Construction products

The construction sector in CEN covers more than 3000 work items on product standards and test methods (for use in building and civil engineering).

Of these, about 600 European Standards are or will be harmonized under the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), along with about 1500 supporting standards (test methods).

By using harmonized standards, the manufacturer will be in position to make the declaration of performance (DoP) of his product as defined in the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) and to affix the CE marking.

News and events

CEN Workshop Agreement - CWA 17316:2018 - Smart CE marking for construction products is now published. More info in 'Brief News'

Technical bodies and activities

The construction sector includes more than 80 technical bodies:

CEN/TC 33 - Doors, windows, shutters, building hardware and curtain walling
CEN/TC 38 - Durability of wood and derived materials
CEN/TC 46 - Oil stoves
CEN/TC 50 - Lighting columns and spigots
CEN/TC 51 - Cement and building limes
CEN/TC 67 - Ceramic tiles
CEN/TC 69 - Industrial valves
CEN/TC 72 - Automatic fire detection systems
CEN/TC 88 - Thermal insulating materials and products
CEN/TC 89 - Thermal performance of buildings and building components
CEN/TC 92 - Water meters
CEN/TC 99 - Wallcoverings
CEN/TC 104 - Concrete and related products
CEN/TC 112 - Wood-based panels
CEN/TC 121 - Welding
CEN/TC 124 - Timber structures
CEN/TC 125 - Masonry
CEN/TC 126 - Acoustic properties of building products and of buildings
CEN/TC 127 - Fire safety in buildings
CEN/TC 128 - Roof covering products for discontinuous laying and products for wall cladding
CEN/TC 129 - Glass in building
CEN/TC 130 - Space heating appliances without integral heat sources
CEN/TC 132 - Aluminium and aluminium alloy
CEN/TC 133 - Copper and copper alloys
CEN/TC 134 - Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings
CEN/TC 135 - Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures
CEN/TC 154 - Aggregates
CEN/TC 155 - Plastic piping systems and ducting systems
CEN/TC 156 - Ventilation for buildings
CEN/TC 163 - Sanitary appliances
CEN/TC 164 - Water supply
CEN/TC 165 - Waste water engineering
CEN/TC 166 - Chimneys
CEN/TC 167 - Structural bearings
CEN/TC 175 - Round and sawn timber
CEN/TC 177 - Prefabricated reinforced components of autoclaved aerated concrete or light-weight aggregate concrete with open structure
CEN/TC 178 - Paving units and kerbs
CEN/TC 185 - Fasteners
CEN/TC 189 - Geosynthetics
CEN/TC 191 - Fixed firefighting systems
CEN/TC 192 - Fire service equipment
CEN/TC 193 - Adhesives
CEN/TC 203 - Cast iron pipes, fittings and their joints
CEN/TC 208 - Elastomeric seals for joints in pipework andpipelines
CEN/TC 217 - Surfaces for sports areas
CEN/TC 226 - Road equipment
CEN/TC 227 - Road materials
CEN/TC 229 - Precast concrete products
CEN/TC 236 - Non-industrial manually operated shut-off valves for gas and particular combinations valves- other products
CEN/TC 241 - Gypsum and gypsum based products
CEN/TC 246 - Natural stones
CEN/TC 249 - Plastics
CEN/TC 250 - Structural Eurocodes
CEN/TC 254 - Flexible sheets for waterproofing
CEN/TC 266 - Thermoplastic static tanks
CEN/TC 277 - Suspended ceilings
CEN/TC 295 - Residential solid fuel burning aplliances
CEN/TC 297 - Free-standing industrial chimneys
CEN/TC 298 - Pigments and extenders
CEN/TC 303 - Floor screeds and in-situ floorings in buildings
CEN/TC 312 - Thermal solar systems and components
CEN/TC 336 - Bituminous binders
CEN/TC 339 - Slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces - Methods of evaluation
CEN/TC 340 - Anti-seismic devices
CEN/TC 342 - Metal hoses, hose assemblies, bellows and expansion joints
CEN/TC 349 - Sealants for joints in building construction
CEN/TC 350 - Sustainability of construction works
CEN/TC 351 - Construction Products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances
CEN/TC 357 - Project Committee - Stretched ceilings
CEN/TC 361 - Polymer modified bituminous thick coatings for waterproofing - Definitions/requirements and test methods
CEN/TC 393 - Equipment for storage tanks and for filling stations
ECISS/TC 103 - Structural steels other than reinforcements
ECISS/TC 104 - Concrete reinforcing and prestressing steels
ECISS/TC 105 - Steels for heat treatment, alloy steels, free-cutting steels and stainless steels
ECISS/TC 109 - Coated and uncoated flat products to be used for cold forming
ECISS/TC 110 - Steel tubes and iron and steel fittings
ECISS/TC 111 - Steel castings and forgings

CEN/TCs linked to the construction sector:

CEN/TC 53 - Temporary works equipment
CEN/TC 169 - Light and lighting
CEN/TC 187 - Refractory products and materials
CEN/TC 228 - Heating systems in buildings
CEN/TC 247 - Building automation, controls and building management
CEN/TC 288 - Execution of special geotechnical works
CEN/TC 315 - Spectator facilities
CEN/TC 325 - Prevention of crime by urban planning and building design
CEN/TC 341 - Geotechnical investigation and testing
CEN/TC 346 - Conservation of cultural property
CEN/TC 371 - Energy performance of building project group
CEN/TC 388 - Perimeter protection
CEN/TC 395 - Engineering consultancy service

Sector Forum

A Sector Forum is a platform aiming at facilitating the exchange of information between the different stakeholders, coordinating and identifying the standardization needs in a specific field of CEN work.

The CEN 'Construction Sector Forum' commonly called CEN Construction Sector Network was created in 1997 following a consultation with the CEN members, CEN/TCs, Industry, the EC and EFTA and some national authorities.

There is an open invitation to interested parties to express their interest in joining the CEN Construction Sector Network. In the first instance, please contact your national standards body.

European legislation and mandates

European Standards are developed in the context of European legislation and sometimes come in direct support to particular Directives or Regulations.

EU Regulations

CEN has developed a series of European Standards in support of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) EU 305/2011 (pdf format), that has replaced the Construction Products Directive (CPD) 89/106/EEC (pdf format).

Mandates

European Commission's Mandates database

Harmonized European Standards

Check the latest lists of European Standards referenced in the Official Journal of the European Union in support of Regulation (EU) 305/2011 and CPD 89/106/EEC.

Workshops

Guidance for specification writers

Guidance for hENs under Construction Products Regulation (EU 305/2011)

Template for Annex ZA (TF 681 rev1, 2015-06) (word format)
How to draft clauses on Assessment and Verification of the Constancy of Performance - AVCP (TF 548, rev1 2012-03) (word format)

Guidance for the preparation of answer to mandate for dangerous substances
Template for answer to mandates on dangerous substances (TF N 620) (word format)

General Guidance for ENs in the Construction Sector
Guidance to specification writers (CSS N 001 TF 306, upd 2005-05) (word format)
Guidance on the use of notes and verb forms in European Standards (TF N102_Rev 2 upd 2003-06) (pdf format)
Guidance on the use of the CEN/ISO templates for preparing European Standards (TF N244_Rev 1 upd 2003-08) (pdf format)
Mandates under the Construction Products Directive (CPD) addressed to CEN/CENELEC (BTS1 N877 Rev 1) (pdf format)
Addendum to BTS1 N877 Rev 1 (pdf format)
Supplement to CEN BTS1 N877 Rev1 Amended (CMF 032_rev2_1999-06) (pdf format)
Amendment to the answer to the mandate/Work Programme (TF N230_upd 2003-07) (pdf format)
Mandates in the Building and Civil Engineering Field leading to harmonized European Standards (CMF N070) (pdf format)
Conversion of work items, draft European Standards (prEN), and European Standards (EN) into harmonized European Standards (hEN) (CMF N090_rev1) (pdf format)
Normative references (CMF N161_rev1) (pdf format)
Dealing with an absence of normative reference (TF N101_Rev 1 upd 2001-07) (pdf format)
Normative references for raw materials (CMF N074_rev3_1999-10-25) (pdf format)
The role and responsibilities of Technical Committees and CEN Consultants (TF N249_upd 2003-02) (pdf format)
Procedure for the approval of work programmes by the CEN Consultants in the Construction Sector (CMF N140) (pdf format)
European Commission Mandates database
Allocation of Mandates to CEN Consultants (TF N337R13_2013-05) (pdf format)

Eurocodes specific
Policy guidelines and procedures for CEN/TC 250, Structural Eurocodes (N250 rev2_2007-03-20) (pdf format)
Guidelines for preparing EN Eurocode parts for submission to CMC to launch FV (N600 rev1_2004-12-03) (pdf format)
Structural aspects - CEN/TC 250 'Structural Eurocodes' and other CEN/TCs (BTS1 11/1992) (pdf format)

Useful links and documents

Documents

The Snapshot of the current situation gives an overview of the development of European standards under the CPD.
The report on the general situation of European standardization (May 2013) under the CPD/CPR provides general information concerning European Standards developed by CEN following the EC mandates in the construction sector.
Standards in the work programme of the technical bodies contribute to sustainable construction and use the performance based approach.

More information related to the construction sector

For more information on European initiatives linked to the construction sector, please visit the EC website.