prEN 17140

Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory-made vacuum insulation panels (VIP) - Specification prEN 17140

Publication date:   Aug 26, 2021

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40.60 Close of voting   Nov 18, 2021

CEN

CEN/TC 88 Thermal insulating materials and products

European Norm

91.100.60   Thermal and sound insulating materials

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This document specifies characteristics of factory-made vacuum insulation panels (VIP) intended to be used for the thermal insulation of buildings (roofs, walls, ceilings and floors).
This document is applicable for all types of factory-made vacuum insulation panels (VIP), independent of the type of envelope (see 3.1.11), using the following core materials (see 3.1.10):
— organic fibres;
— inorganic fibres and particles (e.g. glass fibre, silica, etc.).
This document is applicable for factory-made vacuum insulation panels (VIP) with or without desiccants (see 3.1.12) and with and without evacuation valve (3.1.14).
The products covered by this document can be used in roofs, walls, ceilings and floors.
This document specifies procedures for assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) of characteristics of factory-made vacuum insulation panels (VIP).
This document does not cover products:
— intended to be used for the thermal insulation of building equipment and industrial installations;
— intended to be used for civil engineering works;
— intended to be used as perimeter or foundation;
— intended to be used for acoustic applications;
— with a thermal resistance RD lower than 0,5 m2⋅K/W;
— that contain getters (3.1.13);
— that have protective layers (3.1.9).

Related legislation

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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

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