What is PD CEN/TR 16816 – Improvement of existing methods to estimate service life of wood products about?
PD CEN/TR 16816 provides guidance on the determination of end use performance of wood products: PD CEN/TR 16816 helps utilization and improvement of existing test methods to estimate service life, to give input to the harmonized product standards dealing with the durability requirement of the CPD and future Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (The Construction Products Regulation CPR).
PD CEN/TR 16816 provides technical report brings together the evaluations and discussions to date that have occurred within CEN/TC38/WG28 Performance Classification. The aim of PD CEN/TR 16816 is to help in improving the service life of the wood products.
Who is PD CEN/TR 16816 - Improvement of existing methods to estimate service life of wood products for?
PD CEN/TR 16816 on wood products is useful for:
- Wood products manufacturers
- Building material manufacturers
- Civil engineers
- Regulatory bodies
Why should you use PD CEN/TR 16816 - Improvement of existing methods to estimate service life of wood products?
Estimates of service life are increasingly used to compare life cycle costs of building materials. For a long time, the international organizations CIB and RILEM have been leading this development, which has had an impact on standardization work nationally, regionally, and globally through ISO.
PD CEN/TR 16816 provides an improvement in methods to estimate the service life. PD CEN/TR 16816 will help to improve its cost-effectiveness, quality, energy efficiency and environmental performance and to reduce the use of non-renewable resources.