{"id":113420,"date":"2020-06-02T06:48:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T10:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=113420"},"modified":"2020-06-01T12:58:08","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T16:58:08","slug":"perkins-and-will-advises-against-the-use-of-antimicrobial-building-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/perkins-and-will-advises-against-the-use-of-antimicrobial-building-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Perkins and Will advises against the use of antimicrobial building products"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_113422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113422\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Opener-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-113422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Opener-1-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"Antimicrobial building products may do more harm than good, even during a pandemic, say Perkins and Will and the nonprofit Healthy Building Network. Image courtesy Perkins and Will\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Opener-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Opener-1-500x305.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Opener-1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Antimicrobial building products may do more harm than good, even during a pandemic, say Perkins and Will and the nonprofit Healthy Building Network.<\/span><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Image courtesy Perkins and Will<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perkinswill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Perkins and Will<\/a> and the nonprofit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthybuilding.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Healthy Building Network<\/a> (HBN) reiterate building products with antimicrobial treatments have not been proven to be a safe or effective means of controlling the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The organizations recently issued a joint statement reaffirming the conclusion of their <a href=\"http:\/\/assets.ctfassets.net\/t0qcl9kymnlu\/3JYr0nH8G4iU8QkEAQ8qoq\/48c9b83efd49ccc28f66790057679fc4\/Antimicrobial_WhitePaper_PerkinsWill.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 2017 white paper on antimicrobial building products<\/a> that concluded antimicrobial additives have not been proven to have the health benefits they promote, and alternatives should be sought wherever possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been receiving an uptick in questions from clients and colleagues across every sector about how to prevent the spread of pathogens like SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19, in the built environment,\u201d said Mary Dickinson, associate principal of the <a href=\"http:\/\/research.perkinswill.com\/labs\/materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Material Performance Lab<\/a> at Perkins and Will. \u201cAs champions of material health and transparency, we knew a part of our response needed to address the questions surrounding the use of materials with antimicrobials. While we published a robust white paper on the matter in 2017, we needed to ask if the science and governmental feedback was still valid under the current circumstances. It was important to put out research-backed guidance and best practices on this matter as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Findings from their research include the following.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Human health impacts <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite marketing claims suggesting otherwise, no scientific evidence demonstrates additional human health benefits from antimicrobial additives in building products and materials. Such products include textiles, furnishings, flooring, tiles, and other surfaces and interior finishes. In fact, science has shown with repeated human exposure, antimicrobials can inadvertently contribute to the formation of \u2018superbugs\u2019\u2014germs that are resistant to medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environmental impacts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Antimicrobial additives have also been shown to leach out of materials during use, entering drains and water treatment facilities. Since wastewater treatment sludge is sometimes spread as crop fertilizer in some jurisdictions, contamination of the surrounding environment becomes a risk. In fact, certain antimicrobials, such as nano silver, are considered toxic to humans and entire aquatic ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can be challenging to completely avoid antimicrobials if manufacturers provide little or no transparency into their products\u2019 ingredients,\u201d said Max Richter, senior associate of the Perkins and Will Material Performance Lab. \u201cBut designers and architects can make more informed decisions through resources such as the Perkins and Will <a href=\"https:\/\/transparency.perkinswill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transparency portal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/transparency.perkinswill.com\/lists\/precautionary-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Precautionary List<\/a>, as well as HBN\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pharosproject.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pharos website<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The importance of proper cleaning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another negative consequence of using building products with antimicrobial additives is the false sense of security they may create when overly relied upon as a part of an infection control plan. In some cases, the use of these products creates the potential for less-diligent facility maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>Marketing claims that antimicrobial building products reduce the transmission of disease are scientifically unfounded. In fact, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say human health is best ensured through proper cleaning practices\u2014such as wiping down surfaces with soap and water before treating them with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pesticide-registration\/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disinfectant<\/a> approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\u2014and through proper maintenance of building engineering systems. Until the CDC issues guidance regarding the efficacy of building products treated with antimicrobials, Perkins and Will and HBN advise design professionals to avoid their use whenever possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perkins and Will and the nonprofit Healthy Building Network (HBN) reiterate building products with antimicrobial treatments have not been proven to be a safe or effective means of controlling the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13542,"featured_media":113421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1029],"tags":[5863,5769,4842,5600],"class_list":["post-113420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cdc","tag-covid19","tag-healthy-building-network","tag-perkins-and-will","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast 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