Risk mitigation for indoor air quality on example of construction products

Most people in Central Europe spend the majority of the day indoors. The quality of indoor air is therefore very important for health and well-being. Construction products can be an important source of indoor pollution through their emissions. The implementation of health requirements to assess emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from construction products into indoor air under the Construction Products Regulation has been under discussion since 2010. The necessary tools are now ready for use: The test method EN 16516 and the EU-LCI list (LCI: lowest concentration of interest) with harmonised reference values for the health impacts of VOC. This talk highlights challenges and chances of a harmonised European health evaluation for construction products emissions.