California Indoor Air Quality Program

IAQ Information: Volatile Organic Compounds, (VOCs)

CALIFORNIA IAQ GUIDELINES AND SPECIFICATIONS

      Office Furniture Systems:

o       State of California, Open Office Panel Systems – Indoor Air Quality Specifications – Draft December 2007

o       State of California (previous), Environmental Specifications for Office Furniture Systems – 2000

      Background Documents & Test Methods:

o       CDHS-IAQ Report:  Standard Practice for Testing of VOCs from Various Sources Using Small-scale Environmental Chambers (2004)

o       CHPS:  Specifications Section 01350: Special Environmental Requirements (2000) 

o       CDHS-IAQ Report:  Reducing Occupant Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCS) From Office Building Construction Materials: Non-Binding Guidelines (1996)

 

MATERIAL EMISSION TESTING:  CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS & LABORATORIES

PROGRAM

LABORATORIES

o       Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI)

o       Air Quality Sciences (AQS)

o       CHPS Low-Emitting Materials (LEM) Table

o       Berkeley Analytical Associates (BAA)

o       Greenguard Environmental Institute (GEI)

o       Bodycote Material Testing (BMT)

o       Scientific Certification Systems (SCS)

o       Materials Analytical Services (MAS)

 

PAPERS AND ARTICLES

o       CDHS-IAQ Report:  Long-Term Building Air Measurements for VOCs Including Aldehydes at a Five-Building Sustainable Office Complex In California, August 2006

o       CDHS-IAQ Report:  Building Material Emissions Study, November 2003

o       Testing of Building Products for Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds:  Practical Time Point for Assessing Potential Chronic Health Impacts, by AT Hodgson & LE Alevantis, November 2004

o       The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings: A Report to California's Sustainable Building Task Force, October 2003

o       Sustainable Building Practices in California State Buildings, by LE Alevantis, K Frevert, R Muller, H Levin & A Sowell, Indoor Air 2002

o       Special Environmental Requirements for a California State Office Building, by A Bernheim, H Levin, & LE Alevantis, Indoor Air 2002

 

USEFUL LINKS

o       CIWMB Green Building Website

 

Updated: JMW/12/26/2007