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European/British Standards and Codes of Practice
BS EN 572: Glass in Building – Basic soda lime silicate glass products
- Part 1: 2004 Definitions and general physical and mechanical properties
- Part 2: 2004 Float glass
- Part 3: 2004 Polished wired glass
- Part 4: 2004 Drawn sheet glass
- Part 5: 2004 Patterned glass
- Part 6: 2004 Wired patterned glass
- Part 7: 2004 Wired or unwired channel shaped glass
- Part 8: 2004 Supplied and final cut sizes
- Part 9: 2004 Evaluation of conformity / Product Standard
BS 952: Glass for glazing
- Part 1: 1995 Classification
- Part 2: 1980 Terminology for work on glass
BS EN 12600: 2002: Impact test method and classification for flat glass. This has replaced BS 6206 for glass only.
BS 6206: 1981: Specification for impact performance requirements for flat safety glass and safety plastics for use in buildings - Now only applicable for plastics.
BS 6262: Glazing for buildings
BS 6180: 1999: Code of practice for barriers in and about buildings
BS 5516: 2004: Patent glazing and sloping glazing for buildings.
- Part 1: 2004 Code for practice for design and installation of sloping and vertical patent glazing
- Part 2: 2005 Code of Practice for sloping glazing
BS EN 1063: 2000:
Glass in Building – Security Glazing – Testing and classification of resistance against bullet attack.
BS EN 1522: 1999:
Windows, doors, shutters and blinds. Bullet resistance. Requirements and classification.
BS 5357: 1995:
Code of practice for installation of security glazing
BS EN 356: 2000:
Glass in Building – Security Glazing – Testing and classification of resistance against manual attack. This is the European Standard for anti-bandit glass which will gradually replace BS 5544.
BS 5544: 1978 (1994):
Specification for anti-bandit glazing (glazing resistant to manual attack). BS EN 356: 2000 is the European Standard which has replaced this standard.
BS 6399:
Loading for buildings
- Part 1: 1996 Code of practice for dead and imposed loads
- Part 2: 1997 Code of practice for wind loads
BS 6340:
Shower units
- Part 3: 1985 Specification for prefabricated shower enclosures and shower cabinets
BS EN 14072:2003:
Glass in furniture test methods
BS 7376:2004:
Specification for inclusion of glass in the construction of tables or trolleys
BS 7449:1991 (1997):
Specification for inclusion of glass in the construction of furniture, other than tables or trolleys including cabinets, shelving systems and wall hung or free standing mirrors.
BS EN 12354-3
BS EN ISO 717:
Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements
- Part 1: 1997: Airborne sound insulation
- Part 2: 1997: Impact sound insulation
BS 5821:
Methods of rating the sound insulation in building and of building elements
- Part 3: 1984 (1993) Methods for rating the airborne sound insulation of façade elements and façades
BS 8213:
Safe cleaning of windows
BS EN 1279: Glass in buildings. Insulating Glass Units.
BS EN 673: 1998
Thermal performance of windows and doors. Determination of thermal transmittance by hot box method.
BS 6993:
Thermal and radiometric properties of glazing
- Part 2: 1990 Method for direct measurement of U value (Thermal Transmittance)
BS 874: Methods for determining thermal insulating properties
- Part 3: Section 3.1: 1987 Guarded hot-box method
- Part 3: Section 3.2: 1990 Calibrated hot-box method
BS EN 12567
Glass in Building – Determination of thermal transmittance (U value) – Calculation method
BS EN 410: 1998
Glass in Building – Determination of luminous and solar characteristics of glazing
BS 476: Fire tests on building materials and structures
- Part 3: 2004 Classification and method of test for external fire exposure to roofs.
- Part 4: 1970 (1984) Non-combustibility test for materials
- Part 6: 1989 Method of test for fire propagation for products
- Part 7: 1997 Method for classification of the surface spread of flame of products
- Part 10: 1983 Guide to the principles and application of fire testing.
- Part 11: 1982 Method for assessing the heat emission from building materials.
- Part 12: 1991 Method of test for ignitability of products by direct flame impingement.
- Part 13: 1987, ISO 5657 : 1986 Method of measuring the ignitability of products subjected to thermal irradiance.
- Part 15: 1993, ISO -1:1993 Method for measuring the rate of heat release products.
- Part 20: 1987 Method for the determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles)
- Part 21: 1987 Method for the determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction
- Part 22: 1987 Methods for the determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction.
- Part 23: 1987 Methods for the determination of the contribution of components to the fire resistance of a structure.
- Part 24: 1987, ISO 6944 : 1985 Method for the determination of the fire resistance of ventilation ducts.
- Part 31.1: 1983 Methods for measuring smoke penetration through doorsets and shutter assemblies. Method of measurement under ambient temperature conditions.
- Part 32: 1989 Guide to full scale fire tests within buildings.
- Part 33: 1993, ISO 9705 : 1993 Full-scale room test for surface products
- These standards will be replaced by a number of European Standards over the next 5-10 years. These will be:
BS EN 1363: 1999 Fire Resistance tests
- Part 1 General requirements.
- Part 2 Alternative and additional procedures.
BS EN 1364: Part 1 – walls including glazing.
BS EN 1634: 2000 Fire resistance tests for door and shutter assemblies.
- Part 1 : 2000 Fire doors and shutters.
- Part 3 : 2004 Smoke control doors and shutters.
This will bring in 3 classifications for fire resistant products:
E – Integrity
EW – Reduced Heat Radiation
EI – Insulation
BS EN 14600:2005 Doorsets and openable windows with fire resisting and/or smoke control characteristics. Requirements and classification.
BS 5588: Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings
- Part 0: 1996 Guide to fire safety codes of practice for particular premises/applications
- Part 1: 1990 Code of Practice for residential buildings
- Part 2: 1985 Code of Practice for shops
- Part 3: 1983 Code of Practice for office buildings
- Part 4: 1978 Code of Practice for smoke control in protected escape routes using pressurization.
- Part 5: 2004 Access and facilities for fire-fighting.
- Part 6: 1991 Code of Practice for places of assembly.
- Part 7: 1997 Code of Practice for the incorporation of atria in buildings.
- Part 8: 1999 Code of Practice for means of escape for disabled people.
- Part 9: 1999 Code of Practice for ventilation and air conditioning ductwork
- Part 10: 1991 Code of Practice for shopping complexes.
- Part 11: 1997 Code of Practice for shops,offices, industrial, storage and other similar buildings.
- Part 12: 2004 Managing fire safety
BS EN 357: 2004 Glass in building. Fire resistant glazed elements with transparent or translucent glass products. Classification of fire resistance.
BS 8000: Workmanship on building sites
Part 7: 1990 Code of practice for glazing
EN 12150-1 Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass
EN ISO 12543-1 Laminated glass and laminated safety glass
Part 1: Definitions and description of component parts
Part 2: Laminated safety glass
Part 3: Laminated glass
Part 4: Test methods for durability
Part 5: Dimensions and edge finishing
Part 6: Appearance
EN 14449 Laminated glass and laminated safety glass – Evaluation of conformity/Product standard
EN 1096-1 Coated glass
EN 1036-1 Mirrors from silver coated float glass for internal use
EN 1036-2: 2009 Mirrors from silver coated float glass for internal use
- Part 2: Evaluation of conformity/Product Standard
EN 1863-1 Heat strengthened soda lime silicate glass
EN 14179-1 Heat soaked thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass
EN 12898 Determination of the emissivity
EN ISO 14438 Determination of energy balance - Calculation method
EN 12758 Glazing and airborne sound insulation - Product descriptions and determination of properties
EN 13501-2 : Fire classification of construction products and building elements – Part 2 : Classification using data from fire resistance tests, excluding ventilation services.
EN 13541 Security glazing - Testing and classification of resistance against explosion
