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LEED EQ Prerequisite 3: Fundamendal Refrigerant Management

Sarika asks:

A 5 storey multifamily residential building built in 1950's is undergoing a major renovation. The existing air conditioning equipment contains CFCs based refrigerants that are known to be harmful to the environment. In order to comply with EQ Prerequisite 3, Fundamental refrigerant management, what is the required timeline for phasing out CFCs in all air conditioning equipment?
a) CFCs must be phased out no later than 5 years after project completion.
b) CFCs must be phased out prior to the project completion.
c) CFCs must be phased out no later than 1 yeas after project completion.
d) CFCs must be phased out before construction breaks ground.
e) None of the above. There is no required timeline phasing out CFCs in buildings built before 1973.

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it is EA not Eq and the

Wed, 06/17/2009 - 15:03 — Anonymous (not verified)

it is EA not Eq and the answer is a) CFCs must be phased out no later than 5 years after project completion.

thanks for rectifying on it

Fri, 06/19/2009 - 07:36 — Anonymous (not verified)

thanks for rectifying on it being EA and EQ! typo error!
I received the answer as b) CFCs must be phased out prior to project completion.
Any insight will be appreciated.

USGBC Ref Guide suggests in

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 01:19 — Sarika (not verified)

USGBC Ref Guide suggests in its gray box to phase it out before completion. However, on the opposite page it gives 5 years to carry out phasing program.

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