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Implementation of VOC source reduction practices in a manufactured house and in school classrooms

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OSTI ID:792965
Detailed studies of a new manufactured house and four new industrialized relocatable school classrooms were conducted to determine the emission sources of formaldehyde and other VOCs and to identify and implement source reduction practices. Procedures were developed to generate VOC emission factors that allowed reasonably accurate predictions of indoor air VOC concentrations. Based on the identified sources of formaldehyde and other aldehydes, practices were developed to reduce the concentrations of these compounds in new house construction. An alternate ceiling panel reduced formaldehyde concentrations in the classrooms. Overall, the classrooms had relatively low VOC concentrations.
Research Organization:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs; the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Program, the California Energy Commission through the Public Interest Energy Research Program under LBNL Contract No. 400-99-012. (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
792965
Report Number(s):
LBNL--49536
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English