Building products and interior products influence the indoor environment. The concept of the Danish Society of Indoor Climate can be applied for documentation and labelling of this impact. This concept forms the basis of the labelling in both Denmark and Norway.

Normative and label issuing bodies in Denmark

The indoor climate labelling in Denmark was originally established as one organisation, but in order to adjust the organisation according to future CEN and ISO certification practice, the indoor climate labelling was already in its second year divided into two economically and legally independent organisations - a normative and a label issuing body respectively Danish Society of Indoor Climate and Danish Indoor Climate Labelling . The primary task of Danish Indoor Climate Labelling is to issue and supervise labelling certificates on the technical basis prepared by the Danish Society of Indoor Climate. The Danish Indoor Climate Labelling can inform on the status of the indoor-labelled products.

The test and labelling criteria of the Danish Society of Indoor Climate are described in standards.

Standard Test Methods and Product Standards
Standard Test Methods, which give the general frames for testing the specific indoor climate related property and have a scientific basis.

General Labelling Criteria, which give the labelling criteria common to all products.

Product Standards , which give the product area specific requirements for obtaining a label. Product standards are closely related to practice and include experimental experiences.

Selected Literature on Indoor Climate:

Introduction to the Principles behind the Indoor Climate Labelling.

Grundsätze des dänischen Produktgütesiegels für das Innenraumklima.

Standard Test Method for Determination of the Indoor-Relevant Time-Value by Chemical Analysis and Sensory Evaluation, 2nd edition.

Standard Test Method for Determination of Particle Emission from Building Products, 1st edition.

Status of the Indoor Climate Labelling Scheme in Denmark. Paper presented at the Indoor Air 2002 conference, Monterey, CA, USA, July 2002.

---

The Danish Society of Indoor Climate is open for suppliers, organizations and others interested as professionals in the impact of products on the indoor air and in development of building products and furniture.

For further information please contact:

The secretariat of the Danish Society of Indoor Climate
Gregersensvej
P.O. Box 141
DK-2630 Taastrup
Denmark


Direct telephone: +45 7220 2325
Telefax: +45 7220 2330
E-mail: thomas.witterseh@teknologisk.dk

---

This page was updated March 4, 2002.