BS EN 16578 discusses ceramics sanitary appliances. BS EN 16578 specifies sustainability requirements together with assessment methods and evaluation schemes for ceramic sanitary appliances.
These included are WC pans and WC suites in accordance with EN 997, urinals in accordance with EN 13407, washbasins in accordance with EN 14688, communal washing troughs in accordance with EN 14296, and bidets in accordance with EN 14528.
Note: BS EN 16578 may be applicable to other ceramic sanitary appliances
BS EN 16578 on sanitary appliances is useful for:
BS EN 16578 supports the (harmonized) European Standards on ceramic sanitary appliances elaborated by CEN/TC 163 on assessing the sustainability for these products. BS EN 16578 provides a system for sustainability assessment of ceramic sanitary appliances using a life cycle approach, featuring qualitative and quantitative indicators for the ecologic, economic, and social performance of the sanitary ceramic appliance.
BS EN 16578 provides you with the requirements and classification values for the assessment of the sustainability of ceramic sanitary appliances. A system with sustainability classes has been introduced to express the performance of ceramic sanitary appliances. The link between these classes and the assessment of the products forms a framework of evaluation schemes.
EN 16578:2016