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  • BS 7543:2003

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    Guide to durability of buildings and building elements, products and components

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-04-2015

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  18-07-2003

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Section 1 - General
                0 Introduction
                1 Scope
                2 Definitions
    Section 2 - Expression of durability
                3 Design life
    Annex A (informative) Agents that cause deterioration
    Annex B (informative) Examples of premature deterioration
    Annex C (informative) Annotated bibliography
    Publication(s) referred to

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    Provides guidance on durability, required and predicted service life and design life of buildings and their components and/or parts.

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    Committee CB/101
    Development Note Supersedes BS 7543(1992). (07/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS 6349-1:2000 Maritime structures Code of practice for general criteria
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    BS 8210:1986 Guide to building maintenance management
    BS ISO 15686-2:2012 Buildings and constructed assets. Service life planning Service life prediction procedures
    89/106/EEC : 1988 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1988 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
    BS 6915(2001) : 2001 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FULLY SUPPORTED LEAD SHEET ROOF AND WALL COVERINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 8104:1992 Code of practice for assessing exposure of walls to wind-driven rain
    BS 5252:1976 Framework for colour co-ordination for building purposes
    BS 5400-8:1978 STEEL CONCRETE AND COMPOSITE BRIDGES - PART 8: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT AND PRESTRESSING TENDONS
    BS 7916:1998 Code of practice for the selection and application of particleboard, oriented strand board (OSB), cement bonded particleboard and wood fibreboards for specific purposes
    NS 3424 : 2012 CONDITION SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS - CONTENTS AND EXECUTION
    BS 5385-4:1992 Wall and floor tiling Code of practice for tiling and mosaics in specific conditions
    BS ISO 15686-3:2002 Buildings and constructed assets. Service life planning Performance audits and reviews
    BS 8217:1994 Code of practice for built-up felt roofing
    BS 10175:2001 Investigation of potentially contaminated sites. Code of practice
    BS 5442-1:1989 Classification of adhesives for construction Classification of adhesives for use with flooring materials
    BS ISO 15686-1:2011 Buildings and constructed assets. Service life planning General principles and framework
    BS 6213(2000) : 2000 SELECTION OF CONSTRUCTION SEALANTS - GUIDE
    BS 6262:1982 Code of practice for glazing for buildings
    BS 5713:1979 Specification for hermetically sealed flat double glazing units
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