California Green Building Code (CALGreen) – Finish material pollutant control
CALGreen – Materials selection affects many other high-performance goals in addition to indoor air quality. Important sources of IAQ contaminants are interior building materials, office furniture, and equipment. Interior building materials – including carpets, carpet padding, paints, sealants, adhesives, floor and ceiling tiles, cabinets, molding, composite wood products, and other wood work – can contain contaminants that are gradually emitted throughout the life of the material. The contaminants include volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCS, respectively), and small particulate substances that act as eye or throat irritants. It is important to select products whose emissions are low and the less hazardous.