British Standards

Here you will find reference to British Standards that are relevant to Building Performance.

BS 476-3: 1975 Fire tests on building materials and structures – Part 3: External fire exposure roof test.

BS 476-6: 1989 Fire tests on building materials and structures – Part 6: Method of tests for fire propagation for products.

BS 476-7: 1997 Fire tests on building materials and structures – Part 7: Method of test to determine the classification of the surface spread of flame of products

BS 476-22: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures – Part 22: Methods for the determination of the fire resistance of non-load bearing elements of construction

BS EN ISO 140-3: 1995 Acoustics – Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements, Part 3: Laboratory measurement of airborne sound insulation of building elements.

BS EN ISO 717-1: 1997 Acoustics – Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Part 1: Airborne sound.

BS EN ISO 354: 2003 Acoustics – Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room.

BS 6399-1: 1996 Loading for buildings – part 1: Code of practice for dead and imposed loads.

BS 6399-2: 1997 Loading for buildings – part 1: Code of practice for wind loads.

BS 6399-3: 1988 Loading for buildings – part 1: Code of practice for imposed roof loads.

BS 5502-223: 2003 Building and structures for agriculture – part 22: Code of practice for design, construction and loading.

BS 5950-6: 1995 Structural use of steelwork in building – part 6: Code of practice for design of light gauge profiled steel sheeting.

BS 5427-1: 1996 Code of practice for the use of profiled sheet for roof and wall cladding on buildings – part 1: Design.

BS 6651: 1999 Code of practice for protection of structures against lightning.

BS EN 12056: 2000 Gravity drainage systems inside buildings Part 3: Roof drainage, layout and calculation.

BS3533: 1981 Glossary of thermal insulation terms.