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How accredited labs can help construction product manufacturers cost effectively
Dr. Roland Augustin
Brussels09. November 2011
Eurofins Product Testing
DänemarkGaltenclose to Arhus
Eurofins Product Testing A/S
Manchester (UK)Galten (DK)
Paris (FR)Torino (IT)
Hamburg (D)
Shanghai (CN)
Bangkok (TH)
Hong Kong (HK)
Shenzhen (CN)
Des Moines (USA)
Reichenwalde (D)
Bangalore (IND)
Bratislava (SK)Suzhou (CN)
Aix (FR)
Barneveld (NL)
Test chambers
Photo: Eurofins Product Testing A/S
Evaluation
Three reasons for testing:Legal requirements and limit values-Germany, Japan, California, France
Ecolabels (M1, Blue Angel, EMICODE, GUT, BIFMA, Floor Score, CRI, …)
Customers (e.g. LEED, IKEA, Real Estate management)
Main activity today in, Germany, France, Finland, USA, Japan,
Emission Testing: ISO 16000 standards as core principle, accreditations basically valid on a world wide basis:
• Part 3 (Aldehydes)• Part 6 (VOC; TVOC) • Part 9 (chamber) (earlier: EN 13419-1)• Part 10 (FLEC) (earlier: EN 13419-2)• Part 11 (Test specimen) (earlier: EN 13419-3)
Emission Testing today
All programs evaluate in-use phase emissionsEvaluation mostly after 28 days in Europe, after 14 days in USALimits after 3 days cover renovation / refurbishingTesting in ventilated test chambers
VOC long-term emissions – schedule
Example of a decay curve
Lifetime
Emissions
Low VOC emissions rating schemes
EU Regulation:
Germany (DIBt / AgBB)
French label + CMR
(CE marking)
E1 formaldehyde class
EU Labels & Specifications:
EMICODE
GUT
Indoor Air Comfort
EU ecolabel
M1, Finland
Blue Angel, Germany
Several local labels
US Regulation:
Formaldehyde (CARB, federal law)
VOC content (SCAQMD and more)
US Labels:
California CDPH "Section 01350"
FloorScore
Indoor Advantage
ANSI/BIFMA X7.1/M7.1/level
CRI Green Label Plus
Greenguard
Cradle-to-Cradle
Sustainable Building programs, e.g. LEED
Reference rooms – Comparison
ISO 16000-9
New CENstandard
CA office
CA classroom
Floor m² 7 12 11.1 89.2
Height m 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6
Volume m³ 17.4 30 30.6 231
Loading m²/m³ depending on what product (wall, floor, …)
Temperature °C 23 23 23 23
Relative Humidity %
50 50 50 50
Effective air change /h
0.5 0.5 0.675 0.81
Test chambers – Comparison
ISO 16000-9
New CENstandard
EN 717-1 CA Section 01350
Size open min. 20 l 0.225 – 12 m³ 20 – 100 l
Loading, floor (0.4) 0.4 – 0.3 – 0.7
Loading, wall (1.4) 1.0 1.0 0.3 – 0.7
Effective air change /h
(0.5) 0.25 – 1.5 1.0 1.00.05
Temperature °C
232
231
230.5
231
Relative Humidity %
505
505
453
505
ISO: The ratio between ventilation and loading is fixed, not absolute values
Regulation on low VOCs:German approval for construction products French compulsory labeling of VOC emissions classCE mark for several products will come after 2013 ?E1 class in CE mark for wood-based panels and products
Voluntary labels with low VOC specification:Marketing instrument for promotion of low VOC products
Long-term emissions determined after 28 daysLimit values often derived from occupational hygiene limitsTVOC limits as surrogate limit for non-regulated VOCs, and for health effect of mixturesUniform procedure for testing and evaluation for fair competition;ISO 16000 standards as basis for VOC emissions testing
Mostly self-declaration based on emissions tests combined with market controls
Basic principles in Europe
Regulation on low VOCs:Only CARB and US law on low formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels
Voluntary labels with low VOC specification:Marketing instrument for promotion of low VOC products
Long-term emissions determined after 14 daysTested / evaluated after 14 daysOr tested after 7 days and extrapolated to 14 daysLimit values from California based on toxicological studiesNo TVOC limits except BIFMA and GreenguardNo uniform procedure for testing and evaluationOften manufacturer will NOT know test results in certification process
Testing + auditing + certification of production sites
Basic principles in USA
CE mark = common language for declaration of product properties
CE mark is compulsory for many construction products
for entry into EU market
Basis is a mandate from European Commission to CEN
Product specific Technical Committee then issues a performance standard
Compliance with that standard allows use of CE Mark
VOC emissions shall be included in many such norms in future
For textile & resilient floorings: Expansion of EN 14041 by TC 134
For wood flooring: Expansion of EN 14342 by TC 175
For adhesives: Expansion of EN 14259 by TC 193
VOC emissions & CE marking – EU
www.eurofins.com/cpd-voc
DIBt – German VOC regulation
Regulation covers:Textile, resilient, laminate floor coverings,Sports floors,Flooring screeds,Parquet coatings, parquet adhesives and parquetWall coatings,Flooring adhesives (from 1 Jan 2012),Acoustic subfloors (from 1 Jan 2012),planned: more products.
– for use in regularly occupied spaces (commercial as well as residential)
www.eurofins.com/agbb
France – compulsory label
* Information sur le niveau d’émission de substances volatiles dans l’air intérieur, présentant un risque de toxicité par inhalation, sur une échelle de classe allant de A+ (très faibles émissions) à C (fortes émissions)
www.eurofins.com/france-voc
France – compulsory label
Classes C B A A+
TVOC > 2000 < 2000 < 1500 < 1000
Formaldehyde > 120 < 120 < 60 < 10
Acetaldehyde > 400 < 400 < 300 < 200
Toluene > 600 < 600 < 450 < 300
Tetrachloroethylene > 500 < 500 < 350 < 250
Xylene > 400 < 400 < 300 < 200
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene > 2000 < 2000 < 1500 < 1000
1,4-Dichlorobenzene > 120 < 120 < 90 < 60
Ethylbenzene > 1500 < 1500 < 1000 < 750
2-Butoxyethanol > 2000 < 2000 < 1500 < 1000
Styrene > 500 < 500 < 350 < 250
www.eurofins.com/france-voc
France – compulsory label
Regulation covers:Walls, ceiling, floor coverings and coatings,Panels for rooms partition and suspended ceilingInsulation products,Doors and windows,All products used for the installation of the products listed above.but NOT untreated metal or glass, lockers, iron, screws etc.
Evaluation / compliance by self-declaration on basis ofVOC emissions testing after 28 days, ISO 16000 tested, European Reference Roomor any other equivalent information
www.eurofins.com/france-voc
Products covered (as of June 2011):
Floor coverings
• textile
• resilient
• wooden
Insulation material
Gypsum boards
Installation products (adhesives, sealants etc.)
Furniture
Paints and coatings
Indoor Air Comfort – products
www.indoor-air-comfort.com
California CDPH Section 01350
Developed as purchase criteria in CaliforniaBased on VOC emission testing
First 10 days storage, then 4 days in test chamberResults are calculated for class room and for office room
Testing:After (in total) 11, 12 and 14 days
Evaluation after 14 days:Limit values: ½ of CREL (chronic respiratory exposure levels)35 VOCs are on CREL list of 2010No TVOC limit value in California
Latest version is of 2010 (version 1.1)Voluntary label. Importance on market: - in LEED sustainable building projects.- in California and in parts of the USA.
CDPH = California Department of Public Health
www.eurofins.com/section-1350
Large variety of sustainability rating systems exists Only some of these include product VOC requirements, such asLEED (USA, Italy, …), BREEAM (UK), HQE (France)
Products can NOT be certified Building projects earn points for achieving high ranking,e.g. for energy savingUse of low VOC products can help earning some points by fulfilling specifications, “credits”, on low VOCsProduct testing may deliver essential documentation for showing compliance with these creditsFinal decision on acceptance is with a building auditor
As an example – the US GBC® logo on a product means nothing more than:
Manufacturer is member of US GBC® organization.LEED compliance is required for purchase of construction products more and more often in USA, Asia, and Europe.
Low VOC in Green building programs
www.eurofins.com/green-buildings
Global labels – accepted by LEED?
DIBt, Germany (floorings)
VOC regulations and AFSSET, France (several building products)
M1, Finland (all building products)
Blue Angel, Germany(many different products)
Umweltzeichen, Austria (many different products)
Indoor Air Comfort, Europe(several products)
Danish Indoor Climate Label(many building products)
Nordic Ecolabel ("Swan")(several building products)
GuT, Europe (carpets)
EMICODE, Europe (adhesives, sealants and more)
CertiPUR, Europe (PUR foam)
CertiPUR US (PUR foam)
Californian Section 01350 / LEED (many building products + furniture)
FloorScore, USA (floorings)
BIFMA, USA (office furniture)
Indoor Advantage, USA (several products)
CRI, USA (carpets)
Cradle-to-cradle
Green Label, Hong Kong(several products)
EMICODE showed to be at least comparable with CDPH Section 01350GUT showed to be at least comparable with CRI GLPUS limit values seem lower than they are because of higher ventilation in reference room(higher ventilation = more dilution of emissions)Nevertheless, as of today:
NO European ecolabel is accepted as proof for LEED compliance of productsWork is on-going for a change, but when …? 2012???
Acceptance of EU labels by LEED® ?
Summary
Three reasons for testing:Legal requirements and limit values-Germany, France, California,
Ecolabels
Customers
Combination of testing reduces costs for industry!
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