BSRIA has proudly change into the primary and solely organisation in the UK to attain UKAS accreditation in accordance with BTS 4/2024 requirements. This excellent accomplishment permits BSRIA to carry out airtightness testing on Raised Entry Plenum Flooring (RAPFs) following a profitable ISO 17025 audit earlier within the 12 months.
Such accreditation extends the scope of BSRIA’s accredited actions, confirming their place as a number one authority in constructing efficiency and constructing companies testing and analysis. RAPFs are a pivotal element in reaching optimum airflow administration, significantly inside knowledge centres.
Chris Knights, BSRIA Constructing Efficiency Analysis Enterprise Supervisor and Lead Creator of BTS 4/2024, highlighted: “The UKAS accreditation ensures we proceed to supply unbiased testing to the very best requirements of high quality, repeatability, and traceability”. This important development promotes the adoption of a devoted customary throughout the business, encouraging greater performing constructing companies options for house owners and operators.
The brand new customary, BTS 4/2024 Airtightness Testing of Raised Entry Plenum Flooring, introduces a complete methodology for measuring the air leakage of RAPFs. It supplies important assist in managing airflow effectively.
Extensively included in trendy building, significantly in knowledge centres, RAPFs present essential airflow administration wanted for cooling and operational effectivity. Guaranteeing the airtightness of RAPFs is significant to keep up the circulate of conditioned air from underfloor voids into occupied zones, stopping escape by cavities and different doubtlessly unintentional retailers.
BTS 4/2024 supersedes the earlier BG 65/2016 Ground Plenum Airtightness steerage, and introduces additional enhanced testing processes alongside simplified steerage in reply to business suggestions.
Chris Knights elaborated additional, asserting that: “An successfully constructed and air-sealed raised entry plenum flooring is crucial for reaching the air distribution efficiency supposed in the course of the design part.” This new methodology delivers clear standards and a step-by-step course of to confirm as-built efficiency of RAPFs.
Amidst an inflow of demand for high-performance areas, significantly knowledge centres, BTS 4/2024 demonstrates assist for efficient air distribution options, guaranteeing optimum RAPF efficiency and vitality effectivity in alignment with design intentions.
BSRIA stands as a worldwide consultancy and testing organisation providing profound companies to building, constructing companies, and services administration sectors. Famend for experience in sustainability, vitality effectivity, and constructing efficiency, they proceed to allow purchasers to optimise their future initiatives.
