BS EN 16893:2018
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Conservation of Cultural Heritage. Specifications for location, construction and modification of buildings or rooms intended for the storage or use of heritage collections
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2018 | 58 |
This European Standard gives specifications and guidance for the location, construction and arrangement of building specifically intended for internal storage of all heritage collection types and formats. This standard applies to buildings where collections are housed permanently and can be used as guidance for shorter-term display spaces where appropriate. Throughout the document, where specifications relate exclusively to storage spaces, these are defined as such. Where specifications can also be applied to areas such as display galleries or reading rooms, these applications are referred to explicitly. Clauses relating to risks associated with security, environmental hazards, fire, water and pests apply to buildings as a whole and to any room in which collections may be held. Some of the clauses in this standard may be applicable in protected historic buildings that contain collections. In these settings, the scope for any alterations or achievement of conditions suitable for collections may be limited by the historic character of the structure, especially where it is protected by heritage regulations. NOTE This standard covers the structure of buildings containing heritage collections, whether for storage or use. For a description of technical processing spaces recommended in the design specifically of a storage building open to the public, attention is drawn to EN 16141. This standard should be seen as complementary to national or local building regulations and specifications.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 2 | undefined |
| 9 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
| 13 | 4 Principles and strategies 4.1 Sustainability 4.2 Risk management 4.2.1 General |
| 14 | 4.2.2 Hazards to collections 4.3 Environmental strategy 4.3.1 General 4.3.2 Collection information |
| 15 | 4.3.3 Specifications for environmental protection 4.4 Environmental monitoring strategy 4.4.1 General 4.4.2 Methodology |
| 16 | 4.5 Facilities management strategy 5 Building specifications 5.1 Building location 5.1.1 Hazards identification |
| 17 | 5.1.2 Natural hazards 5.2 Site capacity 5.2.1 General |
| 18 | 5.2.2 Self-containment 5.3 Building structure and environmental protection 5.3.1 General 5.3.2 Construction materials 5.3.3 Building acclimatization |
| 19 | 5.3.4 Passive or low-energy environment structures 5.3.4.1 General 5.3.4.2 Storage spaces |
| 20 | 5.3.4.3 Display and reading spaces 5.4 Air quality 5.4.1 General 5.4.2 External pollutants |
| 21 | 5.4.3 Internal pollutants 5.4.3.1 Building materials 5.4.3.2 Emissive collections |
| 22 | 5.4.4 Ventilation 5.5 Mechanical environmental control 5.5.1 General |
| 23 | 5.5.2 Air conditioning for storage repositories 5.6 Prevention of infestation by pests and mould |
| 24 | 5.7 Protection against water 5.7.1 Design and materials 5.7.2 Rainwater discharge systems 5.7.3 Drainage and piping work |
| 25 | 5.8 Windows and lighting 5.8.1 General 5.8.2 Glazing and light levels 5.8.3 Artificial lighting 5.8.4 Lamps |
| 26 | 5.9 Emergency electrical supply 5.10 Ceilings 5.11 Floors and load distribution 5.11.1 General 5.11.2 Calculation of floor loads 5.12 Storage space arrangements |
| 27 | 6 Fire protection and prevention 6.1 General 6.2 Fire risk assessment |
| 28 | 6.3 Structural fire protection 6.3.1 General 6.3.2 Structural fire resistance 6.3.3 Lightning conduction 6.3.4 Fire compartments |
| 29 | 6.3.5 Doors and other openings 6.3.6 Vertical openings 6.3.7 Minimizing fire hazard in an electrical system 6.3.7.1 Cables 6.3.7.2 Master switches 6.3.7.3 Electrical fittings 6.4 Minimizing fire hazards in ventilation plant and equipment 6.4.1 Ductwork 6.4.2 Dampers |
| 30 | 6.5 Fire detection and firefighting 6.5.1 General 6.5.2 Detection and alarm systems 6.5.3 Monitoring 6.5.4 Automatic fire-fighting systems 6.5.5 Portable fire extinguishers |
| 31 | 6.5.6 Protection of areas adjacent to collection spaces 6.5.7 Smoke extraction 6.5.8 Fire control and mobile shelves 7 Security specifications 7.1 General 7.2 Security risk assessment 7.3 Site security 7.4 Protection against intruders |
| 32 | 7.5 Entrances 7.6 Services 7.7 Windows 7.8 External doors to the building |
| 33 | Annex A (informative)Automatic fire-fighting systems A.1 General A.2 Combustible materials A.3 Inert gas and chemical agent suppression systems |
| 34 | A.4 Overpressure A.5 Reduced oxygen systems A.6 Water-mist systems |
| 35 | Annex B (informative)Relative risk of damage and deterioration due to temperature ) |
| 38 | Annex C (informative)Relative risk of damage and deterioration due to relative humidity ) |
| 41 | Annex D (informative)Examples of internal pollutants and their sources |
| 42 | Annex E (informative)Light Sensitivity – Sensitivity of coloured materials to light |
| 43 | Annex F (informative)Recommended maximum loads |
