Do you know whether the French label "Emissions dans l'air intérieur" class A+ is valid for the credit requirements for interior paints?
from https://www.anses.fr/en/content/labelling-building-and-decoration-produc...
The emissions of 10 substances and the "total volatile organic compounds" parameter (TVOC) have to be measured and classified into four categories from A+ to C; the requirements to be met are exposure concentration thresholds defined for each substance and parameter (expressed in µg.m–3).
Reinhard Oppl
Independent consultant on VOC issuesformerly with Eurofins Product Testing A/S
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May 25, 2019 - 8:54 pm
Hi, this program is not valid. US GBC operates a list of acceptable certifications and programs for the LEED v4 EQ Credit Low-Emitting Materials. There you can see that the French program is valid only for composite wood evaluation, but it is not stringent enough for interior paints: https://www.usgbc.org/resources/low-emitting-materials-third-party-certi....
Francesco Passerini
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May 30, 2019 - 10:17 am
Thanks, but the Reference guide states that the following solution is fine:
ISO 16000-3: 2010, ISO 16000-6: 2011, ISO 16000-9: 2006, ISO 16000-11:2006 either in conjunction with AgBB, or with French legislation on VOC emission class labeling
Does it mean that certification "Emissions dans l'air intérieur" is valid if the test is made according to ISO 16000-3: 2010, ISO 16000-6: 2011, ISO 16000-9: 2006, ISO 16000-11:2006 and it isn't in other case.
Reinhard Oppl
Independent consultant on VOC issuesformerly with Eurofins Product Testing A/S
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May 30, 2019 - 3:25 pm
Hi, this saying is about how the test shall be performed. The mentioned ISO standards do not include any criteria or limit values. These are specified in the credit itself. As all this is easily misunderstood, US GBC operates its list of acceptable certifications and programs with the intention to create clarity about which programs and certifications can be accepted, and which ones are not stringent enough.
Francesco Passerini
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May 31, 2019 - 3:11 am
Ok, thanks. But I see a contradiction: if I read the Reference guide it seems that the French legislation is fine, while if I read the "Low-Emitting Materials Third Party Certification table" it seems it isn't. Do you agree?
Reinhard Oppl
Independent consultant on VOC issuesformerly with Eurofins Product Testing A/S
332 thumbs up
May 31, 2019 - 7:57 am
Yes this is written not clear enough in the reference guide. You might possibly want to write to US GBC and ask for improvement.