EN ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013
(Amendment)Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of moisture content by drying at elevated temperature - Amendment 1 (ISO 12570:2000/Amd 1:2013)
General Information
- Abstract
2012-12-06 GVN: Draft for // vote available at ISO/CS (see notification in dataservice on 2012-12-04)
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 04-Jun-2013
- Withdrawal Date
- 30-Dec-2013
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 89 - Thermal performance of buildings and building components
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 89/WG 10 - Moisture
- Current Stage
- 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
- Start Date
- 05-Jun-2013
- Completion Date
- 05-Jun-2013
- Directive
- Not Harmonized89/106/EEC - Construction products
Overview
EN ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013 (ISO 12570:2000/Amd 1:2013) is an amendment to the international test method for the hygrothermal performance of building materials and products. The core standard defines the determination of moisture content by drying at elevated temperature. Amendment A1 (approved by CEN in 2013) updates temperature guidance for materials that may undergo structural changes when heated.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Scope: Test method for measuring moisture content of building materials and products by drying at an elevated temperature. Classified under ICS 91.100.01 (construction materials).
- Amendment detail (explicit): Table 1 text changed from “Materials, in which changes in structure can occur between 70 °C and 105 °C e.g. some cellular plastics” to “Materials, in which changes in structure can occur between 65 °C and 105 °C, e.g. some cellular plastics.” The corresponding drying temperature entry was changed from 70 ± 2 °C to 65 ± 2 °C.
- Implication: The amendment lowers the recommended drying temperature for heat-sensitive materials (for example, some cellular plastics), reducing the risk of structural change or damage during moisture-content determination.
- Test-method focus: Establishes repeatable oven-drying procedures at specified elevated temperatures, with attention to material-specific limits to ensure accurate moisture content without altering material properties.
Applications and who uses this standard
- Laboratories and testing bodies: Use the method for routine moisture-content measurements and quality control of construction materials.
- Manufacturers of building materials and products: Ensure product specifications, production control and claims about moisture performance are supported by standardized test data.
- Specifiers, architects and engineers: Reference reliable hygrothermal data for material selection, durability assessments and moisture-risk analyses.
- Certification and regulatory authorities: Adopt the method for compliance testing, product standards and performance labeling.
- R&D teams: Evaluate moisture behaviour and validate alternative drying conditions for sensitive materials.
Practical value
- Prevents inaccurate moisture readings caused by structural changes at excessive drying temperatures.
- Improves comparability of moisture-content data across laboratories and countries by harmonizing drying-temperature limits.
- Supports safer testing of polymeric and cellular materials commonly used in insulation and other building components.
Related standards
- ISO 12570:2000 - original method: Determination of moisture content by drying at elevated temperature.
- EN ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013 - CEN-adopted amendment (identical text) implementing the temperature revision across European national standards.
Keywords: hygrothermal performance, moisture content, drying at elevated temperature, ISO 12570, EN ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013, building materials testing, cellular plastics, moisture measurement.
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- Effective Date
- 12-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 24-Oct-2011
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013 is a amendment published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of moisture content by drying at elevated temperature - Amendment 1 (ISO 12570:2000/Amd 1:2013)". This standard covers: 2012-12-06 GVN: Draft for // vote available at ISO/CS (see notification in dataservice on 2012-12-04)
2012-12-06 GVN: Draft for // vote available at ISO/CS (see notification in dataservice on 2012-12-04)
EN ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 91.100.01 - Construction materials in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to ISO 12570:2000/Amd 1:2013, EN ISO 12570:2000. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 89/106/EEC. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2013
Higrotermalno obnašanje gradbenih materialov in proizvodov - Ugotavljanje deleža
vlage s sušenjem pri povišanih temperaturah - Dopolnilo 1 (ISO
12570:2000/A1:2013)
Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of
moisture content by drying at elevated temperature - Amendment 1 (ISO
12570:2000/A1:2013)
Wärme- und feuchtetechnisches Verhalten von Baustoffen und Bauprodukten -
Bestimmung des Feuchtegehaltes durch Trocknen bei erhöhter Temperatur - Änderung
1 (ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013)
Performance hygrothermique des matériaux et produits pour le bâtiment - Détermination
du taux d'humidité par séchage à chaud - Amendement 1 (ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013
ICS:
91.100.01 Gradbeni materiali na Construction materials in
splošno general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 12570:2000/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2013
ICS 91.100.01
English Version
Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products -
Determination of moisture content by drying at elevated
temperature - Amendment 1 (ISO 12570:2000/Amd 1:2013)
Performance hygrothermique des matériaux et produits Wärme- und feuchtetechnisches Verhalten von Baustoffen
pour le bâtiment - Détermination du taux d'humidité par und Bauprodukten - Bestimmung des Feuchtegehaltes
séchage à chaud - Amendement 1 (ISO 12570:2000/Amd durch Trocknen bei erhöhter Temperatur - Änderung 1 (ISO
1:2013) 12570:2000/Amd 1:2013)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN ISO 12570:2000; it was approved by CEN on 22 May 2013.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this
amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such
national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the
official versions.
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Kingdom.
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 12570:2000/A1:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 163
“Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment” in collaboration with Technical Committee
CEN/TC 89 “Thermal performance of buildings and building components” the secretariat of which is held by
SIS.
This Amendment to the European Standard EN ISO 12570:2000 shall be given the status of a national
standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2013, and
conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2013.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulati
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