Certification

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Certification of construction products for the European market

Notified in accordance with the Construction Products Regulation (EU No. 305/2011)

As a notified certification body (Ref. No. 0765) in accordance with the Construction Products Regulation (EU No. 305/2011), we carry out certifications for the European market access of various building products in accordance with harmonized standards or the European Technical Assessment (ETA). 

BUILDING PRODUCTs HARMONIZED STANDARD / EAD

Wood and wood-based materials

EN 13986

EN 14080

EN 14081-1

EN 14250

EN 14374

EN 15497

EN 16351

EAD 140015-00-0304

Floor coverings

EN 14041

EN 14342

EN 14904

Laminated materials

EN 438-7

Thermal insulation materials

EN 13168

EN 13171

Notified test laboratory according to (EU) 305:2011
Gypsum products EN 15283-2

Certification of construction products for the German market

Notified accordance with the Lower Saxony building code (NBauO)

The Fraunhofer WKI is notified as a certification body for construction products and construction techniques in accordance with the Lower Saxony building code (NBauO). In particular, we carry out the construction product certifications required for the German market in accordance with the Model Administrative Provisions – Technical Building Rules (MVV TB) or products with general technical approval:

  • Carpenter joints
  • Multi-layer boards
  • Plywood for scaffolding
  • Fiberboards organically bonded
  • Glued timber
  • Beam construction types
  • Panel construction types
  • External thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS)
  • Floor coverings
  • Load-bearing structures made of glued laminated timber (glulam), glued solid timber or laminated veneer lumber (LVL) of softwood with nail plate connections
  • Bonded composite components made of glued laminated timber (glulam), unless covered by DIN EN 14080, and cross-laminated timber (CLT)
  • Non-glued wall, ceiling and roof elements clad or planked on both sides, e.g. panel elements for timber houses in timber panel construction
  • Glued wall, ceiling and roof elements clad or planked on both sides, e.g. panel elements for wooden houses in wooden panel construction
  • Phenoplasts and aminoplasts of adhesive type I for bonded load-bearing joints in and of wood components

Certification of wood-based materials regarding formaldehyde emissions

E1, TSCA, CARB

The Fraunhofer WKI offers certifications regarding the formaldehyde release from wood-based materials; these are valid for the German, European (E1), US-American (TSCA Title VI) and Californian (CARB) markets.

Certification of low-emission PU insulation materials

„pure life“ 

On the basis of the Fraunhofer WKI testing standard WKI-PS-EPUD-001, PU insulation materials can achieve the "pure life" certification. The certification procedure was developed for particularly low-emission PU insulation materials in collaboration with the Überwachungsgemeinschaft Polyurethan-Hartschaum e. V. (quality surveillance organization for polyurethane hard foam).

Further information

Standards

Here you will find a current overview of the standards according to which we are allowed to test and certify as part of our flexible DAkks accreditation.

Document management

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Accreditations and Recognitions

Here you will find details of the accreditations and recognitions of our testing, monitoring and certification body.