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News Release from: Chiltern Dynamics
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 October 2006
Chiltern Fire UKAS accreditation for air
tightness
Chiltern International Fire has been awarded United Kingdom Accreditation Service accreditation for carrying out building air leakage testing.
Chiltern International Fire has been awarded United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accreditation for carrying out building air leakage testing under ATTMA TS1, CIBSE TM23: 2000 and BS EN 13829: 2001 UKAS is the sole national accreditation body recognised by government to assess, against internationally agreed standards, organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 7 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to Chiltern Fire General Manager Jon Osborn, UKAS accreditation 'demonstrates Chiltern Fire's competence and impartiality with respect to carrying out testing'.
Air tightness testing became compulsory under the revised Part L building regulations, which came into effect on April 6th this year.
To pass, buildings must achieve a minimum rating of 10m3/h per m2 of building envelope, at 50 Pascals, in a simple pressure test.
Mr Osborn said, 'There is nothing difficult in achieving air tightness.
Attention to design and to detail throughout the project and good workmanship on site should ensure a pass for the vast majority of properties'.
Testing does not have to be carried out by a UKAS-accredited body, Mr Osborn conceded.
'However, for many years Chiltern Fire has been accredited by UKAS for a whole range of fire, mechanical and other testing services.
We believe that the additional credibility that UKAS accreditation gives enables our customers to have absolute confidence in us.
If, as some suggest, UKAS accreditation will become mandatory for air tightness testing in future, we will be ready to respond to the demand.'.
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