SIST EN 14308:2016/oprA1:2019

Thermal insulation products for building equipment and industrial installations - Factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PUR) and polyisocyanurate foam (PIR) products - Specification

This amendment modifies EN 14308:2015 identifying those clauses of the standard which are needed for the compliance of this European Standard with the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).
This amendment introduces:
a) an update for the normative references;
b) delete 4.3.10 Continuous glowing combustion;
c) the reaction to fire classes "A1", "A2" und "F" in Annex A;
d) the new Annex ZA;
e) editorial changes.

Wärmedämmstoffe für die technische Gebäudeausrüstung und für betriebstechnische Anlagen in der Industrie - Werkmäßig hergestellte Produkte aus Polyurethan-Hartschaum (PUR) und Polyisocyanurat-Schaum (PIR) - Spezifikation

Produits isolants thermiques pour l'équipement du bâtiment et les installations industrielles - Produits manufacturés en mousse rigide de polyuréthane (PUR) et en mousse polyisocyanurate (PIR) - Spécification

Toplotnoizolacijski proizvodi za opremo stavb in industrijske inštalacije - Proizvodi iz trde poliuretanske pene (PUR) in poliizocianuratne pene (PIR) - Specifikacija

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 24-Jan-2019
• ICS: 91.100.60 - Thermal and sound insulating materials
• Technical Committee: TOP - Thermal insulation
• Current Stage: 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 30-Sep-2020
• Due Date: 05-Oct-2020
• Completion Date: 30-Sep-2020
• 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 REV - Amendment to mandate to CEN and CENELEC concerning the execution of standardisation work for harmonised standards on thermal insulation products (m/103)
• Ref Project: EN 14308:2015/prA1 - Thermal insulation products for building equipment and industrial installations - Factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PUR) and polyisocyanurate foam (PIR) products - Specification

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN 14308:2016 - Thermal insulation products for building equipment and industrial installations - Factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PUR) and polyisocyanurate foam (PIR) products - Specification
• Effective Date: 02-May-2018

Overview

SIST EN 14308:2016/oprA1:2019 is a key European standard specifying factory-made rigid polyurethane foam (PUR) and polyisocyanurate foam (PIR) products used for thermal insulation in building equipment and industrial installations. This amendment ensures the standard’s compliance with the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) 305/2011, outlining updated normative references, fire reaction classes, and factory production control requirements. It harmonizes product specifications and performance assessment procedures, facilitating CE marking and Declaration of Performance (DoP) for manufacturers across Europe.

Key Topics

• Scope Update: The amendment refines the scope to focus on the characteristics necessary for regulatory compliance rather than just product requirements. It explicitly supports assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP).

• Normative References: Incorporates the latest references, notably EN 16516 for assessing release of dangerous substances into indoor air, enhancing product safety evaluations.

• Fire Safety Classification: Introduces the reaction to fire classes “A1”, “A2” and “F” in Annex A, providing clear guidelines for fire performance testing and classification of PUR and PIR insulation products.

• Factory Production Control (FPC): Strengthens provisions related to factory quality assurance processes, including initial inspections, continuous surveillance, and Type Testing according to EN 13172 and EN ISO 13787.

• Testing and Assessment: Updates thermal conductivity measurement procedures, removes outdated tests like continuous glowing combustion, and revises test frequencies for dangerous substances and fire-related properties.

• Annex ZA: Adds a new informative annex detailing how the standard links with Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011, guiding manufacturers in CE marking and DoP issuance.

Applications

• Building Equipment Insulation: EN 14308 applies to thermal insulation products used in heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) systems, plumbing, and refrigeration equipment within commercial, residential, and industrial buildings.

• Industrial Installations: Provides specifications for insulating piping, ducts, tanks, and vessels in industrial plants to improve energy efficiency and process safety by minimizing heat loss or gain.

• Regulatory Compliance: Enables manufacturers to align product design and quality processes with mandatory EU legislation, facilitating cross-border market access and ensuring reliable product performance.

• Fire Safety Planning: Assists architects, engineers, and safety planners in selecting insulation materials with appropriate fire reaction ratings that comply with local fire safety regulations.

• Product Certification: Supports testing laboratories and certification bodies in verifying insulation product conformity through specified test methods and performance criteria.

Related Standards

• EN 16516: Construction products assessment focusing on the release of dangerous substances into indoor air-critical for health and environmental compliance.

• EN 13165: Relevant for rigid PUR and PIR foam insulation products; can be used complementarily for type testing and DoP.

• EN 13172: Framework for assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) for construction products, ensuring product consistency and quality control.

• EN ISO 13787: Thermal insulation measuring standard covering thermal conductivity curves and temperature performance, fundamental for evaluating insulation efficiency.

• Euroclass System (Decision 2000/147/EC): Defines fire reaction classifications referenced for product fire safety categorization under this standard.

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By adopting SIST EN 14308:2016/oprA1:2019, manufacturers, builders, and industrial operators gain a clear standard for specifying, producing, and verifying rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foam insulation products that meet stringent European performance and safety criteria. This facilitates safer, more energy-efficient building systems and industrial installation designs in line with EU regulatory frameworks.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2019
Toplotnoizolacijski proizvodi za opremo stavb in industrijske inštalacije -
Proizvodi iz trde poliuretanske pene (PUR) in poliizocianuratne pene (PIR) -
Specifikacija
Thermal insulation products for building equipment and industrial installations - Factory
made rigid polyurethane foam (PUR) and polyisocyanurate foam (PIR) products -
Specification
Wärmedämmstoffe für die technische Gebäudeausrüstung und für betriebstechnische
Anlagen in der Industrie - Werkmäßig hergestellte Produkte aus Polyurethan-
Hartschaum (PUR) und Polyisocyanurat-Schaum (PIR) - Spezifikation
Produits isolants thermiques pour l'équipement du bâtiment et les installations
industrielles - Produits manufacturés en mousse rigide de polyuréthane (PUR) et en
mousse polyisocyanurate (PIR) - Spécification
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14308:2015/prA1
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.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 14308:2015
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
November 2018
ICS 91.100.60
English Version
Thermal insulation products for building equipment and
industrial installations - Factory made rigid polyurethane
foam (PUR) and polyisocyanurate foam (PIR) products -
Specification
Produits isolants thermiques pour l'équipement du Wärmedämmstoffe für die technische
bâtiment et les installations industrielles - Produits Gebäudeausrüstung und für betriebstechnische
manufacturés en mousse rigide de polyuréthane (PUR) Anlagen in der Industrie - Werkmäßig hergestellte
et en mousse polyisocyanurate (PIR) - Spécification Produkte aus Polyurethan-Hartschaum (PUR) und
Polyisocyanurat-Schaum (PIR) - Spezifikation
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 88.

This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 14308:2015. 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.

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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 European foreword . 4
2 Modifications to the Scope . 4
3 Modification to Clause 2, "Normative references" . 4
4 Modifications to 3.1.2 "Additional terms and definitions" . 4
5 Modifications to 3.2.2, "Abbreviated terms used in this standard" . 4
6 Modification to Clause 4, "Requirements" . 4
7 Modification to 4.1, "General" . 4
8 Modification to 4.2.1, "Thermal conductivity". 4
9 Modification to 4.3.1, "General" . 5
10 Modifications to 4.3.9, "Release of dangerous substances" . 5
11 Modification to 4.3.10, "Continuous glowing combustion" . 5
12 Modifications to 5.3.1, "General" . 5
13 Modification to 5.3.2, "Thermal conductivity". 5
14 Modification to Clause 6, "Designation code" . 5
15 Modifications to Clause 7, "Assessment and verification of constancy of performance
— AVCP" . 6
16 Modifications to Clause 8, "Marking and labelling" . 7
17 Modification to Annex A, "Factory production control" . 7
18 Modification to Annex D, "Additional properties" . 10
19 Modification to Annex ZA . 10

European foreword
This document (EN 14308:2015/prA1:2018) 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 CEN Enquiry.
This amendment modifies EN 14308:2015 identifying those clauses of the standard which are needed
for the compliance of this European Standard with the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).
This amendment introduces:
a) an update for the normative references;
b) an update for 4.3.9 Release of dangerous substances by referencing EN 16516 and corresponding
adaptions in the document;
c) the deletion of 4.3.10 Continuous glowing combustion;
d) the reaction to fire classes "A1", "A2" und "F" in Annex A;
e) the new Annex ZA;
f) editorial changes.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
For relationship with Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral
part of this document.
1 Modification to the European foreword
Delete "and supports essential requirements of Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011" from the 7th paragraph.
The European foreword will be updated using the latest template texts and listing the modifications as
described in the foreword of this document.
2 Modifications to the Scope
st
Replace "requirements" with "characteristics" in the 1 paragraph.
Replace "evaluation of conformity" with "assessment and verification of constancy of performance
(AVCP)" in the 4th paragraph.
Replace "declared" with “measured” in the 7th paragraph.
Replace "European Standard" with "document" in the whole Scope.
3 Modification to Clause 2, "Normative references"
Add:
"EN 16516, Construction products – Assessment of release of dangerous substances – Determination of
emissions into indoor air".
4 Modifications to 3.1.2 "Additional terms and definitions"
Delete term 3.1.2.4 "level".
Delete term 3.1.2.5 "class".
Renumber other terms accordingly.
5 Modifications to 3.2.2, "Abbreviated terms used in this standard"
Delete the abbreviations "PTD" and "VCP" and their explanations.
Add:
"
CWFT is Classification without further testing
".
6 Modification to Clause 4, "Requirements"
Replace the title of Clause 4 with: "Characteristics".
7 Modification to 4.1, "General"
Delete the second sentence from the first paragraph.
8 Modification to 4.2.1, "Thermal conductivity"
Delete "by the manufacturer" from the 2nd paragraph (two times).
9 Modification to 4.3.1, "General"
Delete "by the manufacturer".
10 Modifications to 4.3.9, "Release of dangerous substances"
Replace the paragraphs and the note with the following:
1)
"If declared, the release of dangerous substances into indoor air shall be tested according to
EN 16516.
NOTE An informative database covering European and national provisions on dangerous substances is
available at the Growth website on EUROPA accessed through: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cp-
ds/.".
11 Modification to 4.3.10, "Continuous glowing combustion"
Delete subclause 4.3.10.
12 Modifications to 5.3.1, "General"
In Table 4 "Test methods, test specimens and conditions" replace the lines "4.3.9 (release of dangerous
substances)" with the following:
"
Clause Test method Minimum
Test
number of
Specific
specimen
measurements
conditions
No. Title Flat Cylindrical
a
to get one test
dimensions
result
4.3.9 Release of
see
dangerous EN 16516 EN 16516 see EN 16516 see EN 16516
EN 16516
substances
".
In Table 4, delete the line "4.3.10 (Continuous glowing combustion)".
In Table 4, delete footnote 'f'. Renumber footnotes accordingly.
13 Modification to 5.3.2, "Thermal conductivity"
Replace 'PTD' with 'type testing' in the fourth paragraph.
14 Modification to Clause 6, "Designation code"
Replace the first paragraph with the following:
"If a designation code is provided it shall be given as follows:".
1) See for reference the LCI list of the European Commission "Agreed EU-LCI values"
(http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/construction/eu-lci/values_en)
15 Modifications to Clause 7, "Assessment and verification of constancy of
performance — AVCP"
Replace subclauses 7.1 and 7.2 with the following:
"
7.1 General
In accordance with EN 13172 , the compliance of the for factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PUR)
products and polyisocyanurate foam (PIR) products with the requirements of this standard and with
the performances declared by the manufacturer in the DoP shall be demonstrated by:
— Determination of the product type (Type testing);
— Factory Production Control (FPC) by the manufacturer, including product assessment;
— Initial inspection of manufacturing plant and of Factory Production Control (FPC);
— Continuing surveillance, assessment and evaluation of Factory Production Control (FPC).
The manufacturer shall always retain the overall control and shall have the necessary means to take
responsibility for the conformity of the product with its declared performance(s).
If a manufacturer decides to group his products, it shall be done in accordance with EN 13172.
7.2 Type testing
All performances related to characteristics included in this standard shall be determined when the
manufacturer intends to declare the respective performances unless the standard gives provisions for
declaring them without performing tests (e.g. use of previously existing data, CWFT and conventionally
accepted performance).
Type testing for the thermal conductivity curve shall be carried out in accordance with EN ISO 13787.
For Type testing only one test result is required for the thermal conductivity curve and the maximum
and minimum service temperature.
For the relevant characteristics, type testing on products corresponding also to EN 13165 may be used
for the purpose of type testing and Declaration of Performance (DoP) according to this standard.".

Add the following paragraph as first paragraph to subclause 7.3, "Factory Production Control (FPC)".
"The manufacturer shall establish, document and maintain an FPC system to ensure that the products
placed on the market comply with the declared performance
...