Hea 04 - Indoor air quality

Emissions from construction products – Re-used and reclaimed products - KBCN1869

The Emissions from construction products criteria in BREEAM are intended to apply to newly manufactured construction products and materials. Where a construction product can be robustly identified as previously used and is re-used or reclaimed, it may be considered as outside the scope of the Emissions from construction products criteria. However, any new coatings, finishes, adhesives, sealants, or other chemical treatments applied for the product’s installation must be considered and assessed separately, where relevant.

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Recognized emission certification schemes – Publicly available databases - KBCN1887

Some of the emission certification schemes recognized within GN22 maintain publicly available databases of products certified against their scheme requirements. These databases can be used to help assessors and project teams identify products that are certified under recognized schemes. Examples include: EU Ecolabel – https://environmental-data.ec.europa.eu/ecolabel/index.html GREENGUARD – https://spot.ul.com/ Indoor Advantage – https://www.scsglobalservices.com/certified-green-products-guide Nordic Swan – https://www.svanen.se/en/search-for-ecolabelled-products-and-services/?sortorder=6&producttype=0&qry=&productgroup= Blue Angel – https://www.blauer-engel.de/en eco-INSTITUT – https://www.eco-institut-label.de/en/ M1 – https://ymparisto.rakennustieto.fi/rakennusmateriaalien-paastoluokitus-etsi-m1-luokiteltuja-tuotteita Indoor Air Comfort® / Indoor Air Comfort Gold® – https://www.eurofins.com/iac-certified   Please be aware that these databases may include products that are certified under a recognized scheme, but which fall outside the product categories, BREEAM performance level, or the approved certification level recognized in GN22. Assessors must, therefore, verify that the certification scheme and product category are recognized within GN22 and applicable to the product being assessed. Please also refer to KBCN0719 - GN22 Recognized schemes for emissions from construction products

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