Using AMS carbon-14 (or radiocarbon) analysis, CIRAM laboratories assess the composition of your building materials to help you obtain the Karibati biobased product label.
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The transition from RT 2012 to RE 2020 marks a major turning point in environmental building regulations, imposing increased requirements for biobased materials. Since then, precise quantification of the biobased content of building and road materials has become essential to guarantee their compliance with the new standards.
Although many materials incorporate biomass components (wood, natural insulation, biosourced composites), the addition of chemical treatments (flame retardants, fungicides, synthetic polymers) can alter their biogenic carbon content.
Carbon-14 (or radiocarbon) analysis is an essential step, because it's the concentration of carbon 14 in your material that will enable us to measure the level of biobased carbon. It's the carbon-14 concentration that we quantify to determine whether your insulation, paint or bitumen contains 10, 50 or 100% biobased products.
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CIRAM laboratories offer advanced expertise in radiocarbon analysis to guarantee the qualification of bio-based building materials. Our engineers provide a triple expertise for the characterization of your building materials:
The RE 2020 environmental regulation requires a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector, thus encouraging the use of bio-sourced materials.
Radiocarbon analysis enables the precise quantification of the proportion of carbon of biogenic origin in a material, guaranteeing its compliance with environmental criteria.
Thanks to this expertise, manufacturers can adjust their formulations to maximize biomass content and minimize the impact of synthetic additives.
Many environmental certifications, such as the Produit Biosourcé Karibati, NF Environnement and Bâtiment Biosourcé labels, require scientific proof of the percentage of biogenic carbon contained in materials.
By accurately quantifying this share, radiocarbon analysis is an essential tool for validating eligibility for green public procurement contracts and meeting the expectations of project owners and developers committed to sustainable construction.
Integrating bio-sourced materials into construction projects requires strict quality control to ensure their durability and compliance with current standards.
CIRAM's radiocarbon analyses identify discrepancies between the declared and actual composition of materials, guaranteeing total transparency for manufacturers, promoters and regulatory authorities.
This approach strengthens stakeholder confidence and contributes to the standardization of bio-sourced materials in the construction market.
Thanks to a state-of-the-art technological infrastructure and a team of specialized engineers, CIRAM offers high-precision analyses adapted to the requirements of RE 2020 and current environmental certifications. To attest to the quality of our expertise, we use the following standards:
CIRAM can help you analyze, certify and optimize your building materials. Take advantage of the expertise of the European leader in radiocarbon analysis and request your study on our website.
Contact our teamsQuantifying biobased carbon enables us to assess the renewable content of materials and ensure their compliance with environmental standards such as RE 2020 and biobased labels.
The analysis is based on measuring the concentration of the carbon-14 isotope, enabling us to distinguish between carbon of biogenic origin and fossil carbon in materials.
All carbon-containing materials, including natural insulating materials, biobased composites, coatings and certain concretes containing biobased additives.
Results are delivered within 10 working days, enabling rapid decision-making.
You can easily get in touch with our teams via our website. Click on the "Contact our teams" button for more information or to request a customized study.
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