Very low VOC emissions.
Ensure maximum health, indoor comfort and well-being with Isotex
The absence of VOC (Volatile organic compounds) in an environment is an important indicator of well-being and living comfort. VOC are chemicals found in industrial products or materials, which tend to evaporate and pervade indoor environments. The presence of dispersed chemicals in indoor environments not only worsens air quality, but is also a real risk to the health of people and animals, causing allergies and in the most serious cases of diseases. For this reason, there is an increasing focus on the presence of VOC in construction materials.
Why is it important to choose a low VOC building system such as Isotex? Today we spend around 90% of our time indoors, breathing in up to 20 cubic metres of air per day, the quality of which can affect our living comfort and our health. Low VOC content in building materials is very important to safeguard indoor air quality, which is why the demand for building systems and products that are not harmful to human health has increased significantly. Isotex products are tested and certified with very low VOC emissions and meet strict European and international standards
Our commitment to the best indoor air quality
Isotex® wood cement blocks and floors have been tested by Eurofins and are in the very low VOC emission category, meeting the strictest European and international standards. The results were excellent as the Isotex wood cement sample was classified Indoor Air Comfort GOLD and the Isotex wood cement sample with Neopor® BMBcert insulation from BASF was classified Indoor Air Comfort (obtaining in addition LEED, BREEAM protocols etc. compliance)
This award is yet another demonstration of the company’s focus on technological innovation applied to sustainability and well-being. This shows how Isotex® wood cement blocks and floors are safe and healthy and do not endanger the health of the operators and inhabitants of the buildings in which they are used.
Isotex classified Indoor Air Comfort GOLD by Eurofins
The Isotex wood-cement sample, with BASF's Neopor® BMB insulation, is classified as Indoor Air Comfort, the certification compliant with the standards required in Europe, the voluntary specifications of the most important eco-labels and sustainable building certification protocols, such as LEED, BREEAM, etc.
The Isotex wood-cement sample is classified as Indoor Air Comfort Gold, the certification compliant with the standards required in Europe, the voluntary specifications of the most important eco-labels and sustainable building certification protocols, such as LEED, BREEAM, etc.
What is the VOC Test and what are the Certification Levels?
The EUROFINS “Indoor Air Comfort” certification is a tool to demonstrate the compliance of the product with low VOC emission criteria established in Europe. The test involves placing the product under analysis in an empty chamber under conditions similar to indoor environments and sampling and analysing the air in the chamber several times over a period of 28 days. At the end of the analysis, the product is labelled.
Possible certification levels
- INDOOR AIR COMFORT demonstrating product emission compliance with all legal specifications issued by the authorities of the European Union and its Member States.
- INDOOR AIR COMFORT GOLD that ensures further conformity of product emissions to the criteria of many of the voluntary specifications issued by the most relevant eco-labels, to specifications in the EU and to the requirements for sustainable building certifications (LEED, BREEAM, etc.)
Technical documentation at your disposal.
Isotex, the certainty of using products with low VOC emissions
VOC Emissions Report "Indoor Air Comfort" by Eurofins
Eurofins verification and evaluation report on VOC emissions on the Isotex block with Neopro® BMBcert Insulation Insert from BASF
VOC Emissions Report "Indoor Air Comfort GOLD" by Eurofins
Eurofins verification and assessment report on VOC emissions on Isotex wood cement
