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Category Description	US EPA	CARB	OTC	EC	SCAQMD 7/1/08	LEED CANADA NC 1.0 - Mar 07	Green Seal	LEED NC 2.2	SCAQMD 1/1/04	MPI GPS-1	MPI GPS-2
Interior Flat Intermediate & Topcoats	250	100	100	100	50	50	50	50	100	50	50
Interior Non-Flat Intermediate & Topcoats	380	150	150	150	50	150	150	150	150	150	50
Exterior Flat Intermediate & Topcoats	250	100	100	100			100			100	50
Exterior Non-Flat Intermediate & Topcoats	380	150	150	150			200			150	50
Special Purpose Exceptions
Clear Varnishes	450	350	350	350	275	275		350	350	350
Clear Sanding Sealers	550	350	350	350	275	275		275	350	350
Clear Lacquer	680	550	550	550	275	275		550	550	550
Clear Brushing Lacquer	680	680	680	680	275	275			680	680
Dry Fog Coatings	400	400	400	400	150				400	50/150	50
Fire Retardant Coatings-Pigmented	450	350	350	350	350				350	350
Fire Retardant Coatings-Clear	850	650	650	650	650				650	650
Floor Coatings	400	250	250	250	50	50		100	100	250*
Industrial Maintenance Coatings	450	250	340	340	100				250	340*
High Temperature Coatings	650	420	420	420	420				420	420
Faux Finishing Coatings	700	350	350	350	350				350	350
Metallic Pigmented Coatings	500	500	500	500	500				500	500
Multicolor Coatings	580	250	250	250	250				250	250
Pigmented Lacquers	680	550	550	550	275				550	550
Pretreatment Wash Primers	780	420	420	420	420				420	420
Primers & Undercoats	350	200	200	200	100	100		200	200	200
Quick Dry Enamels	450	250	250	250	50				250	250
Recycled Coatings	-	250	250	250	250		250		250	150
Rust Preventative Coatings	400	400	400	400	100	250	250	250	400	400**
Sealers	350	200	200	200	100	100		200	200	200
Shellacs-Clear	730	730	730	730	730	730		730	730	730
Shellacs-Pigmented	550	550	550	550	550	550		550	550	550
Specialty Primers	350/400	350	350	350	100	100		200	350	350
Stains	550/350	250	250	250	100	100		250	250	250
Traffic Marking Coatings	450/150	150	150	150	100				150	150
Waterproofing Concrete Masonry Sealers	600/400/700	400	400	400	100	100		250	400	400

* While SCAQMD has a lower limit, MPI is not convinced that a wide spectrum of products is available below those levels to warrant matching the level for these
performance-critical substrates.
** LEED references Green Seal GC-03 which has only three “performance requirements” – MPI is not convinced that either adhesion or hiding power is nearly adequate, and their
corrosion resistance “performance requirement” is nonexistent although this characteristic is absolutely critical here.
Note #1: EC (Environment Canada) is proposing implementation in 2008.
Note #2: LEED 2.2 presently contains VOC levels of 50 g/L for “flats” and 150 g/L for “non-flats” with some ‘other’ categories from SCAQMD as at Jan. 01, 2004.
Note #3: MPI GPS-1-08 is MPI Green Performance™ Standard May 2008 (first published as GPS-1-05 July 2005). MPI GPS-2-07 was published July 2007.
Note #4: South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113 Architectural Coatings rules in effect on January 1, 2004 and on July 1, 2007.
Note #5: LEED 1.0 is a Canadian licensed version published in 2004 but with a new revision in March 2007 requiring SCAQMD levels in place “at time of building permit”.
Note #6: MPI GPS is the only standard requiring significant performance. Both ECO LOGO and Green Seal Recycled Standards now require MPI performance listing.
Note #7: LEED 2.2 has VOC’s listed at 275 max for the clear sanding sealer although reference SCAQMD 1/1/04 who listed VOC’s at 350.

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