(Amended by Ord. No. 186,486, Eff. 1/28/20.)
Tables 5.504.4.1, 5.504.4.2, and 5.504.4.3 of the California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11 are not adopted. The following tables shall apply instead:
ADHESIVE VOC LIMIT 1, 2
Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds in Grams per Liter
ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS | VOC LIMIT |
Indoor carpet adhesives | 50 |
Carpet pad adhesives | 50 |
Outdoor carpet adhesives | 150 |
Wood flooring adhesives | 100 |
Rubber floor adhesives | 60 |
Subfloor adhesives | 50 |
Ceramic tile adhesives | 65 |
VCT and asphalt tile adhesives | 50 |
Drywall and panel adhesives | 50 |
Cove base adhesives | 50 |
Multipurpose construction adhesives | 70 |
Structural glazing adhesives | 100 |
Single-ply roof membrane adhesives | 250 |
Other adhesives not specifically listed | 250 |
SPECIALTY APPLICATIONS | |
PVC welding | 510 |
CPVC welding | 490 |
ABS welding | 325 |
Plastic cement welding | 100 |
Adhesive primer for plastic | 550 |
Contact adhesive | 80 |
Special purpose contact adhesive | 250 |
Structural wood member adhesive | 140 |
Top and trim adhesive | 540 |
SUBSTRATE SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS | |
Metal to metal | 30 |
Plastic foams | 50 |
Porous material (except wood) | 50 |
Wood | 30 |
Fiberglass | 80 |
1. If an adhesive is used to bond dissimilar substrates together, the adhesive with the highest VOC content shall be allowed.
2. For additional information regarding methods to measure the VOC content specified in this table, see South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1168.
SEALANT VOC LIMIT
Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds in Grams per Liter
SEALANTS | VOC LIMIT |
Architectural | 50 |
Marine deck | 760 |
Non-membrane roof | 300 |
Roadway | 250 |
Single-ply roof membrane | 450 |
Other | 420 |
SEALANT PRIMERS | |
Architectural | |
Nonporous | 250 |
Porous | 775 |
Modified bituminous | 500 |
Marine deck | 760 |
Other | 750 |
VOC CONTENT LIMITS FOR ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS 2, 3
Grams of VOC per Liter of Coating Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds
COATING CATEGORY | VOC LIMIT |
Flat coatings | 50 |
Nonflat coatings | 50 |
Nonflat-high gloss coatings | 50 |
SPECIALTY COATINGS | |
Aluminum roof coatings | 100 |
Basement specialty coatings | 400 |
Bituminous roof coatings | 50 |
Bituminous roof primers | 350 |
Bond breakers | 350 |
Concrete curing compounds | 100 |
Concrete curing compounds, Roadways & Bridges | 350 |
Concrete/masonry sealers | 100 |
Driveway sealers | 50 |
Dry fog coatings | 50 |
Faux finishing coatings | |
Clear Top Coat | 100 |
Decorative Coatings | 350 |
Glazes | 350 |
Japan | 350 |
Trowel Applied Coatings | 50 |
Fire resistive coatings | 150 |
Floor coatings | 50 |
Form-release compounds | 100 |
Graphic arts coatings (sign paints) | 200 |
High temperature coatings | 420 |
Industrial maintenance coatings | 100 |
Low solids coatings 1 | 120 |
Magnesite cement coatings | 450 |
Mastic texture coatings | 100 |
Metallic pigmented coatings | 150 |
Multicolor coatings | 250 |
Pretreatment wash primers | 420 |
Primers, sealers, and undercoaters | 100 |
Reactive penetrating sealers | 350 |
Recycled coatings | 250 |
Roof coatings | 50 |
Roof coatings, aluminum | 100 |
Rust preventative coatings | 100 |
Shellacs | |
Clear | 730 |
Opaque | 550 |
Specialty primers, sealers and undercoaters | 100 |
Stains | 100 |
Stains, Interior | 250 |
Stone consolidants | 450 |
Swimming pool coatings | 340 |
Traffic marking coatings | 100 |
Tub and tile refinish coatings | 420 |
Waterproofing membranes | 100 |
Wood coatings | 275 |
Wood preservatives | 350 |
Zinc-rich primers | 100 |
1. Grams of VOC per liter of coating, including water and including exempt compounds.
2. The specified limits remain in effect unless revised limits are listed in subsequent columns in the table.
3. Values in this table are derived from those specified by the South Coast Air Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113. More information is available from the SCAQMD.