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Exclude foamed-in-place and sprayed insulation (include in insulation category).

The following products and materials are applicable:

Adhesives and sealants

Adhesives and sealants, by volume or cost, must meet the VOC emissions evaluation criteria.
The adhesives and sealants product category includes all interior adhesives and sealants wet-applied on-site, including those used to install air or vapor barrier membranes and floor-setting materials.

Flooring

Nonstructural flooring materials, by surface area or cost, must meet the VOC emissions evaluation criteria.
The flooring product category includes all types of hard and soft surface flooring finishes (e.g., carpet, ceramic tile, vinyl, rubber, engineered wood, solid wood, stone, and laminate), raised flooring systems, entryway (“walk-off”) systems, area rugs, wood subflooring, underlayments, sandwich panels, and air barrier membranes and vapor barrier/vapor retarder membranes (if used inside an air barrier membrane).
Exclude poured concrete, composite wood subflooring (include in the composite wood category, if applicable), and wet-applied products applied on the floor.

Walls

Nonstructural wall materials, by surface area or cost, must meet the VOC emissions evaluation criteria.
The walls product category includes all finish wall treatments (e.g., wall coverings and wall tile), finish carpentry (e.g., millwork, paneling, railings, and trim/moldings), gypsum wallboard, wall base/skirting, interior and exterior doors, nonstructural wall framing, and nonstructural sandwich panels.
Exclude wet-applied products applied on the wall, case goods, cabinetry (include in the furniture category), countertops (include in the furniture category), bathroom accessories, door hardware, and curtain wall and storefront systems.

Ceilings

Nonstructural ceilings materials, by surface area or cost, must meet the VOC emissions evaluation criteria.
The ceilings product category includes all types of ceiling finishes (e.g., ceiling panels and ceiling tile), suspension grids, surface ceiling structures (such as gypsum wallboard or plaster), suspended systems (including canopies and clouds), and nonstructural sandwich panels.

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