Indoor Environmental Air Quality 4.3 - Low Emitting Materials - Carpet Systems
Intent:
- Reduce the quantity of indoor air contaminants that are odorous, irritating, and or harmful to the comfort and well-being of installers and occupants.
Implementation:
- All CARPET and CARPET CUSHIONS installed in building interior shall meet testing and product requirement of the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Green Label Plus Program.
- All carpet adhesives shall meet EQ4.1.
Code:
- Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label Plus Testing Program.
Submittal Phase:
- construction
Indoor Environmental Air Quality
- EQ P1 - Minimum IAQ Performance (prerequisite)
- EQ P2 - Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control (prerequisite)
- EQ 1 - Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
- EQ 2 - Increased Ventilation
- EQ 3.1 - Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction
- EQ 3.2 - Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy
- EQ 4.1 - Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants
- EQ 4.2 - Low-Emitting Materials, Paint & Coatings
- EQ 4.3 - Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet Systems
- EQ 4.4 - Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products
- EQ 5 - Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control
- EQ 6.1 - Controllability of Systems, Lighting
- EQ 6.2 - Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort
- EQ 7.1 - Thermal Comfort, Design
- EQ 7.2 - Thermal Comfort, Verification
- EQ 8.1 -Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces
- EQ 8.2 - Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces
7 Responses to “Indoor Environmental Air Quality 4.3 - Low Emitting Materials - Carpet Systems”
Pat,
So you obviously cannot be awarded this credit if you have no carpet materials in the project, correct? For example, if only Marmoleoum is installed as flooring and the adhesives meet the VOC requirements for EQ 4.1, you wouldn’t get a point for this credit just because you have an absence of carpet?
By Dylan on Sep 15, 2008
Yes, I believe you are correct in this assumption, Dylan.
I’ll double check with a few people, and if I hear otherwise, I’ll let you know. Thanks!
By Pat on Sep 15, 2008
Sounds like you should go out of your way to make an entrance mat or something so that your little square of carpet gets you a free point
Could be one of the easiest credits in that case. I’m guessing that there must be some minimum or bar against a loop-hole like that.
By matt on Sep 16, 2008
don’t think there is a loop-hole here. unless, of course, you “install” your little square of carpet!
this credit is purely for installed carpet systems.
By jutta on Oct 19, 2008
The BuildingGreen.com sample exam says carpets can comply with FloorScore or Green Label Plus. Was FloorScore taken out in NC2.2 3rd edition? I haven’t seen the program mentioned in any of my study materials.
By anna on Nov 12, 2008
I think you’re right about this. There is no mention of FloorScore in LEED NC v2.2 October 2007. The only reference standards given are CRI Green Label (carpet cushion) and the Green Label Plus (carpet).
By Franco on Nov 12, 2008
Franco - you are correct: there is no mention of FloorScore in V2.2 (third edition), which is the reference guide still to be used until the end of this year and exams until the end of this year will be based on this.
HOWEVER, going forward in 2009, LEED 2009 references FloorScore for hard flooring under this credit (this is just going to ballot).
in LEED 2009 the title of EQ 4.3 has been changed from Carpet to Flooring Systems and specifically, this states:
All of the hard surface flooring must be certified as compliant with the FloorScore standard (current as of the date of this Rating System, or more stringent version) by an independent third- party. Flooring products covered by FloorScore include vinyl, linoleum, laminate flooring, wood flooring, ceramic flooring, rubber flooring, wall base, and associated sundries.
N.B.: this credit has been substantially expanded in LEED 2009!
By jutta on Nov 12, 2008