emissions of materials and products inside habitats

limiting chemical pollution of indoor air and olfactory discomfort (volatile organic compounds (vocs), aldehydes, odors)

Each person spends an average of 22 hours out of 24 in enclosed or semi-enclosed spaces: housing, workplaces, public venues (schools, nurseries, hospitals...). Products and materials found in these spaces (coatings, paint, furniture, candles, household appliances...) emit chemical pollutants into the air and unpleasant, even irritating odors. These emissions can impact air quality and potentially represent a long-term health hazard, especially for the most vulnerable people, such as children, the elderly, or the sick.

Thus, for any product manufacturers, builders, or project owner, it is necessary to qualify, quantify, and reduce volatile organic compound emissions and odors from your materials and products.
 

impacts for manufacturers and distributors

• Manufacturers must adapt formulations, manufacturing methods, and material choices if the product does not comply with this future regulatory application.
• Distributors must ensure compliance with formaldehyde emissions, either through supplier verification or by conducting laboratory controls.

verification of emissions from construction and decoration products

french regulatory labeling 

All construction or decoration products covered by French Decree No. 2011-321 of March 23, 2011, must be labelled according to their air pollution level: A+ , A, B, or C, from the least to the most emissive. These analyses are conducted in compliance with requirements for CE marking of construction products.

analyses for the european and international market

The laboratory adapts its analyses to the requirements of the international market 
The requirements of each country are taken into account in the analyses, in addition to those carried out for the French market.

Complementary compounds can be sought, and samples can be adapted according to the standards considered. This way, your products can be marketed in several countries.

analysis of carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic (cmr) substances

Construction materials must not emit more than 1 µg/m³ of CMR in the air. This includes trichloroethylene, benzene, DEHP (Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate), and DBP (Dibutyl phthalate)

Bureau Veritas Laboratoires performs the analyses and indicates the measured CMR content in the products

"voluntary" product emission analyses or to respect ou to comply with a specific label

Development axes for regulations on other consumer products were promulgated in the national indoor air quality plan (June 2013): regulatory labelling should be applied to: Furniture (especially for children), Candles and air fresheners, Household products

Bureau Veritas helps manufacturers or distributors to anticipate the evolution of these regulations, to communicate about the quality of their products, and to anticipate potential authority controls (market withdrawal through the precautionary principle).

Bureau Veritas performs "custom" analyses taking into account current regulations and planned development areas for:

• Furniture and toys for nurseries, schools, or hospitals
• Electrical and electronic equipment
• Household and health appliances
• Wood materials, plywood, laminated, MDF panels
• Construction/decoration products not covered by regulations
• Mass distribution articles

new materials, recycled materials

The laboratories also support you in your development and innovation of new materials or products (for example, to meet regulatory incentives to use recycled materials).

It is possible to guide your developments with the help of rapid analyses to classify the least emissive, before carrying out regulatory analyses, which often take longer in terms of deadlines.
 

sustainable and green buildings

Many building labels (or certifications) have more or less strict requirements to encourage the use of low-emission materials in construction and renovations: for example, for LEED, BREEAM, HQE, WELL BUILDING, etc.

The laboratories support manufacturers and project managers to verify emissions according to the requirements of each label. Counter-analyses or 100% checks can be carried out and allow the products to be compared with each other.

Why Choose Bureau Veritas?

Technical Expertise

Bureau Veritas technicians and engineers implement material emission analyses in compliance with current standards and regulations.They advise you on the samples or specimens to send to the laboratory according to the required packaging conditions.
 

Reconnaissance

Bureau Veritas Laboratories is accredited* by COFRAC (French national accreditation body, signatory member of ILAC) according to NF EN ISO/CEI 17025 standard (Nr. 1-0036, site of Cergy, scope available on www.cofrac.fr).

The quality of services is monitored through inter-comparison tests, such as those organized by BAM  (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung).

*consult : https://documentation.bureauveritas.fr