French guideline on VOC emissions from construction products In 2006, the French published for the first time a guideline on the limitations of VOC emissions (by construction products) into indoor air. In 2009, this so called AFSSET guideline was revised and now regards VOC emissions from a total of...

Evaluation scheme for VOC emissions from construction products VOC emissions from construction products are an important cause of indoor air pollution. Therefore, the , founded in 1997, developed test criteria and – based on these criteria – the AgBB evaluation scheme for VOC emissions from construction products. This so-called...

VOC emissions regulation for construction products and floor coverings The Royal Decree establishing threshold levels for the emissions to the indoor environment from construction products was published on Aug 18, 2014. The regulation became mandatorily effective from Jan 1, 2015, for products to be traded on the Belgian market for...

Label for environment and climate friendly products and services The Blue Angel is the first and most well-known quality label of the world. For 40 years it labels products being particularily environmentally and climatically friendly: up till today more than 12.000 times the Blue Angel mark has been awarded...

British certification programme for sustainable buildings The British sustainablilty certificate BREEAM is one of the most renowned programmes worldwide in the context of building sustainability. It was developed already in Great Britain in 1990  and thus is the oldest quality label in the sector of sustainable buildings per se. Now it...

Swedish rating system for sustainable and pollutant-free construction Byggvarubedömningen is a Swedish organisation specialising in the assessment of construction products in terms of their environmental and health impact. The aim of the organisation is to promote sustainable and pollutant-free construction and thus to contribute to creating a healthier environment...

Minimal environmental criteria for the procurement of planning and services for new buildings, refurbishments and maintenance of buildings and the management of public administration construction sites Since 2017 in Italy the requirement to use emission-tested products for the construction and renovation of public buildings is in force. The Minimal...

Indoor air in residential premises may contain various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which may pose a risk to human health at certain exposure concentrations. Therefore, Health Canada has specified exposure limit values for a small number of VOCs such as benzene, formaldehyde, naphthalene, toluene and acetaldehyde in its Residential...

Californian standard for evaluation und reduction of VOC emissions On behalf of the Californian working group for sustainable building of California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) in 2002/2003 that specification has been developed which is now known as the Standard method. The Section is now the most important standard in the...

European marking of floor coverings The placing of construction products on the European market is regulated by the European Construction Regulation (CPR). Construction products complying with the requirements stipulated in the technical specifications are entitled to be identified with the CE marking and to be traded. This regulation applies...