September 28, 2005—MICORE Brand Mineral Fiber Board from the Industrial Products Division of United States Gypsum Company has been certified for classroom use in California schools after meeting stringent standards for low emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and formaldehyde, the company says.
Tests conducted in accordance with procedures adopted by California’s Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS), a program intended to help achieve better indoor air in classrooms, confirm that both the product’s VOC and formaldehyde emission levels are well within CHPS requirements.
The mineral fiber board, available in two varieties, serves as a substrate and core in settings ranging from offices to classrooms. MICORE 300 Board is a superior substrate for fabric and vinyl-covered wall panels, office dividers and tackboards, and a superb core for chalkboards, stove boards and similar applications. It laminates easily with vinyls, fabrics and steel, is compatible with most water and solvent-based adhesives, and accepts tacks with excellent hold-down ability, says the company.
MICORE 160 Mineral Fiber Board is a lighter-weight option offering excellent sound control properties, an especially useful characteristic in open-plan office interiors, notes Gypsum. Strong and stable, it’s an ideal and economical substrate for open-plan partitions, office screens, dividers and tackboards, the company says.
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