IAQ Re: Big Green: LEED: appeals/flexibility on VOC limits

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You don't say what kind of building this is or who the facility occupants  
will be (children?), or if this an all-new construction or a major renovation.  
In any event, LEED is weak in required elements for healthy indoor  
environments, so the notion of trying to get around a little 'speed bump' that  will in 
fact contribute to indoor air pollution is not where you want to be  right 
now.  Wouldn't it be better to get it right now than to have an  unhappy building 
owner?. 
 
cheers,
Claire
 
In a message dated 2/15/2008 4:21:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
lconnah at baltimoregreenconstruction.com writes:

 
Hello, 
I’m working on my first LEED project and we’ve run into a  potential 
problem: our HVAC subcontractor mistakenly used a duct sealant that  exceeded the 
allowable VOC limits. I believe this is the only speed bump to  our achieving the 
point for Credit EQ 4.1. 
Does anyone have experience appealing minor issues such as  this one? Does 
the review and appeal process provide any wiggle room for  minor, unintended 
mistakes? 
Thanks,  Lee  




Claire L. Barnett, Executive Director
Healthy Schools Network,  Inc.

518-462-0632, cell 518-573-5878

Coordinator, Coalition for  Healthier Schools
202-543-7555

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US EPA 2007 National Special Achievement Award  for IAQ Communications
Collaborative for High Performance Schools 2007 Green  Apple Award for 
Advancing IAQ in School Design

...for  children...environment...health...education...communiities... 



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