What is BS EN 16069 - Factory-made polyethylene foam (PEF) products about?
BS EN 16069 is the European standard for thermal insulation products that consistently offer the intended resistance to heat flow throughout the building's lifetime.
BS EN 16069 specifies the requirements for factory-made polyethylene foam (PEF) products, with or without facing or coating, which is used for thermal insulation of buildings. The products are manufactured in the form of boards or rolls or other preformed ware.
BS EN 16069 describes product characteristics and includes procedures for testing, evaluation of conformity, marking and labelling.
Products covered by BS EN 16069 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 16069 does not specify the required level of a given property to be achieved by a product to demonstrate fitness for purpose in a particular application. The levels required for a given application are to be found in regulations or non-conflicting standards.
Note 2: Products with a declared thermal resistance lower than 0,5 m2K/W or a declared thermal conductivity greater than 0,050 W/(m⋅K) at 10 °C are not covered by BS EN 16069.
Note 3: BS EN 16069 does not cover in situ insulation products and products intended to be used for the insulation of building equipment and industrial installations (covered by EN 14313). Further excluded are non-foamed materials such as bubble films, foils etc.
Who is BS EN 16069 - Factory-made polyethylene foam (PEF) products for?
BS EN 16069 on thermal insulation products for buildings is useful for:
- Builders
- Architects
- Manufacturers of thermal insulating products
- Manufacturers and suppliers of thermoplastic polymers
- Polyethylene foam products manufacturers
- Quality control systems
Why should you use BS EN 16069 - Factory-made polyethylene foam (PEF) products?
Polyethylene foam is a semi-rigid or flexible cellular plastics insulation material based on polymers derived mainly from ethylene and/or propylene often used for packaging fragile goods due to its excellent insulation properties.
BS EN 16069 provides the properties of thermal insulation products to measure thermal resistance and thermal conductivity.
The classes of dimensional tolerances are specified in BS EN 16069 giving measures of length and width, thickness, squareness and flatness.
BS EN 16069 navigates you through the chemical, mechanical and physical properties of factory-made polyethylene foam (PEF) products.
Sampling, conditioning and dimensions of test specimens are determined by BS EN 16069 for the determination of thermal resistance and thermal conductivity.
The designation code for polyethylene foam (PEF) products is illustrated in BS EN 16069.
BS EN 16069 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 polyethylene foam (PEF) products for the insulation of buildings are set out in BS EN 16069.
Furthermore, BS EN 16069 walks you through the production of polyethylene foam products that are resistant to chemicals and moisture and are easy to process and fabricate.
As a result, polyethene foam products can be used in building construction that has high load-bearing characteristics that help manufacturers reduce packaging costs as they can use thinner and smaller amounts of foam yet still protect their products.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 16069:2012+A1:2015 supersedes BS EN 16069:2012. BS EN 16069:2012+A1:2015 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 16069:2012. These include:
- An addition to the foreword
- Modification of clauses and annexes
