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Key contribution
As a leader in innovative construction materials, Saint-Gobain’s strategy is to continue to improve and provide the most efficient and sustainable options to our clients, while addressing the health and well-being of building occupants.
Aim
To promote the continuous evolution of the Standard by enabling projects to propose a new feature that addresses health and wellness in a novel way.
Detailed requirement
Part 1: Innovation Proposal
The feature meets one of the following requirements:
- Describes how a feature normally not applicable to this project type is relevant to this project.
- Relates to the wellness concept in a novel way that is not already covered in the WELL Building Standard.
Part 2: Innovation Support
The feature is supported by the following:
- The feature is fully substantiated by existing scientific, medical and industry research, and is consistent with applicable laws and regulations and leading practices in building design and management.
See detailed requirement for Innovation feature I
Our contribution
Saint-Gobain’s eco-innovation policy aims to produce innovative solutions that help reduce the environmental impacts of buildings and infrastructures over the entire life cycle.
Our innovative products improve indoor air quality (IAQ) using the air purifying technology of Activ’Air®/ AirRenew® gypsum boards and ceiling tiles. Health issues associated with exposure to pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as formaldehyde, present within enclosed spaces are avoided. This technology can remove up to 70% of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the indoor atmosphere and convert them into safe, inert compounds that cannot be released back into the air once trapped in the product.
