4. Existing regulatory tools
After a brief presentation of the principles of the national IAQ safety-environment plans and the 2013 national IAQ plan, which provide a more precise context for IAQ, and the latest legislative developments gradually integrating IAQ objectives into the building act, the regulatory tools available to date will be detailed. They are presented below according to the logic of indoor air quality management:
first of all, we need to limit sources of pollution: health labelling, environmental and health declaration sheets, eco-materials, bans on certain substances (for example, the ban on four carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic substances: benzene, trichloroethylene, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) in building materials, and the ban on the use of perchloroethylene in dry cleaners), and in addition, presentation...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Contribution of building structures to sustainable development – Environmental product declarations – Rules governing construction product categories. - NF EN 15804+A1 - 2014
- Contribution of building structures to sustainable development – Environmental product declarations – Rules governing construction product categories – National supplement to NF EN 15804+A1. - NF EN 15804/CN - 2016
- Environmental labels...
Regulations
Guidelines
Council Directive 96/29/EURATOM of May 13, 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation.
Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM of December 5, 2013 laying down basic safety standards for health protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionizing...
Websites
Ministry of Ecological Transition and Solidarity website page dedicated to the PNSE :
Ministry of Ecological Transition...
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Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
Indoor Air Quality Observatory (OQAI) :
Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) :
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