Preface
Building-related PCBs are addressed in two SBi Guidelines: SBi Guidelines 241, Survey and Assessment of Building-Related PCBs (Andersen, 2015) and this one, which replaces SBi Guidelines 242, Renovating Buildings Containing PCBs (Andersen, 2013).
Since first editions of the PCB Guidelines were published in 2013, more research has been carried out into the remediation of PCB contamination, and the extent of PCBs in materials and indoor air has been mapped on a national scale (Grontmij & COWI, 2013). Furthermore, the Danish Health Authority’s action values for PCB content in indoor air have been revised (Danish Health Authority, 2013) and experience of remediation methods have been gathered (Haven & Langeland, 2016).
These Guidelines are based on SBi Guidelines 242 and their focus on the remediation process and the methods applied to mitigate excessive exposure levels of PCB content in indoor air. It departs from SBi Guidelines 242 by also explaining the progressive stages of renovation or demolition processes in buildings containing PCBs and the specific considerations and measures necessary to ensure the correct management of PCB-contaminated waste.
The Guidelines address professional clients, consultants, and contractors. Sections outlining remediation, renovation, and demolition are directed at building owners. Please also consult the electronic PCB guide (www.pcb-guiden.dk), an inter-ministerial initiative.
These Guidelines are compiled by Helle Vibeke Andersen, senior researcher. Contributions from the Danish Building Research Institute (SBi) were made by Peter Vogelius, senior researcher, Barbara Kolarik, senior researcher, Marie Frederiksen, postdoc, Nadja Lyng, PhD, and Professor Lars Gunnarsen.
The compilation of these Guidelines was overseen by a committee including the following members, who offered helpful comments:
Anne-Sofie Nielsen and Lisbet Poll Hansen, (The Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))
Christian Hauser, (The Danish Building and Property Agency)
Claus Lundsgaard, (Skandinavisk Biomedicinsk Institut A/S)
Ersün Züfer, (The Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Authority)
Freddy Hansen and Flemming Hansen, (BAT-kartellet)
Hanne Ullum, (The Danish Association of Construction Clients (DACC))
Henrik L. Hansen, (The Danish Patient Safety Authority)
Henrik Toft Nielsen, (Dominia A/S)
Hjalte Nordman Bie, (KL – Local Government Denmark)
Jette Bjerre Hansen, (DAKOFA)
Johnny Christensen, (City of Copenhagen)
Katrin Vorkamp, (Aarhus University)
Kathrine Birkemark Olesen, (The Danish Technological Institute (DTI))
Kim Østergaard, (J. Jensen A/S)
Kristoffer Kampmann, (Danish Environmental Analysis ApS)
Lars Vedsmand, (COWI A/S)
Finn Gamel Christensen og Louise Thorup Mundt, (The Danish Working Environment Authority (WEA))
Majbrith Langeland, (Sweco Danmark A/S)
Martin Christoffersen, (Permatæt A/S)
Morten Walbeck, (Jakon A/S)
Niels Trap, (Golder Associates A/S)
Olav Kirchhoff, (BL – Danish Social Housing)
Peter Kongsted og Brian Møller Larsen, (Tscherning A/S)
Richard Kristensen, (Kingo Karlsen A/S)
Solvejg Quist, (NIRAS A/S)
Thomas Hougaard, (Golder Associates A/S)
Torben Trampe, (KAB)
Walter Sebastian, (Bygge- og Miljøteknik A/S)
Additionally, several individuals contributed in the form of comments on particular topics. The Danish Building Research Institute would like to thank everyone for their constructive contributions, in particular Erik K. Lauritzen of Lauritsen Advising.
Furthermore, the Danish Building Research Institute would like to thank the Danish Energy Agency (now the Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Authority), The Danish Environment Protection Agency, The National Building Fund of Denmark, and the Danish Construction Association for their financial support.
The Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University, Copenhagen
Department of the Built Environment
Division of Energy Efficiency, Indoor Climate and Sustainability of Buildings
Søren Aggerholm
Head of Research