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seamlessly, promoting interoperability and ease of integration into various architectural designs and wider building management.
Accessibility & inclusivity Standards contribute to the development of access solutions for people with diverse needs, including those with disabilities. Adhering to standards ensures that doors are designed to be user-friendly, promoting inclusivity and accommodating a broad spectrum of users.
Quality & reliability
Standards define performance requirements for automatic doors, ensuring that they meet quality benchmarks. This helps architects, specifiers, builders, and facility managers to select reliable products that will perform well over time.
Regulations compliance Compliance with specific standards may also be a legal requirement. Following standards ensures that entrance solutions meet regulatory obligations, helping building owners and operators avoid legal issues and liabilities. This will also help mitigate risks associated with the use of automatic doors and the potential for accidents, injuries, and property damage.
Global recognition
As the visionaries behind every structure, architects must also consider the safety and wellbeing of their eventual occupants
Standards are often developed with international input and collaboration. Adhering to recognised standards provides consistency and recognition on a global scale, making it easier for architects and builders to work on international projects.
Technological advancements Standards evolve to incorporate technological advancements. This allows architects to integrate the latest technologies, such as sensor systems, energy-efficient features, and smart building capabilities, into their designs while ensuring compatibility and safety. Architects constantly strive for designs that integrate technology and aesthetics, understanding and adhering to British and European standards in the automatic door industry is paramount.
As architects continue to shape the future of our built environment, the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) is committed to remain a critical player in helping achieve a harmonious blend of form and function. By embracing
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and championing British and European standards, architects not only ensure the safety, accessibility, and performance of their designs but also contribute to a global standard of excellence. In doing so, they pave the way for a more inclusive and innovative future in architecture, where every detail is a testament to the commitment to quality and the pursuit of architectural brilliance.
New standards
EN 16005: 2012 has been under review since 2018. All EN standards are reviewed every five years. During this process, many CEN member countries asked for clarifications on the details of the current standard. The standard setting body continued to work on revising the European wide standard and CEN has now published a new version EN 16005: 2023. This means that new BS/IS versions of the standard will soon be published.
The EN: 2023 version of the standard has not currently been harmonised or cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, and the BS EN version will need to be added to the Designated Standards list in the UK.
The standard is not retrospective, so all doors fitted before the UK publication date need not comply.
Each national setting body (BSI/NSAI) must withdraw the previous standard EN 16005: 2012 and replace it with the new one. This process must be completed by e30 June 2024. The main changes include: • Amendments to the risk assessment for vulnerable traffic
• Additional safety dimension drawings to highlight typical hazard prevention measures
• Revision of finger protection minimum height (1.9 m)
• Detailed construction requirements for barriers (for both barriers at 90° and in the same plane)
• Additional safeguarding and test for revolving doors.
All companies specifying, supplying, installing or servicing powered pedestrian door systems should work to the new standard – once it has been published and released.
Darren Hyde is technical and training manager at the Automatic Door Suppliers Association
ADF MARCH 2024
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