DIM and eco-INSTITUT pool competences in the fields of furniture and pollutant testing

The aim of the cooperation is to provide the furniture industry a service, tailored to the needs of the manufacturers, like the examination indoor products in terms of emissions testing, material analysis and pollutant source identification.

Further infos

Federal Environment Agency on the current situation of VOC marking in Germany and Europe

On November 29th, 2018, Federal Environment Agency (UBA) published a post on the current situation of EU law for construction products, focussing esp. on VOC marking in Germany

Read post on site of UBA

Update of eco-INSTITUT-label criteria

Since the last update AgBB scheme 2018 and new guide values have been oublished so the adjustments have become necesssary. The criteria are effective from now on.

Global marekt access with SCS certifications

For more than 2 years already eco-INSTITUT is the only official German partner of SCS Global services, one of the oldest US provider for environment and sustainability programmes like SCS FloorScore®, SCS Indoor AdvantageTM und Indoor AdvantageTM Gold.

Go to site SCS Global Services

eco-INSTITUT offers:

Emissions testing | Content analysis | Odour testing
Toxicological and ecological evaluations
Consultancy during product development and optimisation
External and quality inspection
30 years of international experience in the areas of emissions testing and pollutant analysis of indoor products
More than 90 test chambers of glass and stainless steel in sizes up to 5 m³
Usually a start of testing with one week after sample arrival

eco-INSTITUT is partner of:

Product manufacturers
City planners
Building planners
Indoor air experts
Public authorities
Associations

eco-INSTITUT is testing laboratory and contact for:

USGBC releases LEED v4.1 draft

7. January 2019
In December 2018, US Green Building Council (USGBC) released a new draft of its LEED (Leadership in Environment and Energy Design) building rating system. more

DIN EN 16516: new analytical reference method for formaldehyde tests of wood-based materials according to Chemical Prohibition Ordinance (ChemVerbotsV)

4. December 2018
On November 26th, 2018, German Federal Gazette (BAnz AT 26.11.2018 B2 - in German only) published DIN EN 16516, a new reference method for measuring formaldehyde emissions from coated and uncoated wood based on Annex 1 of the Chemical Prohibition Ordinance (ChemVerbotsV). more

Federal Environment Agency: Publication of AgBB scheme 2018

14. August 2018
August 6th, 2018, German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt - UBA) published the updated AgBB scheme which is in connection with the principles of the German Institute for Structural Engineering (Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik – DIBt) the relevant standard for testing and health evaluation of volatile organic compounds (VVOC, VOC and SVOC) from construction products. more