British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy & Strategy Committee is responsible for the UK input into CEN/TC 129 and ISO/TC 160, their related sub-committees and working groups in the development of Standards for Glass and Glazing in Buildings.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (62)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
NWI rev EN 17074	Glass in building - Environmental product declaration - Product category rules for flat glass products Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Glass and ceramics industries \| Glass in building \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction industry \| Buildings \| Installations in buildings Proposal begins : 2023-07-12	Proposal
ISO/NP TS 25522	Building Integrated Photovoltaic--Accessibility assessment for installation and maintenance of glass PV module integrated with roof Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-10-23	Proposal
ISO/NP 25265	Glass in building — glasses used in building glass skylight system — Specification and test methods Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-05-30	Proposal
ISO/NP 24642	Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) — Identification code for building-integrated photovoltaic modules Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Glass and ceramics industries \| Glass in building Proposal begins : 2023-10-12	Proposal
ISO/NP 24636	Supplemental Test requirement of building-integrated photovoltaic(BIPV) module containing an addtional glass to a certified PV module Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Glass and ceramics industries \| Glass in building Proposal begins : 2023-10-12	Proposal
IEC/PWI 63092-3 -	Photovoltaics in buildings - Part 3: Evaluation methodology of SHGC for Building integrated photovoltaic modules with various designs Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Energy and heat transfer engineering \| Solar energy engineering \| Glass in building Proposal begins : 2021-11-09	Proposal
Draft Dec. 786 - OK for NWI - rev. EN 410.2011 -	Glass in B. - Determ. Of luminous and solar characteristics of glazing Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-01-29	Proposal
Draft Dec 715 -	OK for NWI - Glass in building - Reaction to fire - Glass testing methodology Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Fire Protection \| Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements \| Glass \| Glass in building Proposal begins : 2022-12-14	Proposal
Draft Dec 693 -	adoption PWI - Glass in building - Determination of the thermal shock resistance of glass panes by calculation Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Glass and ceramics industries \| Glass \| Glass in building Proposal begins : 2022-05-27	Proposal
CEN/TC 129 N 1959, prEN 673	Glass in building - Determination of thermal transmittance (U value) - Calculation method Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Glass \| Glass in building Proposal begins : 2022-05-11	Proposal

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 21486:2022	Glass in building. Retesting requirements for laminated solar photovoltaic glass for use in buildings Categories: Solar energy engineering \| Glass in building Published standard begins : 2022-07-22	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 21480:2021	Glass in building. General technical requirements of building integrated photovoltaic modules recycling Categories: Glass in building Published standard begins : 2021-09-10	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 18178:2018	Glass in building. Laminated solar photovoltaic glass for use in buildings Categories: Glass in building Published standard begins : 2018-10-18	Published standard
BS ISO 29584:2015	Glass in building. Pendulum impact testing and classification of safety glass Categories: Glass in building Published standard begins : 2016-01-07	Published standard
BS ISO 22897:2023	Glass in building. Glazing and airborne sound insulation. Product descriptions, determination of properties and extension rules Categories: Glass in building Published standard begins : 2024-01-12	Published standard
BS ISO 21690:2021	Glass in building. Glass blocks. Specification and test methods Categories: Glass in building Published standard begins : 2022-04-06	Published standard
BS ISO 19916-3:2021	Glass in building. Vacuum insulating glass. Test methods for evaluation of performance under temperature differences Categories: Glass in building Published standard begins : 2022-02-14	Published standard
BS ISO 19916-1:2018	Glass in building. Vacuum insulating glass. Basic specification of products and evaluation methods for thermal and sound insulating performance Categories: Glass in building Published standard begins : 2018-10-15	Published standard
BS ISO 18543:2021	Glass in building. Electrochromic glazings. Accelerated ageing test and requirements Categories: Glass in building Published standard begins : 2022-04-06	Published standard
BS ISO 16936-1:2020	Glass in building. Forced-entry security glazing. Test and classification by repetitive ball drop Categories: Glass in building Published standard begins : 2020-06-25	Published standard

Withdrawn (53)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 22509:2020	Glass in building. Heat strengthened soda lime silicate glass Categories: Glass in building Withdrawn begins : 2020-11-26	Withdrawn
BS ISO 18543:2017	Glass in building. Electrochromic glazings. Accelerated ageing test and requirements Categories: Glass in building Withdrawn begins : 2022-04-06	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 12543-6:2011	Glass in building. Laminated glass and laminated safety glass. Appearance Categories: Glass in building Withdrawn begins : 2013-02-04	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 12543-5:2011	Glass in building. Laminated glass and laminated safety glass. Dimensions and edge finishing Categories: Glass in building Withdrawn begins : 2022-02-18	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 12543-4:2011	Glass in building. Laminated glass and laminated safety glass. Test methods for durability Categories: Glass in building Withdrawn begins : 2022-02-18	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 12543-3:2011	Glass in building. Laminated glass and laminated safety glass. Laminated glass Categories: Glass in building Withdrawn begins : 2022-02-23	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 12543-2:2011	Glass in building. Laminated glass and laminated safety glass. Laminated safety glass Categories: Glass in building Withdrawn begins : 2022-02-23	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 12543-2:1998	Glass in building. Laminated glass and laminated safety glass. Laminated safety glass Categories: Glass in building Withdrawn begins : 2011-08-23	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 12543-1:2011	Glass in building. Laminated glass and laminated safety glass. Definitions and description of component parts Categories: Glass and ceramics industries \| Glass in building Withdrawn begins : 2022-02-23	Withdrawn
BS EN 572-8:2012	Glass in building. Basic soda lime silicate glass products. Supplied and final cut sizes Categories: Glass in building Withdrawn begins : 2016-06-10	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Association of Composite Door Manufacturers
B R E - Building Research Establishment
B S I Product Services
British Glass
British Plastics Federation
Committee Manager
Council for Aluminium in Building
Flat Glass Manufacturers' Association
Glass and Glazing Federation
Guardian Glass
Independent UK Expert – Glass
National Protective Security Authority (NPSA)

Liaisons with other committees

Individual Capacity - Active and Dynamic Glazings Expert
Individual Capacity - BSI Certification
Individual Capacity - Glass design and glass strength
Secretary - ISO/TC 160 SC1
UK Expert - CEN/TC 129
UK Expert - CEN/TC 129/WG 11

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

B/520 - Glass and glazing in building

Committee standards activity