Certification

Slig

When looking at the building Regs it seems unclear what certification is adequate for a building product. I have always insisted on an IAB cert but is a BBA cert with IAB approval sufficent? I have been trying to research this lately with all the new systems coming on line and am getting conflicting information from suppliers and the DOE(who dont know what they are talking about)
What is the governing document when it comes to the certification building materials. Is it the building regs or the NSAI or the particular house insurance/mortgauge institute?

RKQ

I would assume that a BBA is equilvalent to IAB certificate.
As we live in Ireland we must insist on a IAB certificate but where one does not exist we must make a professional decision as to whether to accept a BBA cert. or not.

County Councils will normally only accept a treatment system with an IAB Cert. Nothing else will do.

I would assume that IAB and BBA certs are linked to British Standards and therefore share similarities - this can't be said of German, French or Swedish standards. Our climate is also similar as are our construction techniques and materials. We can assume materials will react in Ireland as they do in Britain.

One must assume that a European Standard would solve this situation. This will eventually happen.

Homebond insist a product or system has an IAB Cert. Materials or techniques that work in USA etc do not always work here. Care must be taken.

sydthebeat

regarding materials, there is a specific building reg applicable...

I]D3 In this Part,[/I][/SIZE]
“proper materials” means materials which are fit for the use for which
they are intended and for the conditions in which they are to be used,
and includes materials which:
(a) bear a CE Marking in accordance with the provisions of the
Construction Products Directive; or
(b) comply with an appropriate harmonized standard, European
technical approval or national technical specification as defined
in article 4(2) of the Construction Products Directive; or
(c) comply with an appropriate Irish Standard or Irish Agrément
Board Certificate
or with an alternative national technical
specification of any State which is a contracting party to the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, which provides in
use an equivalent level of safety and suitability.
“Agreement on the European Economic Area” means the Agreement
on the European Economic Area between the European Communities,
their Member States and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of
Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the
Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss
Confederation, as published in the Official Journal of the European[/LEFT]
Communities (OJ L1/9 of 3rd January, 1994).

http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/FileDownLoad,1643,en.pdf

These are the only certification which should be accepted.