Choosing Low-Emitting Products

"The materials, finishes, furnishings, maintenance supplies, and housekeeping supplies that go into new or existing buildings can have a major impact on the quality of the indoor air. Building professionals responsible for the materials acquisition are becoming more aware that proper selection is important to the health and performance of occupants. Comprehensive yet easy to follow guidelines on how to best select products are urgently needed, yet the development of such guidelines is not possible without emissions and health effects data on key building sources and products. (US EPA PNIER 2005)"

In order to identify the source of an odor or unexplainable occupant symptoms we must test a building product or material for chemical emissions. Our experience in study design and testing has enabled IAS to identify many problems that had remained unresolved by other consultants.

Published: May/21/2007

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