French VOC labeling rule

Soha, I would need more information to assist. Assuming that this is a hard surface flooring product then the options are to comply with FloorScore Certification testing requirements or to meet the testing and product requirements of the California Department of Health Services Standard Practice requirements (see above for more details). Class A within the French regulations seems to indicate that the the product is <15000 TVOC but you would need to be sure that it complies with either Option 1 or Option 2 above.

Soha, I don't know of any direct comparisons. Maybe other LEEDusers may know? Another approach would be to go back to the Manufacturer and request that they give you the exact VOC in g/L.

The latest addenda has the following guidance: All hard surface flooring installed in the building interior must meet one of the following requirements: Meet the requirements of the FloorScore standard (current as of the date of this rating system, or more stringent version) as shown with testing by an independent third-party. Demonstrate maximum VOC concentrations less than or equal to those specified in the California Department of Health Services Standard Practice for the Testing of Volatile Organic Emissions from Various Sources Using Small-Scale Environmental Chambers, including 2004 Addenda, using the office scenario as defined in Table 7.5 within the practice. Maximum VOC concentrations meet the California requirements specified above based on the following: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method V1.1-2010 using test results obtained at the 14 day time point Projects outside the U.S. may use the German AgBB/DIBt testing method and all testing methods based on AgBB/DIBt method (GUT, EMICODE, Blue Angel) using test results obtained at the 3 day or 7 day or 14 day time point. For caprolactam, if test results obtained at the 3 day or 7 day time point is used, the emission concentration must be less than ½ of the concentration limit specified above because the emission may not have peaked at the measured time points. If a European testing method (AgBB/DIBt GUT, EMICODE, Blue Angel) had used parameters for calculating test results different from those specified in the referenced California method, then the European test results for carpets or floorings need to be converted into California air concentrations by multiplication with 0.7.