01 Air quality standards

Key contribution

In keeping with Saint-Gobain’s drive towards green building, GYPROC products are constantly being improved through our innovative measures to help obtain and maintain a high level of indoor air quality that is low in pollution and on volatile organic compound (VOC) emission levels.

Aim

To ensure a basic level of high indoor air quality.

Detailed requirement

Part 1: Standards for Volatile Substances:

Formaldehyde less than 27 ppb
Total volatile organic compounds less than 550 μg/m³

Part 2: Standards for Particulate Matter and Inorganic Gases

Carbon monoxyde less than 9 ppm
PM₂.₅ less than 15 μg/m³
PM₁₀ less than 50 μg/m³
Ozone less than 51 ppb

Part 3: Radon

Radon less than 4 pCi/L in the lowest occupied level of the project

Part 4: Operational Kitchen Air Quality

Carbon monoxide levels less than 35 ppm.
PM₂.₅ less than 35 μg/m³.
Nitrogen dioxide less than 100 ppb.
Formaldehyde less than 81 ppb.

See detailed requirement for Air Quality Standards

Our contribution

Part 1

Conforming to ISO 16000, GYPROC products have low ammonia, formaldehyde and other VOC emission levels close to 0. With our A+ ranking according to French VOC regulations and conformity to high international standards in construction products, GYPROC product VOC levels fall far below the maximum standards set by WELL. See the table below for Total VOC and Formaldehydes.

For example, VOC levels are reduced by 70% when using our Activ’Air® /AirRenew® solutions.

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