The Influence of textile floor coverings on the indoor air quality

¹ HTW-Berlin, Fachbereich 1, Wilheminenhofstr. 75A, 12549, Berlin, Germany
² UBA, Umweltbundesamt, Wörlitzer Platz 1, 06844, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
³ BAM, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205, Berlin, Germany

^* Corresponding author: silvia.delimavasconcelos@HTW-BERLIN.DE

Abstract

Textile floor coverings are often used in offices and residential buildings. Large areas like meeting rooms, cinemas, theaters and hotels are often equipped with such coverings. They contribute to the comfort of the users as they provide high pedaling comfort and sound absorption. The weakness of these building materials is due to the odor emission that is released from the floor covering, which affects the comfort of the users. A bad air quality and the resulting dissatisfaction can lead to lower employee productivity [1] [2]. The research project of the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTWBerlin) is promoted by the German Environment Agency (UBA). The project has the following title: Lowemission and low-odor building products for energy-efficient buildings - Development of requirements and concepts for the Blue Angel from a climate protection perspective; investigates the emission and odor behavior of textile floor coverings (Emissions- und geruchsarme Bauprodukte für energieeffiziente Gebäude - Entwicklung von Anforderungen und Konzepten für den Blauen Engel aus Klimaschutzsicht; untersucht das Emissions- und Geruchsverhalten textiler Bodenbeläge). The results of the study are shown in this paper.