Big Green: LEED: appeals/flexibility on VOC limits

[Marcus Sheffer]

The other option for documenting this credit is to perform a VOC budget
calculation.  It is precisely intended for situations where one or two
items exceed the VOC limits.  See the appropriate LEED Reference Guide
for further guidance.

Marcus Sheffer
Energy Opportunities, Inc/a 7group Company
1200 E Camping Area Road, Wellsville, PA  17365
717-292-2636, sheffer at sevengroup.com
www.sevengroup.com
 
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?