EN 1991 · EN 12150 · EN 1793-2 · QUALICOAT · LEED · BREEAM
Standards & norms
Every European Standard, surface-treatment grade, glass class and planning rule we comply with — grouped by topic, linked straight to the deep-dive article or the live calculator.
Structural — wind & snow
Eurocode 1 (EN 1991-1-3 + 1991-1-4) per country, qb / sk zones, snow-region design.
EN 1991-1-4Pergola wind load — EN 1991-1-4 explainedHow vb,0 + qb derive from your country's national annex, with a 21-country zone reference table.Read article →EN 1991-1-3Snow load engineering for outdoor structuresEN 1991-1-3 sk values from coastal mild to alpine 4 kN/m² — when site-specific calc is required.Read article →EN 1991-1-3 NAPergola design in snow-region climatesAbove 600 m altitude in DE, 1000 m in AT/CH — coupled-module design for sk ≥ 1.6 kN/m².Read article →EN 1090-3EN 1090 EXC2 vs EXC3 — which execution class your aluminium structure needsWhy EXC2 covers most pergolas and fences, and the four scenarios where a specifier should escalate to EXC3.Read article →TRY THE LIVE CALCULATORWind & snow load calculator — try the live toolPick country + wind/snow zones, see qb / sk + product compliance grid in one click. 21 EU/EEA countries.TRY THE LIVE CALCULATOR →
Sustainability + energy
LEED v4.1, BREEAM, EN 14501 g_tot, EN 14511 cooling COP — what shading unlocks.
LEED v4.1 / BREEAMLEED + BREEAM credits for external shadingEAc8 daylighting / Hea 06 visual comfort — what bioclimatic louvre roofs unlock.Read article →EN 14501 / EN 14511Energy performance of external shadingg_tot + SHGC under EN 14501; cooling COP 3.5 per EN 14511 — calculator backbone explained.Read article →TRY THE LIVE CALCULATORCarbon & cooling savings calculator — try the live toolPick city + area + louvre mode → annual kg CO₂/yr + 25-year cumulative tonnage.TRY THE LIVE CALCULATOR →
Surface treatment
Qualicoat Class 1 / 2 / Seaside, EN AW alloy specs, thermal break per EN ISO 10077.
Qualicoat Class 2Qualicoat Class 2 powder coating explainedWhy Class 2 hits 3000 h salt-spray vs Class 1 (1000 h) — and when Seaside is required.Read article →EN AW 6060 / 6063Aluminium alloy 6060 vs 6063 — what changes structurallyT5 vs T6 temper, yield strength delta, when 6063 wins for thin-walled extrusions.Read article →Qualicoat SeasideCoastal / marine-grade aluminium systemsWhen Qualicoat Seaside or Qualimarine is mandated — chloride exposure thresholds + warranty implications.Read article →EN ISO 10077Thermal break technology in aluminium profilesPolyamide PA66 GF25 strip + Uw target per EN ISO 10077-1/2 for veranda + winter-garden.Read article →
Glass safety
EN 12150 ESG, EN 14449 VSG, EN 14179 heat-soaked — when each is mandated.
EN 12150 / EN 14179EN 12150 vs EN 14179 — when toughened glass needs heat-soak treatmentWhy EN 12150 toughened glass alone isn't enough for vertical / overhead installations, what nickel-sulfide spontaneous breakage is, and when EN 14179 ESG-H is mandated.Read article →EN 12150 / EN 14449Winter garden + glass veranda standardsToughened ESG (EN 12150) vs laminated VSG (EN 14449) for roof + side glazing.Read article →
Planning permission
Country-by-country thresholds, fire class EN 13501, architect specification text.
PLANNING / EUPergola planning permission across the EUCountry-by-country threshold for height, area, attachment to the main building, and what's exempt.Read article →DE BAUGBPergola Baugenehmigung — DE Bundesländer referenceBayern 30 m³, NRW 75 m³, BaWü 40 m³ — when verfahrensfrei applies + what triggers Baugenehmigung.Read article →EN 13501-1EN 13501 fire class explained — when A1 / A2 / B is mandatedWhy aluminium pergolas hit A1 by default, and the four hospitality / public-assembly scenarios where the building authority bumps the requirement above the standard residential spec.Read article →EN 13501-1Fire safety class for outdoor structuresEN 13501-1 A1 / A2 ratings — when commercial / hospitality use bumps the requirement.Read article →B2B SPECIFIERArchitect specification guide for outdoor structuresCopy-paste tender text in EN, qb / sk performance clauses, EN 1090 EXC2 reference.Read article →