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Testing Reaches
New Standards
Mark Roper
BSRIA Test
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60 Years of BSRIA
Founded 1955
Test Section started in 1967
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Common Standards
Standards have always been important to our work:
EN 442
BS 848
EN 13030
EN 12101-3
EN 14511
EN 12043
EN 13420
ISO 5801
ISO17025
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Standards Bodies
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Weather Louvre Testing
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Weather Louvre Testing
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Louvre Standard Development
Previously, manufacturer specific test methods
Drafted by BSRIA with industry input
Adopted by the HEVAC Association
Developed through 5 Editions
Test Method forms part of AMCA 500-L
Adopted as the basis for an EN Standard
EN 13030:2001
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Pressure Independent Control Valves
Growing popularity
However, BSRIA heard reports of problems on many
sites
Possible causes:
– Faulty product?
– Incorrect installation?
– Commissioning issues?
– Lack of familiarity with requirements of new product?
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Why a new PICV standard?
Many existing valve standards, but not one specific to
the characteristics of a PICV
Advantages of an independent standard:
– Tested product gives confidence in manufacturers
product
– Clients can specify testing to gain reassurance of
performance
– Consistent test method gives comparable results
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Why BSRIA?
Links with all participants
– Manufacturers
– Contractors
– Commissioning specialists
– Clients
In house technical expertise
Relatively quick response
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Freely Available!
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Heat Interface Units
Growing adoption within the UK
Increasing demand for testing for a
range of projects
Some existing standards but:
– May be aimed at components, not
the whole assembly e.g BS EN
1148:1998 - Heat exchangers
– Not representative of requirements
for typical UK usage
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Publishing soon….
Several steering group
meetings already held
Awaiting comments before
proceeding with production
Intention is publication by June
2015
Expected to be again be freely
available from the BSRIA
website
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The next big thing?
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