JANUARY 2025 Deferring the application of EN 673:2024 Glass for Europe wishes to highlight issues affecting the implementation of EN 673 and EN 410, which are used to calculate glass thermal and photometric properties and give recommendations to align the application dates of both standards to avoid disruptions for involved stakeholders. These standards were intended
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JANUARY 2025 Reuse, remanufacturing, recycling: the case of glass for buildings Review of the technical feasibility and sustainability potential of the different end-of-life options for various building glass products In March 2020, the European Commission (EC) adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) (COM (2020) 98 final) that promotes greener manufacturing, waste reduction, reuse,
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Revision of the Construction Products Regulation A well-guided proposal requiring adaptations to become workable and an effective driver of sustainability and digitalisation in construction Glass for Europe welcomes the European Commission’s (EC) proposal for a revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), COM (2022) 144 final. As the EU trade association representing Europe’s building glass
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CPR Guide: EU Rules, Practical Impact Regulation (EU) 305/2011, more commonly referred to as the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), replaces the 1989 Construction Products Directive (CPD). This legislation sets out the rules governing when and under which conditions, the CE marking must accompany construction products placed on the EU market. The purpose of the following
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Last update: October2021 Preliminary Guidance on UKCA mark This paper provides initial guidance on the introduction of the UKCA mark in the United Kingdom, and of the UKNI mark in Northern Ireland. These 2 new markings came into effect on 1st January 2021 for construction products as for many other products. A transition period is
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Glass for Europe’s statement Mutual Recognition Agreement between the EU and UK on harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION Glass for Europe has always been and remains a strong advocate of a fully effective and efficient single market for construction products and building glass and glazing products. As
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Declaration of Performance (DoP) Guidance on Declaration of Mechanical Strength On 20 March, 2019, EN 1096-4:2018 – Glass in building – Coated glass – Part 4: Product standard, and EN 1279-5:2018 – Glass in building – Insulating glass units – Part 5: Product standard were cited in the L-series of the OJEU. The exact
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Informative note about the possibility to CE-mark curved glass Can curved glass be CE-marked? And which characteristics can be declared? Glass for Europe tries to answer these questions by proposing the approach below. 1. CE-marking under harmonised standards There is currently no harmonised European standard dealing specifically with curved glass and the scope of
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Informative paper on Dated references in harmonised standards Which version of the supporting standard has to be used to determine the durability of a product or its characteristics for CE-marking? If, in the clause 2 of the harmonised standard, the reference to the supporting standard is dated, only this version shall be used If, at
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Classification of reaction to fire of glass products Recommendation from Glass for Europe Glass for use in buildings and construction works shall declare a reaction to fire performance in their declaration of performance (DoP) established according to Regulation (EU) 305/2011 (Construction Product Regulation). The declaration of a reaction to fire performance depends on the type
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Clarification of Tolerances on Declared Values for Radiation Properties The harmonised European Standards for the glass products incorporate as essential characteristics the ‘radiometric properties’, i.e. the light transmittance/reflectance and solar energy characteristics. The declared values for these characteristics are given without any explicit tolerances being quoted. The implicit expectation is that the tolerance taken
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Presentation of Performance Data for Insulating Glass Units According to European Standards This data sheet describes the method of presenting values of thermal transmittance (U-values) and total solar energy transmittance (g or solar factor) for insulating glass units, in particular those incorporating coated glass. Throughout this data sheet reference is made to European Standards produced
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