Standards for building materials ensure quality, safety, and reliability in construction projects worldwide. They help professionals meet design specifications and ensure sustainable, high-performing buildings.

Top standards

Plastics piping systems for water supply and drainage and sewerage under pressure — Modified poly(vinyl chloride)(PVC-M) pipe

Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies — Hydrostatic testing

Glass in building — Determination of luminous and solar characteristics of glazing

Plastics piping systems for water supply, and for drainage and sewerage under pressure — Polyethylene (PE)
Part 2: Pipes

Pipework — Corrugated metal hoses and hose assemblies

Polyolefin pipes and fittings — Determination of carbon black content by calcination and pyrolysis — Test method

Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings — Determination of the tensile strength and failure mode of test pieces from a butt-fused joint

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