11-21-2010, 03:37 PM
Well Dear Grunf,
I will explain myself for better understanding of building an d construction standards panorama in Europe.
As you know, by now, European Union is a set of 27 countries.
Eachs country have is own standard system and in the most part of those countries, standards and building codes have the strengh of a law paper.
All countries together with their universities and research labs work in a very interesting chalenge of bringing to the professional comunity the last results of research, a little bit like Formula One to the domestic car systems. So the construction EuroCodes appear and they are very dynamic on account of research progress. I believe we cannot find in the world something like this, even USA are taking some good lessons about this.
In the case of 10 EuroCodes from EN1990 to EN1999 and their parts, after final drafts (PrEN####), they become a European Norm (Standard) and all the countries have a dead line to adopt them as a National Standard. Also they are allowed to use EN and have not a National Standard.
But countries are in fact in diferent regions of Europe and the Snow, Wind and Seimic effects are them among them. So there is also a NAD - National Amendment Document where the interesting parameters to the specific country are.
So in the near future we will have NP EN, UNE EN, UNI EN, DIN EN, BS EN, AFNOR EN, SS EN, NS EN, and so on, it means that the EuroCodes EN1990 to EN1999 will be treated as National Standards also and they will have the strength of a law to force to use them as a rule. Think about what this do to the market of contractors and you will find the scope.
Thanks for the chalenge to explain this to the forum.
I will explain myself for better understanding of building an d construction standards panorama in Europe.
As you know, by now, European Union is a set of 27 countries.
Eachs country have is own standard system and in the most part of those countries, standards and building codes have the strengh of a law paper.
All countries together with their universities and research labs work in a very interesting chalenge of bringing to the professional comunity the last results of research, a little bit like Formula One to the domestic car systems. So the construction EuroCodes appear and they are very dynamic on account of research progress. I believe we cannot find in the world something like this, even USA are taking some good lessons about this.
In the case of 10 EuroCodes from EN1990 to EN1999 and their parts, after final drafts (PrEN####), they become a European Norm (Standard) and all the countries have a dead line to adopt them as a National Standard. Also they are allowed to use EN and have not a National Standard.
But countries are in fact in diferent regions of Europe and the Snow, Wind and Seimic effects are them among them. So there is also a NAD - National Amendment Document where the interesting parameters to the specific country are.
So in the near future we will have NP EN, UNE EN, UNI EN, DIN EN, BS EN, AFNOR EN, SS EN, NS EN, and so on, it means that the EuroCodes EN1990 to EN1999 will be treated as National Standards also and they will have the strength of a law to force to use them as a rule. Think about what this do to the market of contractors and you will find the scope.
Thanks for the chalenge to explain this to the forum.