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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: 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.
Post Date: 07 Apr, 2017
Status: Approved

GreenGuard Gold is accepted as an equivalent for Feature 4, Part 5
Post Date: 17 Jan, 2017
Status: Approved

Greenstuf has been accepted as an equivalent for CDPH Standard Method v1.1-2010 of Feature 4 Part 4.
Post Date: 17 Jan, 2017
Status: Approved

Indoor Advantage Gold has been approved as an acceptable alternative for F04, Parts 1, 2, 4, and 5.
Post Date: 17 Jan, 2017
Status: Approved

CalGreen 2013 Title 24, Part 11, California Green Building code has been approved as an equivalent for F04, Parts 1 and 2. For Part 3, projects are required to meet 100% of the resilient flooring requirements according to CalGreen 2013 Title 24 in order to fully comply with WELL requirements.
Post Date: 24 Oct, 2016
Status: Approved

AFRDI Green Tick Furniture has been accepted as an equivalent for the ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 Standard and M7.1-2011 Method of Part 5.
Note that not all the VOCs required byANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 are incorportated in Green Tick and the allowable emission levels in AFRDI Green Tick exceed those required in the ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 Furniture Sustainability Standard.
This equivalency may only be used for projects in Australia and New Zealand.
Post Date: 24 Oct, 2016
Status: Approved

Floorscore has been approved as an equivalent standard F04, Parts 2 and 3.
Post Date: 24 Oct, 2016
Status: Approved

GECA FFFv2.1i-2010 (Furniture, Fittings and Foam) has been accepted as an equivalent for the ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 Standard and M7.1-2011 Method of Part 5.
Note that not all the VOCs required byANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 are incorportated in this standard and the allowable emission levels in GECA FFFv2.1i-2010 exceed those required in the ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 Furniture Sustainability Standard.
This equivalency may only be used for projects in Australia and New Zealand.