Home environmental protection push new "national standard"

Recently, the National Standardization Management Committee approved the issuance of new standards for ceramic tiles and water-saving sanitary ware. With the people's expectations for environmental protection and safety, many new standards in the home industry have been promulgated or implemented in the near future, covering all areas of the home industry.

On June 5, World Environment Day, our country's environmental protection theme is "Practicing Green Life." Indeed, the concept of green consumption has now penetrated into every aspect of people's daily lives. For everyone, the home is a cozy and safe harbor. Creating a green and friendly home environment is the first and key step in the implementation of green life.

Home environmental protection push new "national standard"

This year, the home consumption environment has been further consolidated. At the national level, the newest "Environmental Protection Law" in history was implemented on January 1. The "Notice on Levying Consumption Tax on Coatings" stipulates that consumption tax be levied on paints starting from February 1. The scope of levying includes production, commissioned processing, and import. The “Violation of Consumers’ Rights and Behaviors Punishment Measures” was implemented on March 15th, and specific provisions were made on various aspects such as “Three Guarantees” responsibility and “7 days no reason to return”.

Home building materials industry also ushered in more new standards. On May 16th, a new national standard of “Water-saving Sanitary Ware” was launched. On May 17th, a new national standard of “ceramic tile” was issued. The new national standard of “air purifier” with clearer definition of formaldehyde removal will also be held in June. Introduced. In fact, since the beginning of last year, a number of new industry standards have been implemented, such as the new national standard of the faucet known as "the strictest in history" - "Ceramic Sealing Tap" (GB18145-2014) began on December 1, 2014. Implementation.

According to the relevant personnel of the National Standards Committee, the latest revised version of the National Standard for the Release of Formaldehyde from Interior Decoration materials, wood-based panels and their products (GB18580-2001), which has been in use since 2002, has entered the approval stage, and will rise after adoption. As a mandatory national standard, the revision of the National Standard for the Limitation of Hazardous Substances in Wood Furniture (GB18584-2001) has also been basically completed; “Limits for Harmful Substances in Sofas of Upholstered Furniture” and “Limits for Harmful Substances in Upholstered Mattresses”. A new national standard has been drafted. The establishment of these standards will become the guarantee for the safety and health of the consumers' living room environment in the future.

The intensive introduction of new industry standards reflects the country’s efforts and determination to promote home environmental protection. According to relevant sources, after the new standards for new laws and regulations are formally implemented, they will strengthen the supervision and management of the industry, create more favorable consumer environments for more consumers, and provide more consumer help.

Natural materials are safer. So for consumers, with the help of these "new standards", how can we ensure that our homes are healthy, safe and environmentally friendly? First, we can start from the material.

In general, most of the inorganic materials in decorative materials are safe and harmless, such as keels and accessories, ordinary profiles, floor tiles, and glass (935, -11.00, -1.16%). Some chemical compounds in organic materials can cause certain hazards to the human body, such as benzene, phenol, formaldehyde and other substances and their derivatives. These substances have a strong irritating odor and can cause human body to produce lesions.

Therefore, in the renovation process, we should try to avoid the use of wooden composite panels to decorate the wall surface in large areas. After the original wall surface is leveled, apply water-based paint and minimize the use of wallpaper. In particular, do not brush the paint and then paste the wallpaper. This will cause superimposed pollution. If you need to use wallpaper, natural fabric products should be used as much as possible, such as wallpaper made of cotton, linen, silk and other basic materials, and use environmentally friendly adhesives.

At present, the floor height of ordinary residential buildings in China is generally not high. In order to avoid the room space from being repressed, ceilings should not be installed as much as possible. If it is necessary to do ceilings, it is recommended that they be done only locally and not in large areas. In addition, the use of light steel keel plasterboard, calcium silicate board and other materials to replace the wooden keel splint.

Invisible pollution does not ignore the selection of more environmentally friendly materials, in the decoration process, consumers must pay further attention to the construction process, soft decoration, furniture, etc., these may have all kinds of hidden dangers of pollution, can not be ignored.

Affected by the current level of home improvement workers and construction equipment, construction methods have a great impact on the living environment. For example, there are construction teams laying large core boards under composite wood floors, installing wooden doors, door covers, and window covers that are not properly sized to fill gaps with adhesive, etc. These practices will increase the release of pollutants.

According to industry experts, due to the strong anti-corrosion ability of formaldehyde, in order to make the textiles achieve wrinkle-repellent, shrink-proof and flame-retardant effects, or to make printing and dyeing more durable, businesses will generally add formaldehyde when producing textiles. In the home improvement field, soft decoration materials include curtains, bedspreads, pillow cases, and sofa fabrics, all of which are made of textiles, and are therefore the hardest hit areas for formaldehyde pollution.

Doing Subtraction is More Environmentally Friendly. In addition, in order to make the living environment more environmentally friendly, the owner should follow the principle of “natural carving” when designing a decoration project. For example, if the colors are used too much too bright, it will cause light pollution, causing people to have visual fatigue; if you use too much material, then the cumulative source of pollution will be more. Therefore, the best design solution is simple and simple, to ensure the mobility of indoor space, so that occupants can enjoy more sunlight and fresh air, such a room environment is healthy and environmentally friendly.

Consumers who want to implement subtraction thinking in home furnishings must overcome the following common psychological problems: First, the furnishings that they like will be good. In fact, for the safety and environmental protection of the living environment, even if we like certain furnishings, we must endure the pain and love. Second, afraid of the air. Many people want to use furniture or drapery products to fill or use them when they see a free space in the home. In fact, this is not necessarily a better idea. Just like a picture, there are spaces for people to enjoy. Third, one step in place. This kind of eagerness for success often adds some impractical furnishings to the living room, and it also aggravates indoor pollution.

Early prevention and control of home pollution Of course, there is always a lot of unavoidable pollution. This requires consumers to do preventive work before and after home improvement.

For example, to ensure indoor ventilation, newly renovated houses are best to stay after 3 months of effective ventilation. After staying in the home, you must also keep your home ventilated and cultivate some large-leaf green plants, which can effectively improve the indoor air quality. Further, other air purification technologies can also be used, such as filtration, adsorption, catalytic purification, ultraviolet disinfection, ozone purification, negative ion purification, and biological purification. However, when using these methods to clean the air, be sure to clearly understand the characteristics of these technologies and try to avoid secondary pollution.