What is BS EN 14307 - Factory-made extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) products about?
BS EN 14307 is the European standard on thermal insulation products that consistently offer the intended resistance to heat flow throughout the building's lifetime.
BS EN 14307 specifies the requirements for factory-made extruded polystyrene foam products that are used for the thermal insulation of building equipment and industrial installations with an operating temperature in the range of approximately - 180 °C to + 75 °C.
Below an operating temperature of - 50 °C, special tests regarding the suitability of the material in the intended application are advised (e.g., liquefaction of oxygen). The manufacturer’s advice should be heeded in all cases.
The products are manufactured in the form of faced or unfaced boards, pipe sections, segments and prefabricated ware.
BS EN 14307 describes product characteristics and includes procedures for testing, evaluation of conformity, marking and labelling.
Products covered by BS EN 14307 are also used in prefabricated thermal insulating systems and composite panels, the performance of systems incorporating these products is not covered.
Note 1: BS EN 14307 does not specify the required level of a given property that should be achieved by a product to demonstrate fitness for purpose in a particular application. The levels required for a given application can be found in regulations and invitations to tender.
Note 2: Products with a declared thermal conductivity greater than 0,060 W/(m·K) at a mean temperature of 10 °C are not covered by BS EN 14307.
Note 3: BS EN 14307 does not cover products intended to be used for the insulation of the building structure nor for acoustical insulation.
Who is BS EN 14307 - Factory-made extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) products for?
BS EN 14307 on thermal insulation products for buildings is useful for:
- Builders
- Architects
- Manufacturers of thermal and sound insulating products
- Manufacturers and suppliers of thermoplastic polymers
- Polystyrene foam products manufacturers
Why should you use BS EN 14307 - Factory-made extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) products?
Extruded polystyrene foam is a rigid cellular plastics insulation material expanded and extruded with or without skin, from polystyrene or one of its copolymers and which has a closed-cell structure.
BS EN 14307 provides the properties of thermal insulation products to measure thermal resistance and thermal conductivity.
The classes of dimensional tolerances are specified in BS EN 14307 giving measures of length and width, thickness, squareness and flatness.
BS EN 14307 navigates you through the chemical, mechanical and physical properties of factory-made extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) products.
The designation code for extruded polystyrene products is illustrated in BS EN 14307.
Sampling, conditioning and dimensions of test specimens are determined by BS EN 14307 for the determination of thermal resistance and thermal conductivity.
BS EN 14307 provides the Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVCP) with the compliance of the product with the requirements and the performance determination of product type by type testing and factory production control.
Marking, labelling and packaging of the extruded polystyrene products for the insulation of buildings are set out in BS EN 14307.
Overall, BS EN 14307 leads you through the manufacturing of extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) products that are simple to install on the building site while maintaining durability and strength, which aids in the prevention or minimization of product damage.
As a result, XPS may be used as an insulation product that is extremely resistant to biological corrosion while also limiting the impacts of moisture and water vapour.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 14307:2015 supersedes BS EN 14307:2009+A1:2013. BS EN 14307:2015 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 14307:2009+A1:2013. These include:
- An addition to the foreword
- Modification of clauses and Annexes.
