What is the CLEANAIR certification?
The CLEANAIR certification system is suitable for rooms and buildings in public and private areas. It describes the requirements for indoor air in relation to smell, volatile organic compound content, carcinogens in EU categories 1 and 2 (EU Directive 67/548/EEC) and formaldehyde in new or renovated indoor spaces ready for occupation after the completion of all onsite works and/or interior design work before handover to the user.
New building methods and materials, as well as the trend towards sustainable buildings for living and working, have sharply increased the demand for indoor air analysis and certification. Indoor air quality is essential because most people spend more than 90 per cent of their lifetime in indoor spaces. Today, renters, buyers or owners want increased testing to be sure that low-emission products have been used and that indoor air quality is healthy and good.
What are the advantages of a CLEANAIR certification?
- Quality assurance in accredited methods: OETI meets all standard requirements. Regarding emission analysis, OETI is accredited under ISO 16000 Parts 2, 3, 6, 9, and 11, as well as EN 16516.
- Safety for marketing your products based on a comprehensive emissions analysis and the CLEANAIR standard, which is based on strict national and international indoor air guideline values.
- Increased customer and partner confidence thanks to optimal documentation of the harmlessness of your indoor air quality.
- Protection against materials that pollute the indoor air.
- Sustainability assessments of buildings are being requested more often by building owners and end consumers - and the trend is rising.
- Show your commitment to the environment and society to the outside world.
- Unique selling point compared to other providers.
- Increase of the property value and increase the marketability of the property.
- Benefit from our decades of market expertise as an independent and accredited testing institute.
Who is the CLEANAIR certification suitable for?
- Property developers
- Public and commercial builders (e.g. BIG [the Austrian government’s real estate management company], banks, builders of educational or care facilities, etc.)
- Planners: architects, building physicists, building biologists, building experts
- Indoor air certifiers
Additional indoor air testing services
- On-site odour testing
- Indoor air analysis for formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds (VOC), and EU categories 1 and 2 carcinogens (EU Directive 67/548/EEC)
- Clarification of suspected contamination
- Determination of exposure to specific components
- Verification of compliance with specified immission values
OETI has been very helpful throughout the whole certification process and has supported us at all levels with the various challenges we faced. We can ask them any questions at any time.
For decades, OETI has certified our curtains and upholstery fabrics according to their flame retardancy and other technical properties. We are delighted with the customer orientation and the service speed.
The use of pollutant-free products and building materials is very important, mainly because the issue of allergens is becoming increasingly crucial for the end user. The CLEANAIR indoor air certification provides general contractors with an additional quality check.
We have been working with OETI for over 30 years. The competence of the OETI Vienna staff is decisive for us when it comes to developing and implementing testing concepts aimed at investigating the causes of defects and damage that have occurred.
Complete satisfaction with OETI for over 15 years: we appreciate the extraordinary know-how, the quick, uncomplicated communication with the entire OETI team and the constant willingness to support us in technical matters.
OETI is a professional testing laboratory with outstanding expertise in carpet testing. We use this know-how to develop new products and improve the performance of existing products.
We equally benefit from OETI’s expertise as well as the strong relationship of trust we have with them. This results in more effective internal processes in production, reliable product quality and advantages in public procurement. In turn, our customers appreciate the certification from a well-known and trusted certification body.
OETI tests and certifies our protective gloves for fire brigades and the industrial sector. We appreciate the unbureaucratic processing and benefit from the employees’ PPE know-how.
We have been working with OETI for over 20 years. We appreciate the global acceptance of OETI certificates. We are very impressed with the fact that OETI has never been questioned regarding standard-compliant testing, expertise and neutrality.
The collaboration with OETI is distinguished by fast and professional handling of the testing and certification orders. The technical competence in issues related to standards has given us an excellent overview over the last 20 years.gegeben.