A Study on Total Volatile Organic Compound Emission of Plywood: Finish, Age, and Environment

  • Erika Vixeen Dia UP College of Architecture DLS- College of St. Benilde National University
  • Luis Maria Bo-ot UP College of Architecture

Abstract

In this paper, actual emissions of total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) of Philippine plywood were measured. The measurements were taken with the plywood having different finishes during the time period of May to October. The finishing considered was unpainted panels of plywood, newly painted with regular and green-labelled paint, and the readings were conducted in a controlled room with accompanying readings of temperature and relative humidity. Each set of test samples was measured every hour for seven straight days and compared to guideline emission and behaviour of TVOC in plywood in other countries. This study can contribute as a baseline data for the TVOC emissions of a Philippine building material.

Author Biographies

Erika Vixeen Dia, UP College of Architecture DLS- College of St. Benilde National University
Erika Vixeen Dia received her BS Architecture from the Pamantasan Lungsod ng Manila in 2004 and her M Architecture from UP Diliman in 2015. She currently teaches Architecture at the DLS- College of St. Benilde and the National University.
Luis Maria Bo-ot, UP College of Architecture

Luis Maria Bo-ot has a BS in Architecture degree from UP Diliman, an MS in Physics degree from the Russian Peoples’ Friendship University in Moscow and a PhD in Physics degree from the National Institute of Physics of UP Diliman. He is currently an Associate Professor at the College of Architecture of UP Diliman.

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Published
2020-11-25
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Issue Number 7
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