Residential Avoids Indoor Air Quality Testing For Now
The California Department of Public Health (DPH) has decided for the time being to refrain from expanding the application of its Indoor Air Quality Testing Standard to the residential sector. The provisions for the residential sector are being moved to a “Voluntary Informative Appendix.” DPH will be working with the residential sector over the next 12-18 months before moving forward with mandatory residential provisions.
For the past eight months, DPH has been updating Standard 1350, a set of technical specifications and testing protocols used to measure the levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from various construction materials.
Until recently, this DPH standard applied only to the testing of products used in non-residential buildings. But last October, DPH decided to expand the application of this testing protocol to include the residential sector. This information was provided by CBIA.
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