[en] Worldwide different (mostly voluntary) approaches exist to evaluate emissions from construction products. The importance of the relation between construction products and health & environment is highlighted in the mandatory European Construction Products Directive (CPD). One of the objectives of the European Construction Products Directive (CPD) is to harmonize the technical specifications with regard to dangerous substances and construction materials as stated in the Essential Requirement N°3 “Hygiene, health and the environment” (ER3). The Belgian Building Research Institute (BBRI) is involved in the implementation of ER3 by participation in standardisation work on CEN (CEN/TC 351) and EOTA (EOTA PT9) level. This paper presents first results of ongoing BBRI research activities in collaboration with VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research) and ULg (Université de Liège) concerning “horizontal evaluation method for implementation of the CPD (HEMICPD)”: http://www.bbri.be/go/hemicpd.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Lor, Marc; Belgian Building Research Institute
Vause, Kevin; Belgian Building Research Institute
Dinne, Karla; Belgian Building Research Institute
Goelen, Eddy; Flemish Institute for Technological Research (Belgium)
Maes, Frederick; Flemish Institute for Technological Research (Belgium)
Romain, Anne-Claude ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Surveillance de l'environnement
Nicolas, Jacques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Surveillance de l'environnement
Degrave, Christophe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Surveillance de l'environnement
Language :
English
Title :
Horizontal evaluation method for the implementation of the construction products directive - emissions from construction products into indoor air
Publication date :
September 2009
Event name :
Healthy Buildings 2009 (HB 2009)
Event place :
Syracuse, United States
Event date :
13-17 september 2009
By request :
Yes
Audience :
International
Main work title :
9th International Conference and Exhibition on Healthy Buildings 2009
Publisher :
Curron associates, Santa Cruz, United States - California
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