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:
- Composite wood and Agrifiber products (MDF, particleboard, plywood, wheatboard, strawboard, panel substrates, door cores) used in interior of building shall contain NO ADDED UREA FORMALDEHYDE RESINS.
Code:
- none
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
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What is an OSB door core??
OSB stands for Oriented Strand Board.
links with more info:
http://en.wikipedia.or/wiki/Oriented_strand_board
http://osbguide.tecotested.com/osb
Can anyone shed light on this question for me?
Which of the following are considered composite woods as part of EQ Credit 4.4 Low Emitting Materials: Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products?
A Cabinets made of MDF
B Desks made with wheatboard
C Doors made with 50% Certified Wood and 50% recycled pine
D Conference tables made of plywood
E Bamboo wall panels
F OSB door cores
Answer:
A&F: Furniture is not considered a base building element and thus is not included.
??? Isn’t cabinetry considered furniture? I thought the answer would be E&F because
poorly worded question…
MDF,wheatboard,plywood,OSB are all “considered” composite woods in EQ4.4.(bamboo is not) BUT the way the answers are written is deceptive: for answer A. the subject is “cabinets”. Thus the question asks Are “cabinets” considered composite woods ?. Of course,no. Rewording A as “MDF used in cabinets” Then the answer is Yes,and, provided the cabinets are permanently installed,the MDF would effect credit. Bottom line,
F is the only correct answer ???.