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On a renovation, should flooring that is previously installed be subject to the credit requirements?

One flooring adhesive we are using falls under both IEQc4.1 and IEQc4.3, and is over the VOC limit. We are using the VOC budget method to meet IEQc4.1 requirements, but are we automatically disqualifed from IEQc4.3?

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CI-2009 IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systems

Cork flooring on product doesnt meet Floorscore or CA, but.....

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Valerie Molinski
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Tarkett North America
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On a recent project, some cork flooring was specified and got through submitalls that turned out to not be Floorscore certified or CA 01350 compliant. The reason it got through is that it was scheduled for some walls in the project as pin up space materia, and therefore did not appear in the finish schedule under flooring. Anyway, could this material be exempt from reporting under the low emitting flooring credit? Technically, it is a flooring product, but it is being used on the walls. Thoughts? Experience?

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Mon, 08/25/2014 - 12:37

True, it is not flooring technically. Do you know if it is Formaldehyde free? Do you have an MSDS? Since you are using it on the walls, it is still a construction material and, I would think that it should at least meet the criteria of IEQ Credit 4.4: LOW-EMITTING MATERIALS - COMPOSITE WOOD & AGRIFIBRE PRODUCTS .

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