Knauf Insulation has become the world’s first company to receive the coveted Eurofins indoor air comfort gold standard.

The gold standard certificate was awarded to Knauf Insulation’s revolutionary new mineral wool products made with Ecose technology and provides a strong endorsement of the enhanced environmental performance of Knauf Insulation’s product range using that technology.

Speaking after the award, Dr Roland Augustin, director of certification, chemical safety, Eurofins, said, “We commend Knauf Insulation for leading the charge toward a more sustainable future.” Dr Augustin continued by explaining, “Knauf Insulation’s unfaced glass mineral wool with Ecose technology product range has met all of the defined requirements of Eurofins’ indoor air comfort gold standard and is therefore certified as an outstanding material according to the VOC (volatile organic compounds) indoor air quality emissions regulations”.

“Today we’re celebrating the first part of our product range to become certified through this programme. We intend, over time, to seek Eurofins certification for our complete mineral wool product range,” said Tony Robson, CEO of Knauf Insulation.

Stress on indoor air quality

The move towards greater energy efficiency in buildings is expected to lead to buildings that are much more air tight and which use significantly more insulation. This in turn is leading to greater demands on products to achieve strict requirements related to indoor air quality as well as a growth in the number of mandatory and voluntary product regulations being set-up. With the Eurofins indoor air comfort certification programme combining the criteria of mandatory and voluntary product regulation into one trusted label, it provides manufactures and customers alike with a consolidated view of the products performance in relation to indoor air requirements.

Ecose technology is protected by a number of global patents.