SIST EN 13165:2013+A1:2015/kFprA2:2015

Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PU) products - Specification

This European Standard specifies the requirements for factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PU) products, with or without facings or coatings, which are used for the thermal insulation of buildings. PU includes both PIR and PUR products. The products are manufactured in the form of boards. Products covered by this standard are also used in prefabricated thermal insulation systems and composite panels; the performance of systems incorporating these products is not covered. This standard describes product characteristics and includes procedures for testing, evaluation of conformity, marking and labelling. This standard 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 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 (covered by EN 14308).

Wärmedämmstoffe für Gebäude - Werkmäßig hergestellte Produkte aus Polyurethan-Hartschaum (PU) - Spezifikation

Produits isolants thermiques pour le bâtiment - Produits manufacturés en mousse rigide de polyuréthane (PU) - Spécification

Toplotnoizolacijski proizvodi za stavbe - Proizvodi iz trde poliuretanske pene (PUR) - Specifikacija

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 29-Dec-2015
• ICS: 91.100.60 - Thermal and sound insulating materials
• Technical Committee: TOP - Thermal insulation
• Current Stage: 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 27-Jul-2016
• Due Date: 01-Aug-2016
• Completion Date: 27-Jul-2016
• 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 13165:2012+A1:2015/FprA2 - Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PU) products - Specification

Relations

• Consolidated By: SIST EN 13165:2013+A2:2016 - Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PU) products - Specification
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Amends: SIST EN 13165:2013+A1:2015 - Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PU) products - Specification
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2015

Overview

EN 13165:2012+A1:2015/FprA2 (CEN) specifies requirements for factory-made rigid polyurethane (PU) thermal insulation products used in buildings. The scope covers rigid PU boards (including PIR and PUR) with or without facings or coatings and addresses product characteristics, testing procedures, conformity assessment, marking and labelling. The standard applies to products used in prefabricated insulation systems and composite panels, but does not cover system performance. It also excludes in situ insulation and products intended for building equipment/industrial installations (see EN 14308).

Notably, 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 this European Standard.

Key Topics

• Product scope and definitions: Factory-made rigid PU boards (PUR and PIR), with options for facings or coatings and diffusion characteristics.
• Testing and evaluation: Procedures include measurement of thermal conductivity and accelerated ageing tests. The draft amendment describes an acceleration test methodology using specimens aged at 70 °C and 23 °C and defines an acceleration factor derived from overlapping lambda (thermal conductivity) data. The procedure references a thermal conductivity increase threshold of 0,004 W/(m·K) for determining test durations and recommends measurement frequencies to generate usable ageing data.
• Calculation of aged properties: The standard provides methods and increments for calculating aged thermal conductivity values, and includes safety increments linked to blowing agent type and facing/diffusion characteristics.
• Conformity, marking and labelling: Requirements for conformity assessment and product marking are specified to support traceability and consistent product information.
• Limitations: The standard does not prescribe fitness-for-purpose levels for specific applications - required property levels must be obtained from regulations or application-specific standards.

Applications

EN 13165 supports manufacturers, test laboratories, specifiers, architects and regulators by:

• Enabling consistent specification of factory-made rigid PU insulation boards for building envelopes.
• Defining test methods and ageing procedures to demonstrate declared thermal properties for comparison and conformity assessment.
• Informing selection of PU boards for prefabricated insulation systems and composite panels (note: system-level performance must be verified separately).

Practical keywords: thermal insulation, rigid polyurethane, PUR, PIR, insulation boards, thermal conductivity, accelerated ageing, conformity.

Related Standards

• EN 14308 - covers insulation products intended for building equipment and industrial installations (excluded from EN 13165 scope).
• National regulations or application-specific standards - used to define required property levels and fitness for purpose.

For manufacturers and compliance teams, EN 13165:2012+A1:2015/FprA2 is essential for documenting product characteristics, establishing laboratory test protocols (including accelerated ageing), and ensuring correct marking and conformity information for rigid PU insulation boards used in buildings.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2015
Toplotnoizolacijski proizvodi za stavbe - Proizvodi iz trde poliuretanske pene
(PUR) - Specifikacija
Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PU)
products - Specification
Wärmedämmstoffe für Gebäude - Werkmäßig hergestellte Produkte aus Polyurethan-
Hartschaum (PU) - Spezifikation
Produits isolants thermiques pour le bâtiment - Produits manufacturés en mousse rigide
de polyuréthane (PU) - Spécification
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13165:2012+A1:2015/FprA2
ICS:
91.100.60 0DWHULDOL]DWRSORWQRLQ Thermal and sound insulating
]YRþQRL]RODFLMR materials
SIST EN en,fr,de
13165:2013+A1:2015/kFprA2:2015
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

FINAL DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 13165:2012+A1:2015
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA2
October 2015
ICS 91.100.60
English Version
Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made
rigid polyurethane foam (PU) products - Specification
Produits isolants thermiques pour le bâtiment - Wärmedämmstoffe für Gebäude - Werkmäßig
Produits manufacturés en mousse rigide de hergestellte Produkte aus Polyurethan-Hartschaum
polyuréthane (PU) - Spécification (PU) - Spezifikation
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 A2, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 13165:2012+A1:2015. 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.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modification to the Foreword . 4
2 Modification to C.4.3, Addition of the safety increments (to be used with the
accelerated ageing procedure only) . 4
3 Modification to C.4.4, Acceleration test (optional and for diffusion open products
only, in combination with the accelerated ageing procedure) . 4
4 Modifications to C.5.3, Calculation of the aged value of thermal conductivity . 6

European foreword
This document (EN 13165:2012+A1:2015/FprA2:2015) 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.
1 Modification to the Foreword
Just after the paragraph concerning the main changes that were made compared with EN 13165:2008,
add the following paragraph:
"Compared with EN 13165:2012+A1:2015 the main changes are:
— determination of the aged values of thermal resistance and thermal conductivity (acceleration
factor);
— new blowing agent.".
2 Modification to C.4.3, Addition of the safety increments (to be used with the
accelerated ageing procedure only)
Replace the whole Table C.1 with the following one:
"
Table C.1 — Safety increments to be added to the measured accelerated aged value of thermal
conductivity
Safety increment in Safety increment in
Blowing agent
W/(m⋅K) for products with W/(m⋅K) for products with
Type of
a
nominal thickness nominal thickness
product/facing
technology
d ≤ 80 mm d > 80 mm
N N
c
Pentane ,
0,001 0 0,002 0
HFC 245fa,
Cut foam
227ea, 365mfc
without facing
HFC 134a 0,001 5 0,002 5
c
Pentane ,
Faced with
0,001 0 0,001 5
HFC 245fa,
diffusion open
227ea
...