[A methodology for the evaluation of the health related and environmental characteristics of building products]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18449078?dopt=AbstractPlus
Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB), Département Développement Durable, Division Santé, Champs-sur-Marne, France. francois.maupetit@cstb.fr
A global methodology for the evaluation of the environmental and health-related characteristics of building products is presented. This methodology is based on environmental product declaration according to the NF P 01-010 standard for the environmental part and on specific tests for the characterization of the potential health-related impact of building products (emissions of volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde in indoor air, odour emissions, aptitude for growth of micro-organisms: moulds and bacteria, natural radioactive emissions). This methodology can be used either by: *Manufacturers for the communication on the environmental and health-related properties of their building products, *End users, consumers, retailers, building owners and architects wishing to introduce environmental and health-related criteria in their selection procedure of building products, e.g. for "green building" construction.
PMID: 18449078 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
