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...

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...

Sustainable building certification system Since 2009, the has been awarding certification to buildings that meet various criteria for sustainable, environmentally friendly and economically efficient construction. The certificate is awarded in platinum, gold, silver or bronze. In terms of content, the DGNB system is based on life cycle assessment, performance...

Testing for DIBt approval  | | | EAD As the German licensing, approval and assessment body, DIBt (Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik – German Institute for Structural Engineering) is the key contact for all questions concerning the construction regulation of construction products and types of construction. DIBt issues national technical...

Label for low-emission installation and construction products EMICODE® seal is the quality mark of the . Since 1997, GEV awards its quality mark GEV EMICODE® to low-emission flooring underlays and construction products. In the focus of the tests according to ISO 16000 is the VOC missions’ behaviour which are,...

European quality label for sutainable construction products natureplus® quality label marks environmentally-friendly construction products being non-hazarduous to health. The focus is environment, health and sustainability. The quality label is awarded by   which developed the label in cooperation with several testing bodies (among those eco-INSTITUT). The products have to...

Quality Seal Sustainable Building Plus & Quality Seal Sustainable Building Premium In order to promote a uniform understanding of sustainability while at the same time creating a secure framework for the allocation of funding, the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) has launched the Quality Seal...

Mark of conformity in the context of In Germany, as a member state of the EU, the general technical approval (abZ) and the Ü mark may only be used for products that do not bear a CE mark. The European Construction Products Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 describes basic requirements...