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Building Envelope in UK and Europe

UL Solutions offers an array of services to help you assess, validate and certify the design and performance of building envelope components, products and systems.

Get to market confidently with building envelope components and systems through testing, commissioning and certification services from UL Solutions' Built Environment experts who focus on the latest standards. UL Solutions' team of highly specialized professionals operates out of UL Solutions' laboratory in Telford, England, and provides a range of services that address building envelope performance, including safety, sustainability and durability.

Building envelope services

Window and door testing and certification

UL Solutions provides services to help you achieve the CE and UKCA mark for your construction products. UL Solutions' laboratory facilities accommodate a variety of window and door configurations. Undergo testing in accordance with a range of industry-recognized standards, including PAS 24 for security and BS 6375 for weather tightness, operation, strength and durability.

Window and door testing services include:

Security testing to PAS 24 to assess security resistance
Weather tightness testing carried out in accordance with BS 6375-1 to assess air permeability, water leakage and resistance to wind-loading performance
Operation and strength testing carried out in accordance with BS 6375-2 to assess operating forces, mechanical strength and repeated opening and closing performance

Facade mock-up testing and certification

UL Solutions provides façade testing in accordance with British, European and North American standards, covering weather tightness, impact and durability.

Façade testing services include:

Curtain wall testing carried out in accordance with key standards, including CWCT Sequence B, BS EN13830 and AAMA 501.2
Rainscreen cladding testing carried out in accordance with CWCT standards for the U.K.
Glazed roof light testing carried out in accordance with the CWCT Technical Note 67
Window assembly testing carried out in accordance with CWCT, BS and PAS standards for the U.K.

Certification

Feel confident in the quality and performance of your building envelope products with certification schemes designed to satisfy a range of industry bodies and insurance underwriters in the U.K. building market.

Demonstrate compliance with:

Enhanced security performance of windows and doors (SBD PAS 24)
General performance of windows and doors (BS 644, BS4873, BS 7412 and BS 8529)
Performance of curtain walling and rainscreen cladding (NHBC Chapter 6.9 and Premier Guarantee 7.7.5)
Performance of rainscreen cladding support systems (NHBC Chapter 6.9)

Telford, England

UL Solutions' performance mock-up (PMU) laboratory in Telford, England, accommodates full-scale wall assemblies, including window and curtain walls. It offers 1.5 acres of space to accommodate a variety of PMU mock-up samples that can go up to 11-by-11 meters (36-by-36 feet). The fenestration laboratory in Telford is equipped with the latest equipment to test to PAS 24 for windows, doors, as well as skylights for air, rain and wind.

Certification for Building Envelope Components and Systems

Validate the performance and compliance of building envelope components from the point of manufacture to the end user.

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Building Envelope Advisory Services

Manage risk, optimize durability and operating costs and improve the performance of your properties while meeting applicable regulatory requirements with the help of UL’s Building Envelope Advisory team.

Building Envelope and Façade Performance Testing Services

Test your building’s envelope and façade performance, water leakage, penetration, products and components and thermal and structural integrity to AAMA, ASTM, CWCT, CSA and EN Standards.

Building Envelope Field and On-Site Testing

Assess the performance, specification and warranty compliance of your building envelope systems to applicable requirements to help mitigate the impact of potential performance issues.

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Building Envelope Window and Door/Fenestration Product Testing

Validate the performance and compliance of fenestration products prior to final installation onsite using lab-based testing and modeling.

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Building Envelope in North America

Optimize performance for building envelope components and systems with testing, commissioning and advisory services from UL Solutions' Built Environment experts who focus on the latest standards.

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Meeting the Required Standards for Curtain Walling and Rainscreen Cladding

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UK and Europe

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