21/30441540 DC

This standard 21/30441540 DC BS EN 17140. Thermal insulation products for buildings. Factory-made vacuum insulation panels (VIP). Specification is classified in these ICS categories:

• 91.100.60 Thermal and sound insulating materials

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 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):

1. organic fibres;

2. 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:

1. intended to be used for the thermal insulation of building equipment and industrial installations;

2. intended to be used for civil engineering works;

3. intended to be used as perimeter or foundation;

4. intended to be used for acoustic applications;

5. with a thermal resistance R_D lower than 0,5 m²⋅K/W;

6. that contain getters (3.1.13);

7. that have protective layers (3.1.9).