify products annually. There is a risk that a product certified one year might not be certified in the next year. Be sure to check that the furniture purchased matches the furniture researched, including the test date for your LEED certification period.

If you have the furniture tested, be sure to require the independent laboratory to date and sign the test results and supporting calculations. For LEED documentation, the laboratory must provide details of the procedure including the specific test protoco

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If you have the furniture tested, be sure to require the independent laboratory to date and sign the test results and supporting calculations. For LEED documentation, the laboratory must provide details of the procedure including the specific test protocol, the emissions factors from the tests, calculations used to determine emission limits, air exchange rates, and proof that the emission limits do not exceed LEED requirements. (See the Documentation Toolkit for more details on testing procedures.) 

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