Poor indoor air quality can be harmful to occupants, reduce productivity and raise costs, due to inefficiencies. The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has developed the globally recognized LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – to create healthy, highly efficient and cost-saving green buildings. Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), containing indoor air quality testing, is one component of LEED.
Many similar schemes exist around the world (e.g. BREEAM, DGNB, EDGE, RESET…) under which indoor air quality is similarly important. SGS can provide you with monitoring and testing services in order to achieve the highest possible ranking under those schemes.
SGS Indoor Air Services
With its global network of environmental, health and safety specialists, backed by a network of accredited laboratories, we have unrivalled expertise in helping organizations assess and improve internal air quality.
We test a wide variety of different chemicals and parameters that are typically relevant in an Indoor Air Quality program:
- Organics (vapors, formaldehyde, semi volatiles, isocyanate, ethylene glycol…)
- Mold
- Particulates, dust, silica, asbestos, mists, diesel particulates
- Metals
For LEED certifications specifically, we have also developed an LEED indoor air quality testing kit that contains everything you will need to conduct the air testing component of the IEQ for LEED accreditation.
Why choose SGS?
As the world’s leading testing and certification company, we are recognized around the globe as the benchmark for quality. We understand the importance of sampling and testing to recognized international standards, so you can be assured your IEQ testing is conducted to the right standards for LEED.
To learn more about indoor air services, contact your local SGS office.