CDPH Standard Method V1.2 VOC Emissions Testing Services

PTS Testing Service VOC emission testing to standards such as CDPH Standard Method V1.2, widely known as CA Section 01350, and to ANSI/BIFMA M7.1, provide the foundation for manufacturers’ self-declared claims and third-party certified claims for low-emitting building products and office furnishings. These claims are used to earn credits in LEED v4/4.1, WELL, CHPS, Green Globes and other building rating systems. Green building codes such as CALGreen, ASHRAE Standard 189.1, and the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) also require the same standards and claims to define acceptable products for new construction and renovation. Additionally.

Testing Building Products for VOC Emissions

CDPH Standard Method V1.2, which superseded CDPH Standard Method V1.1, in 2017(CA Section 01350) is the most widely used standard in North America for VOC testing and for evaluating VOC emissions from building products including flooring, suspended ceilings, insulation, wall panels, paints and coatings, and wall coverings. This standard is referenced in USGBC LEED v4/4.1 and in many other green building rating systems and green construction codes. The standard requires:

• Conditioning of test specimens for 10 days at 23±2°C and 50±10% RH immediately followed by a 96-hour small-scale chamber test at 23±1°C and 50±5% RH
• Air sample collection for VOCs and aldehydes at 24, 48 and 96 hr during chamber test

• Identification and quantitative analysis of VOCs emitted to air by the product with emphasis on VOCs of concern

• Modeling of VOC analysis results to predict concentrations in standard building scenarios (office, school classroom and optional single-family residence)
• Assessment of modeled concentrations relative to chronic health guidelines

PTS Testing Service has been involved with the CDPH Standard Method from its inception as CA Section 01350.

PTS Testing Service also serves international building product manufacturers. For the EU, products are tested following the ISO 16000-9 and ISO 16000-11 standards and the newer EN 16516 standard to demonstrate compliance with the French Decree on the Labeling of Construction Products for Their Emissions of Volatile Pollutants. This labeling law applies to all interior paints & coatings, wallcoverings, ceiling panels, hard surface and resilient flooring, insulation, doors and windows sold in France. Spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation is tested for VOC emissions by the CAN/ULC-S774 standard for compliance with national and provincial building code regulations in Canada.

Testing Furniture for VOC Emissions

The ANSI/BIFMA Standard Method M7.1 is the predominant North American method used for testing commercial furniture for VOC emissions. This standard is referenced in LEED v4/4.1 for office furniture and is incorporated into CDPH Standard Method V1.2 for the testing of classroom and office furnishings. Our furniture testing services using M7.1 support the ANSI/BIFMA e3 sustainability standard and BIFMA’s level™ sustainability certification program. Seating, workstation components (work surface, storage, and panels), tables, and other furniture items are tested using our mid-scale chambers. Components that can be represented by small samples are tested in small-scale chambers using the scaling approach. Conformity assessment is conducted relative to ANSI/BIFMA X7.1; ANSI/BIFMA e3 Sections 7.6.1, 7.6.2, & 7.6.3; and the guidelines in CDPH Standard Method V1.2.

PTS Testing Service’s  VOC emission testing services for manufacturing QC are used to support self-declared and certified product claims under standards, such as CDPH Standard Method V1.2, and certification schemes such as SCS Global Services Indoor Advantage programs.

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