Monthly Archives: March 2011
Final new French regulation on VOC label now officially published
Final version of new French VOC regulation has been officially published on 25 March 2011. This is about a mandatory labelling of all construction products and some more products installed indoors with their emission classes, based on emission testing and … Continue reading
LEED compliance for carpets does not require CRI certification
Many project teams or LEED reviewers read LEED specifications such that fulfilling LEED EQ credit 4.3 for carpets requires CRI Green Label Plus certification. Now there is a clear statement of US GBC saying that it is a misunderstanding if … Continue reading
New VOC Newsletter available in the web
A new edition of VOC newsletter was issued by Eurofins Product Testing A/S. This is made available as electronic newsletter in three languages: in English in French in German The newsletter contains Seminar on VOC regulations and labels. European Coatings … Continue reading
South California plans to change VOC limits in paints and coatings
SCAQMD is the Californian South Coast Air Quality Management District, based in Diamond Bar and covering Orange County and parts of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernadino counties. SCAQMD limitation of VOC content in adhesives, sealants, and architectural coatings has … Continue reading
California limits VOC content in consumer products
California authorities now published a summary of prohibitions and labeling requirements for VOC content in consumer product categories, updated after latest revisions. For details please see our website at http://www.eurofins.com/carb-consumer-products-voc, or the original document with the 2011 requirements (advisory no … Continue reading
