BS 8414-1:2020
BS 8414-1:2020 - TC Fire performance of external cladding systems - Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems fixed to, and supported by, a masonry substrate. the latest update 2020, replaces the previous
BS 8414-1:2015 Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems applied to the masonry face of a building published in 2015, was withdrawn in Apr 2015 and amended by BS 8414-1:2015+A1:2017 in June 2017. It can be used to test rainscreen cladding and external wall insulation systems.
BS 8414-2:2015 Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems fixed to and supported by a structural steel frame was published in 2015, then amended in 2017 by BS 8414-2:2015+A1:2017. 2017 and withdrawn in April 2020.
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see also BS 8414 Fire performance of external cladding systems
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