Single European standard announced. (Legislative & Standards Updates).North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. manufacturers may soon have an easier time selling their window and door products in European countries. A single European product standard for the testing and classification of products, similar to AAMA/NWDA 101/I.S. 2 in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , has been developed by EuroWindoor, an organization made up of the three sectors of the European window, and door industry: the Federation of the European Window and Curtain Wall curtain wall Nonbearing wall of glass, metal, or masonry attached to a building's exterior structural frame. After World War II, low energy costs gave impetus to the concept of the tall building as a glass prism, an idea originally put forth by Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies Assns., the Federation of the European Associations for Building Joinery joinery, craft of assembling exposed woodwork in the interiors of buildings. Where carpentry refers to the rougher, simpler, and primarily structural elements of wood assembling, joinery has to do with difficult surfaces and curvatures, such as those of spiral and the Federation of the European Plastic Window and Door Manufacturers. The standard will be published by the European Standardization Organization under the title EN 14351 for windows and external doors and EN 13830 for curtain wall. It is at the formal voting stage" and should be implemented during the next 12 months, said Eike Gehrts, EuroWindoor technical project manager. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Frank Koos, EuroWindoor deputy general secretary, the standard is designed to be both materials neutral and performance based. In order to carry the CE mark, products must be tested, and their performance recorded, for wind resistance, fire safety, watertightness, acoustic insulation, thermal resistance and radiation properties, air permeability permeability /per·me·a·bil·i·ty/ (per?me-ah-bil´i-te) the property or state of being permeable. per·me·a·bil·i·ty n. 1. The property or condition of being permeable. 2. and impact resistance for doors. The standard would also establish voluntary tests and classification ratings for seven other categories, including: operating force, mechanical strength, ventilation, bullet resistance, explosion resistance, mechanical durability and burglar resistance. |
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