Air quality testing for targeted chemicals

Peter Doo

President

Doo Consulting LLC

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July 28, 2014

Based on a conversation with Centek Labs, the CDPH test methodology for targeted chemicals is for products and not a building. The test would require heating the building (really?). Here is Centek's response to the v4 test protocol. http://centeklabs.com/leed-eq-v4-problems-with-iaq-test/ I know other buildings have been certified. Did any of them follow the air testing path and what did they do?

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Russ Pellegrino

Technical Director

Centek Laboratories, LLC

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Thu, 11/13/2014 - 15:39

Peter, You are mis-quoting what I said. There are several compound that are on the list such as glycols that are very difficult to put in a vapor state. In order to get them to that point you would have to heat them to a very high temperature. Therefore if you need to collect them, in a vapor phase, you would have to heat the building to such a high temperature and that was "NOT" realistic approach. I was at the Greenbuild conference and had several meetings with people on the board that make the decisions and they said they are revising the list because of this issue. They also are looking at the allowable concentrations verses the TVOC's and how that affects the results. Here are the new updates from our conference please feel free to make any comments so I can let USGBC of the concerns...Russ http://centeklabs.com/usgbc-announces-extension-of-leed-2009/