SIST EN 16069:2013/kFprA1:2014

Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made products of polyethylene foam (PEF) - Specification

his European Standard specifies the requirements for factory made products of polyethylene foam (PEF), with or without facings or coatings, which are used for thermal insulation of buildings. The products are manufactured in the form of boards or rolls or other performed ware. This standard describes product characteristics and includes procedures for testing, evaluation of conformity, marking and labelling. Products covered by this standard are also used in prefabricated thermal insulating systems and composite panels; the performance of systems incorporating these products is not covered. This European Standard does not specify the required level of a given property to be achieved by a products 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 0,05 m2K/W or a declared thermal conductivity greater than 0,05 W/(m.K) at 10 °C are not covered by this European Standard. This standard does not cover in situ insulation products and products intended to be used for the insulation of building equipment and industrial installations. Further excluded are non-foamed materials such as bubble films, foils etc.

Wärmedämmstoffe für Gebäude - Werkmäßig hergestellte Produkte aus Polyethylenschaum (PEF) - Spezifikation

Produits isolants thermiques pour le bâtiment - Produits manufacturés en mousse de polyethylene (PE) - Spécification

Toplotnoizolacijski proizvodi za stavbe - Proizvodi iz polietilenske pene (PEF) - Specifikacija

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 13-Nov-2014
• ICS: 91.100.60 - Thermal and sound insulating materials
• Technical Committee: TOP - Thermal insulation
• Current Stage: 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 17-Mar-2015
• Due Date: 22-Mar-2015
• Completion Date: 17-Mar-2015
• Directive: 305/2011 - Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec
• Mandate: M/103 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the execution of standardization work for harmonized standards on thermal insulating products
• Ref Project: EN 16069:2012/FprA1 - Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made products of polyethylene foam (PEF) - Specification

Relations

• Consolidated By: SIST EN 16069:2013+A1:2015 - Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made products of polyethylene foam (PEF) - Specification
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2015
• Amends: SIST EN 16069:2013 - Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made products of polyethylene foam (PEF) - Specification
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014

Overview

EN 16069:2012/FprA1 is a CEN European standard that specifies requirements for factory‑made polyethylene foam (PEF) products used as thermal insulation for buildings. It covers products manufactured as boards, rolls or other preformed ware, with or without facings or coatings. The standard defines product characteristics, test and assessment procedures, evaluation of conformity, marking and labelling - but does not set application‑specific performance limits. Products with declared thermal resistance < 0.05 m2K/W or declared thermal conductivity > 0.05 W/(m·K) at 10 °C are excluded. In‑situ insulation, industrial equipment insulation and non‑foamed materials (e.g., bubble films, foils) are not covered. The FprA1 amendment updates conformity procedures to align with the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).

Key Topics

• Scope and product types: factory‑made PEF boards, rolls and preformed items used in building insulation; use in prefabricated systems and composite panels is noted, but system performance is outside scope.
• Thermal properties: declaration of thermal resistance (R) and thermal conductivity (λ); threshold exclusions explicitly stated.
• Mechanical and physical properties: requirements for compressive stress/strength, compressive creep, point load, water absorption/permeability, water‑vapour transmission, dynamic stiffness and acoustic properties where relevant.
• Reaction to fire: classification (Euroclasses) and durability of reaction to fire - treated as an essential characteristic for regulatory compliance.
• Testing and measurement: procedures for product type determination and factory testing; a thickness measurement note references EN ISO 13790 (preparation of compressed specimens).
• Conformity and marking: introduction of Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVCP), Product Type Determination (PTD replacing ITT), Factory Production Control (FPC), Declaration of Performance (DoP) and CE marking requirements (Annex ZA links to CPR).
• Release of dangerous substances: national provisions may require verification/declaration; where harmonized methods lack, national rules apply.

Applications and Users

Who uses EN 16069:

• Manufacturers of factory‑made PEF insulation for product specification, testing and CE marking.
• Notified bodies and testing laboratories performing PTD and AVCP tasks.
• Architects, specifiers and contractors selecting insulation products for building envelopes, floors and prefabricated panels.
• Regulatory authorities and certification bodies assessing compliance with the Construction Products Regulation.

Practical uses: ensuring consistent product declarations (R and λ), meeting CE marking procedures, defining factory test frequencies, documenting durability and fire classification for market placement in EU member states.

Related standards

• EN 13172 (AVCP and tasks for thermal insulation)
• EN 14303 (relevant for some PTD/FPC cross‑use)
• EN ISO 13790 (measurement/preparation guidance referenced for thickness)
• Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 - Construction Products Regulation (CPR)

Keywords: EN 16069, polyethylene foam PEF, thermal insulation, CE marking, AVCP, Declaration of Performance, factory production control, thermal conductivity, thermal resistance.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2014
Toplotnoizolacijski proizvodi za stavbe - Proizvodi iz polietilenske pene (PEF) -
Specifikacija
Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made products of polyethylene foam
(PEF) - Specification
Wärmedämmstoffe für Gebäude - Werkmäßig hergestellte Produkte aus
Polyethylenschaum (PEF) - Spezifikation
Produits isolants thermiques pour le bâtiment - Produits manufacturés en mousse de
polyethylene (PE) - Spécification
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16069:2012/FprA1
ICS:
91.100.60 0DWHULDOL]DWRSORWQRLQ Thermal and sound insulating
]YRþQRL]RODFLMR materials
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 16069:2012
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA1
August 2014
ICS 91.100.60
English Version
Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made
products of polyethylene foam (PEF) - Specification
Produits isolants thermiques pour le bâtiment - Produits Wärmedämmstoffe für Gebäude - Werkmäßig hergestellte
manufacturés en mousse de polyethylene (PE) - Produkte aus Polyethylenschaum (PEF) - Spezifikation
Spécification
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 88.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 16069:2012. If this draft becomes an amendment, 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.

This draft amendment was established by CEN 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.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United
Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
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EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2014 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 16069:2012/FprA1:2014 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
Foreword .3
1 Modification to the Foreword .4
2 Modification to Clause 2, Normative references .4
3 Modifications to 3.2, Symbols, units and abbreviated terms .4
4 Modification to 4.3.10.2, Thickness d .4
L
5 Modification to 4.3.13, Release of dangerous substances .4
6 Modification to Clause 7, Evaluation of conformity .5
7 Modification to Clause 8, Marking and labelling .5
8 Modifications to Annex B, Initial type testing (ITT) and factory production control (FPC) .5
9 Modifications to Annex E, Additional properties .6
10 Modification to Annex ZA, Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions
of the EU Construction Products Directive .6

Foreword
This document (EN 16069:2012/FprA1:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 88
“Thermal insulating materials and products”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR), see informative Annex ZA, which is an
integral part of this standard.
NOTE Due to fact that the Framework Partnership Agreement between the Commission and CEN & CENELEC is not
signed yet, there are currently no New Approach Consultants in place for 2014. Therefore the provisions of CEN-
CENELEC Guide 15 cannot be met.
This shall not prevent the processing of draft standards nor the offering of harmonized standards to the Commission. In
particular, draft standards can be sent to vote without Consultant assessment.
This note will be removed from the Foreword of the finalized publication.

This amendment (EN 16069:2012/FprA1:2014) modifies the European Standard EN 16069:2012 identifying
those clauses of the standard which are needed for the compliance of the European Standard with the
Construction Products Regulation (CPR).
This amendment introduces
a) an addition to the foreword;
b) an addition in 3.2;
c) an addition in 4.3.10.2;
d) a new subclause 4.3.13;
e) modification of Clause 7;
f) modification of Clause 8;
g) modification of Annex B;
h) modification of Annex E;
i) a new Annex ZA.
1 Modification to the Foreword
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Replace the 5 paragraph with:
"For relationship with EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR), see informative Annex ZA, which is an
integral part of this standard.".
2 Modification to Clause 2, Normative references
Add "EN ISO 13790:2008, Energy performance of buildings ― Calculation of energy use for space heating
and cooling (ISO 13790:2008)".
3 Modifications to 3.2, Symbols, units and abbreviated terms
Replace
"ITT is Initial Type Test" with
"PTD is Product Type Determination (previously named ITT for Initial Type Test)"
and add the following abbreviated terms:
"AVCP is Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (previously named attestation of
conformity)
DoP is Declaration of Performance
ThIB is Thermal Insulation for Buildings
VCP is Verification of Constancy of Performance (previously named evaluation of conformity)".
4 Modification to 4.3.10.2, Thickness d
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Add the following sentences at the end of the first paragraph:
"The measurements shall be done excluding the preparation of test specimens of compressed products
expressed in EN ISO 13790:2008, Clause 8 and Clause 9. This preparation may be used upon request by the
manufacturer.".
5 Modification to 4.3.13, Release of dangerous substances
Replace the text of 4.3.13 with:
"National regulations on dangerous substances may require verification and declaration on release, and
sometimes content, when construction products covered by this standard are placed on those markets.
In the absence of European harmonized test methods, verification and declaration on release/content should
be done taking into account national provisions in the place of use.
NOTE An informative database covering European and national provisions on dangerous substances is available at
the Construction web site on EUROPA accessed through: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/construction/cpd-ds/.".
6 Modification to Clause 7, Evaluation of conformity
Replace the Clause 7 with:
"
7 Assessment and Verification of the Constancy of Performance (AVCP)
7.1 General
The manufacturer or his authorized representative shall be responsible for the conformity of his product with
the requirements of this European Standard. The Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance
(AVCP) shall be carried out in accordance with EN 13172 and shall be based on Product Type Determination
(PTD), Factory Production Control (FPC) by the manufacturer, including product assessment and tests on
samples taken at the factory.
The compliance of the product with the requirements of this standard and with the stated values (including
classes) shall be demonstrated by:
 Product Type Determination (PTD),
 Factory Production Control (FPC) by the manufacturer, including product assessment.
If a manufacturer decides to group his products, it shall be done in accordance with EN 13172.
7.2 Product Type Determination (PTD)
All characteristics defined in 4.2 and those in 4.3 if declared, shall be subject to Product Type Determination
(PTD) in accordance with Annex B.
For the relevant characteristics, PTD on products corresponding also to EN 14303 may be used for the
purpose of PTD and Declaration of Performance (DoP) according to this standard.
7.3 Factory Production Control (FPC)
The minimum frequencies of tests in the factory production control (FPC) shall be in accordance with
Annex B. When indirect testing is used, the correlation to direct testing shall be established in accordance with
EN 13172.
For the relevant characteristics, FPC on products corresponding also to EN 14303 may be used for the
purpose of FPC and DoP according to this standard.".
7 Modification to Clause 8, Marking and labelling
Add the following bullet point: "
 the intended use of the polyethylene foam for insulation of buildings is given by the abbreviation ThlB.".
8 Modifications to Annex B, Initial type testing (ITT) and factory production control
(FPC)
Replace "Initial type testing" with "Product type determination" and "ITT" with "PTD" within Annex B in:
 Annex B, title;
 Table B.1, title;
nd st
 Table B.1, 2 column, 1 line, title;
rd
 Table B.1, line 4.2.1, 3 column;
 Table B.1, text of footnote a;
 Table B.1, text of footnote b;
 Table B.1, text of footnote d;
 Table B.2, text of footnote a.
9 Modifications to Annex E, Additional properties
Replace "ITT" with "PTD" within Annex E in:
 Table E.3, line D.8, last column;
 Table E.3, line D.9, last column;
 Table E.3, line D.10, last column;
 Table E.3, test of footnote c.
10 Modification to Annex ZA, Clauses of this European Standard addressing the
provisions of the EU Construction Products Directive
Replace the existing Annex ZA with the following new Annex ZA:
"
Annex ZA
(informative)
Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the
EU Construction Products Regulation
ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics
1)
This European Standard has been prepared under Mandate M/103 "Thermal insulation products" given to CEN
by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
If this European standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the clauses of this
standard, shown in this annex, are considered to meet the provisions of the relevant mandate, under the
Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011.
This annex deals with the CE marking of the factory made polyethylene foam intended for the use indicated in
Table ZA.1 and shows the relevant clauses applicable.

1)
As amended by mandates M126, M130 and M367
This annex has the same scope as Clause 1 of this standard related to the aspects covered by the mandate
and is defined by Table ZA.1
Table ZA.1 — Relevant clauses for factory made polyethylene foam and intended use
Product: Factory made polyethylene foam (PEF) products
Intended use: Thermal insulation for buildings
Clauses in this and other European
Regulatory
standard(s) related to essential
Essential Characteristics Notes
classes
d
characteristics
4.2.1 Thermal resistance and Declared R and λ
D D
—
thermal conductivity
Thermal resistance if possible
Declared d and T
4.2.3 Thickness —
N
Reaction to fire 4.2.6 Reaction to fire Euroclasses —
Durability of reaction to fire against

a
Euroclasses —
4.2.7 Durability characteristics
heat, weathering, ageing/degradation
Declared R and λ
4.2.1 Thermal resistance and
D D
Durability of thermal resistance
—
b
thermal conductivity
against heat, weathering, if possible
ageing/degradation
4.2.7 Durability characteristics — —
4.3.3 Compressive stress or
— Declared CS
compressive strength
Compressive strength
4.3.5 Point load — Declared PL
4.3.6 Compressive creep —
Declared CC
Durability of compressive strength
4.3.6 Compressive creep — Declared CC
against ageing/degradation
4.3.7.1  Short term water absorption
Declared WP or
Water permeability —
or Declared WL(T) plus
4.3.7.2 Long term water absorption
WL(P)
Water vapour permeability 4.3.8 Water vapour transmission — Declared MU or Z
4.3.9 Dynamic stiffness — Declared SD
Impact noise transmission index (for
Declared d and class
4.3.10.2 Thickness —
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floors)
4.3.10.4 Compressibility — Declared CP
Declared a and a
Acoustic absorption index 4.3.11 Sound absorption —
p1 w1
Direct airborne sound insulation
Declared AF
4.3.12 Air flow resistivity —
r
index
Release of dangerous substances to 4.3.13 Release of dangerous
— —
c
the indoor environment substances
4.3.15 Continuous glowing
Continuous glowing combustion — —
c
combustion
a
No change in reaction to fire properties for PEF products.
The fire performance of PEF does not deteriorate with time.
b
Thermal conductivity of PEF products does not change with time.
c
European test methods are under development.
d
Also valid and applicable for multilayers
The declaration of the product performance related to certain essential characteristics is not required in those
Member States (MS) where there are no regulatory requirements on these essential characteristics for the
intended use of the product. In this case, manufacturers placing their products on the market of these MS are
not obliged to determine nor declare the performance of their products with regard to these essential
characteristics and the option “No performance determined” (NPD) in the information accompanying the CE
marking and in the declaration of performance (see ZA.3) may be used for those essential characteristics.
ZA.2 Procedures for AVCP of factory made polyethylene foam products
ZA.2.1 Systems of AVCP
The AVCP systems of factory made polyethylene foam products indicated in Table ZA.1, established by EC
Decision 95/204/EC of 31.05.95 (OJ L 129) revised by decision 99/91/EC of 25.01.99 (OJ L 29) amended by
th
the decision 01/596/EC of 8 January 2001 (OJ L 209) is shown in Table ZA.2 for the indicated intended use
and relevant level(s) or class(es) of performance.
Table ZA.2 — Systems of AVCP
Level(s)
or class(es)
Product(s) Intended use(s) AVCP system(s)
(reaction to fire)
a
Thermal insulation products For uses subject to (A1, A2, B, C) 1
(Factory made products) regulations on reaction to fire
b
(A1, A2, B, C) , D, E 3
c
(A1 to E) , F 4
Any — 3
System 1: See Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 (CPR) Annex V, 1.2
System 3: See Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 (CPR) Annex V, 1.4
System 4: See Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 (CPR) Annex V, 1.5
a
Products/materials for which a clearly identifiable stage in the production process results in an improvement of the reaction to fire
classification (e.g. an addition of fire retardants or a limiting of organic material).
a
b
Products/materials not covered by footnote ( ).
c
Products/materials that do not require to be tested for reaction to fire (e.g. produc
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