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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

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DGNB: Announcement new version DGNB system

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

12. June 2017

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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SCS standards integrated by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Beginning of 2017 the US American Environmental Protection Agency integrated the indoor air and pollutant emissions label of SCS Global Services (SCS) into the guidelines and recommendations of requirements for public procurement on an US federal level.

26. January 2017

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Federal cabinet agrees to moratorium of disposal of isolation materials containing HBCD

As the Federal Minstry for the Environment, Nature Conversation, Building and Nuclear Safety announced end of December 2016 in a press release the federal cabinet agreed to a one-year moratorium of disposal of isolation materials containing HBCD.

12. January 2017

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