Inter-laboratory study approach to validate the performance of a prototype reference material for product emissions testing
- Product emissions chamber testing involves a complex protocol with several sources of measurement uncertainty (ASTM, 2010; ISO, 2006). Despite the potential for significant variability in measurement results within and among laboratories, there is no Standard method available to assess the accuracy of emissions chamber test results. Recently, Germany’s Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) started a program to evaluate the performance of laboratories testing for the AgBB (German Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products) labelling scheme (Wilke et al., 2009). Test method validation was conducted through interlaboratory studies (ILS) with over 30 participants. Simultaneously, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Virginia Tech (VT) started a program to develop a series of reference materials that mimic real building products, can be tested in typical emissions chambers, and have independently known emission rates (Cox etProduct emissions chamber testing involves a complex protocol with several sources of measurement uncertainty (ASTM, 2010; ISO, 2006). Despite the potential for significant variability in measurement results within and among laboratories, there is no Standard method available to assess the accuracy of emissions chamber test results. Recently, Germany’s Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) started a program to evaluate the performance of laboratories testing for the AgBB (German Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products) labelling scheme (Wilke et al., 2009). Test method validation was conducted through interlaboratory studies (ILS) with over 30 participants. Simultaneously, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Virginia Tech (VT) started a program to develop a series of reference materials that mimic real building products, can be tested in typical emissions chambers, and have independently known emission rates (Cox et al., 2010). BAM, NIST and VT subsequently joined forces to conduct a series of inter-laboratory studies using the prototype reference material. A pilot ILS was conducted with BAM and NIST followed by an expanded ILS with several participating countries. Results from these interlaboratory studies have the potential to define an internationally-accepted Standard approach to validate results from product emissions tests.…
Autor*innen: | C. Howard-Reed, Z. Liu, S. Cox, J. Little, Wolfgang HornORCiD, Olaf WilkeORCiD, Katharina Wiegner, A. Persily |
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Dokumenttyp: | Beitrag zu einem Tagungsband |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Graue Literatur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Indoor Air 2011, 12th International conference on indoor air quality and climate (Proceedings) |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2011 |
Herausgeber (Institution): | International society of indoor air quality and climate (ISIAQ) |
Ausgabe/Heft: | Paper 768 |
Erste Seite: | 1 |
Letzte Seite: | 2 |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Product certification; Test method validation; Volatile organic compounds |
Veranstaltung: | Indoor Air 2011, 12th International conference on indoor air quality and climate |
Veranstaltungsort: | Austin, TX, USA |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 05.06.2011 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 10.06.2011 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 19.02.2016 |
Referierte Publikation: | Nein |