Volker Gutzeit, Sentinal Haus Healthy Buildings, ASBP (PDF)

Healthy Buildings:
The Role of Products
Volker Gutzeit

The 4 phases of the
Sentinel Haus concept

Who or what has influence on the quality of a building
with respect to indoor air?
• The builder / investor

• The planner / architect
• The products
• The craftsmen
• The user
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The 4 phases of the
Sentinel Haus concept
Initial Phase:
• Stipulation of indoor air quality within 28 days after finish of construction work
• Definition of tested and approved construction materials
Planning and building phase:
• Training of architect / building engineer
• Training of constructor / craftsmen
• Surveillance of the building site (quality management)
Sentinel Haus label
• Metering by third party lab
• Certification of the building
Utilization phase
• Tested and approved low-emission furniture
• Tested and approved cleaning agents

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Air: an emotional subject

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Healthy food –
Taken for granted as the air to breathe?

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The most important life essential

Without

Food

Without

Water

Without

Air

Air
Is the most important life essential!

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Air is the most important life essential!

Quelle: Infographik
aus dem European
Healthy Homes
Barometer
(Quelle: Velux)

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The solution

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Healthy indoor air?
Air is our most important life essential
- the decision for the right products is the basis

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