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VOC reduction

Features/Air/Feature 04

VOC reduction

Intent: 

To minimize the effect of VOCs in building materials on indoor air quality.

All equivalencies for this feature can be downloaded from this link: https://resources.wellcertified.com/tools/strategies-table
Post Date: 21 Aug, 2017
Status: Not Approved

Indoor Air Comfort has not been accepted as an alternative for meeting the requirements of Feature 04 Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Post Date: 26 Jul, 2017
Status: Approved

MAS Certified Green® has been accepted for Feature 04 Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Post Date: 26 Jul, 2017
Status: Approved

The GUT carpet standard has been accepted for Feature 04 Part 3.

Note that products are subject to these thresholds:
Termination criteria 3 days after loading: 250 µg/m³ TVOC, 10 µg/m³ Formaldehyde.
Desired values 28 days after loading: 100 µg/m³ TVOC, 4 µg/m³ Formaldehyde.
This equivalency may only be used for projects in Europe.
Post Date: 26 Jul, 2017
Status: Approved

VOC ETL class 2 and 3, VOC+ ETL Environmental and Formaldehyde-Free, has been accepted for Feature 04 Part 5.
Post Date: 17 Jul, 2017
Status: Approved

eco-INSTITUT-Label (2015 version) has been deemed acceptable for Feature 04 Part 1 - 4 with the following requirement:
The formaldehyde limit of 9 µg/m³ at 28 days must be met for products using this label.
Post Date: 07 Jul, 2017
Status: Approved

Indoor Air Comfort Gold has been accepted as an alternative for the requirements of Feature 04 Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Post Date: 27 Apr, 2017
Status: Approved

The Blue Angel Label for upholstered furniture has been accepted as an equivalent for the ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 Standard and M7.1-2011 Method of Part 5.

The furniture must also be separately tested for 4-phenylcyclohexane and total aldehydes and held to the same limits specified in ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 section 7.6.1 and 7.6.2
Post Date: 27 Apr, 2017
Status: Approved

Previously published as an AAP:
Field and Laboratory Emission Cell (FLEC) emissions testing is approved as an emissions testing methodology only for furniture and furnishings that are made up of a uniform material and have flat testing surfaces on which the FLEC emissions testing methodology may be applied. For example, flat surfaced cabinetry that is made up of a uniform material may be tested using this methodology. However, chairs that are made from a variety of materials that lack flat surfaces may not be tested using this methodology. The emissions test must be administered by a third party investigator with no affiliation with the project. The associated costs are the responsibility of the project team. Additional tests performed in accordance with ISO 16000 methodology must be performed for total aldehydes and 4-Phenylcyclohexane and must meet the thresholds specified in the WELL Building Standard.
Post Date: 27 Apr, 2017
Status: Approved

The Finnish M1 Label for non-upholstered furniture has been accepted as an equivalent for the ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 Standard and M7.1-2011 Method of Part 5.

The furniture must also be separately tested for 4-phenylcyclohexane and total aldehydes and held to the same limits specified in ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 section 7.6.1 and 7.6.2
Post Date: 27 Apr, 2017
Status: Approved

Previously published as an AAP:
Products and materials that have an A or A+ class rating under the French legislation on VOC emissions meet the requirements of Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4.