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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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Overview

UL Solutions' Building Envelope teams help owners, contractors, consultants and architects close regulatory gaps, confirm compliance for industry bodies and insurance underwriters, differentiate products and maintain best practices through certification schemes and the associated testing in the European building market.

Feel confident in the performance and compliance of your fenestration and performance mock-up products

We provide services to help you feel confident that your window and door fenestration and performance mock-up products meet quality and performance needs. Our services address products such as installed windows, curtainwalls, doors, glazing and cladding.

Meet the challenge of industry bodies calling for risk mitigation and certification of rainscreen, façade and fenestration products

We are accredited to provide certification services and carry out the associated testing in our state-of-the-art UK-based building envelope laboratory. Our certification criteria—or schemes—are designed to satisfy a range of industry bodies and insurance underwriters in the UK building market, including Secured by Design (SBD), National House Building Council (NHBC), British Standards Institution (BSI) and Premier Guarantee.

Product certification can help you signify your commitment to go above minimum market requirements and differentiate your products in the market while supporting export to markets where third-party certification is mandatory.

Experience the UL Solutions Advantage

  • UL Solutions' Building Envelope teams leverage more than 30 years of experience and are comprised of highly qualified team members with a deep knowledge of building envelope testing and certification.
  • Our bundled testing and certification services help get products to market faster.
  • We have been a trusted partner for some of Europe’s largest system manufacturers.

Enhanced Security Performance of Windows and Doors

  • Secure by Design (SBD)

General Performance of Windows and Doors

  • BS 644
  • BS 7412
  • BS 4873
  • BS 8529

Performance of Curtain Walling and Rainscreen Cladding

  • NHBC Chapter 6.9
  • Premier Guarantee 7.7.5

Performance of Rainscreen Cladding Support Systems

  • NHBC Chapter 6.9

Building envelope services

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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.
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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.
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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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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.

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UK and Europe

+44.1952.586.580