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.
Complying with this credit helps project teams achieve the air testing for LEED IEQc3.2: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan—Before Occupancy. On the other hand, if you don’t earn this credit, you may also risk compromising the air quality tests for IEQc3.2.
It is helpful to include the LEED requirements in the general contractor’s (and possibly subcontractor) contract language to help verify compliance with the credit.
It is best to incorporate a specific, compliant product into the specs, or distribute a list of acceptable products at the contractor and subcontractor orientation meetings.
Provide a list of acceptable ceiling and wall system products, and credit requirements to the general contractor and all appropriate subcontractors. Set up an orientation meeting to go over the compliant products and review the challenges of implementing the credit during construction.
Determine the products that meet the credit requirements and include them in your construction specifications. Note that all ceiling and wall systems (gypsum board, insulation, acoustic ceiling systems, and wall coverings in the interior of the building) must meet the required standards.
Fill out the LEED credit form, including equipment name, make or model, water usage, maximum allowable usage, and number of products installed. The designer needs to sign off confirming that no refrigeration equipment using potable water for once-through cooling has been installed.
