BS EN 13164:2008 Thermal insulation products for buildings. Factory made products of extruded polystyrene foam (XPS). Specification
BS EN 13164 specifies the requirements for factory made products of extruded polystyrene foam, with or without facings or coatings, which are used for thermal insulation of buildings. The products are manufactured in the form of boards, which are also available with special edge and surface treatment (tongue and grooves, shiplap, etc.).
BS EN 13164 specifies product characteristics and includes procedures for testing, evaluation of conformity, marking and labelling.
Products covered by BS EN 13164 are also used in prefabricated thermal insulating systems and composite panels; the performance of systems incorporating these products is not covered. BS EN 13164 also covers multilayered insulation boards.
It 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.
Products with a declared thermal resistance lower than 0,25 m2⋅K/W or a declared thermal conductivity greater than 0,060 W/(m-K) at 10 °C are not covered by BS EN 13164.
BS EN 13164 does not cover in situ insulation products and products intended to be used for the insulation of building equipment and industrial installations or products intended for acoustic insulation.
Contents of BS EN 13164:
- Foreword
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms, definitions, symbols, units, abbreviated terms
- Terms and definitions
- Symbols, units and abbreviated terms
- Requirements
- General
- For all applications
- For specific applications
- Test methods
- Sampling
- Conditioning
- Testing
- Designation code
- Evaluation of Conformity
- Marking and labelling
- Determination of the declared values of thermal resistance and thermal conductivity
- General
- Input data
- Declared values
- Factory Production Control
- Determination of the aged values of thermal resistance and thermal conductivity
- Additional Properties
- Determination of volume percentage of closed cells
- Plan for cutting test specimen
- Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU Construction Products
- Directive
- Scope and relevant characteristics
- Procedures for attestation of conformity of extruded polystyrene foam products
- CE Marking and labelling
- Bibliography