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European standardisation committee (CEN) publishes EN 16516

Beginning of October 2017 European norm “Assessment of release of dangerous substances – Determination of emissions into indoor air” was published as EN 16516 by European Committee for Standardization (Comité Européen de Normalisation – CEN).

27. October 2017

Finnish M1 emissions classification: new testing protocol published

Beginning of Juli 2017 the Finnish Building Information Foundation RTS sr published the new “M1 Emission Classification of Building Materials: Protocol for Chemical and Sensory Testing of Building Materials”.

6. July 2017

DGNB: Announcement new version DGNB system

Beginning of June published a preview of a new version of DGNB system.

12. June 2017

DIBt: Draft Model Regulation Technical Building Rules

From June 2017 on, online provides the draft of :

1. June 2017

Construction products: German government files suit against EU commission

As the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) announced in a press release the Federal Government filed a suit against EU commission on April 19, 2017.

24. April 2017

DGM launches new boxpring bed label

Deutsche Gütegemeinschaft Möbel (DGM), the German Quality Assurance Association, has launched a new label for boxspring beds. The criteria are based on the high standards of Deutsche Gütegemeinschaft Möbel.

22. March 2017

GOTS 5.0 published

Version 5.0 of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has been released. GOTS is the worldwide recognized standard for the processing of textiles made with 95 percent (label grade “organic”) or at least 70 percent (label grade “made with organic”) certified organic fibres.

7. March 2017

EU-Ecolabel: Floor covering of wood, cork and bamboo are new product group

As published on February 2nd, 2017, in the Official Journal of the European Union notified C (2017)303, the commission decided to define criteria for EU-Ecolabel for floor coverings of wood, cork and bamboo.

4. February 2017

California Section 01350: Method for Testing and Evaluation Version 1.2 published

In January 2017 California Department of Public Health published version “Standard Method for the Testing and Evaluation of Volatile Organic Chemical Emissions from Indoor Sources using Environmental Chambers Version 1.2”.

31. January 2017

Original plans about French furniture emissions label revised

The plan of France to launch a furniture emissions label have revised due to the pressure of the furniture industry. The new legal texts regarding the label focus now only on the classification of formaldehyde.

29. January 2017

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European standardisation committee (CEN) publishes EN 16516

Finnish M1 emissions classification: new testing protocol published

DGNB: Announcement new version DGNB system

DIBt: Draft Model Regulation Technical Building Rules

Construction products: German government files suit against EU commission

DGM launches new boxpring bed label

GOTS 5.0 published

EU-Ecolabel: Floor covering of wood, cork and bamboo are new product group

California Section 01350: Method for Testing and Evaluation Version 1.2 published

Original plans about French furniture emissions label revised

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