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Sustainability
Paving the way to a more sustainable world
1 July 2021
Ceramic tiles are the subject of the first International Standard for sustainable products.
Security
Accessibility and security in the built environment
16 June 2021
Standards just published.
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Society | Sustainability
Better buildings
17 March 2021
Making “inside” a great place to be again, with some new ISO standards.
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Sustainability
Helping the world reach net-zero emissions
18 November 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but not enough, according to the latest World Energy Outlook report by the International Energy Agency. Here are five top ways that can help.
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Sustainability
Constructing a better future – A sector that holds all the cards
11 May 2020
We often think of planes and cars as the biggest polluters, but did you know the construction industry, which designs the buildings we live and work in, is one of the most polluting in the world? It therefore …
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Tearing down the carbon footprint of buildings with new International Standard
13 February 2020
Contributing nearly 40 % of global CO2 emissions from energy, the building sector has enormous potential to clean up our world. A new International Standard helps the industry do just that by optimizing …
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Tackling the sustainability challenges in construction: International Standard just updated
16 December 2019
The construction sector has a huge role to play in making our world sustainable, not only because it represents a large part of our physical environment, but because it is an industry that impacts all …
Security | Sustainability
New ISO standard for urban resilience in development
12 July 2019
Urbanization is increasing, placing pressure on resources and infrastructure like never before. There’s no stemming the tide, so city leaders need to build resilience in order to cope. Work on a new International …
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Innovation
Better building with new International Standards for BIM
21 January 2019
The global construction industry is booming, bringing with it global construction projects and the need for efficient tools such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) for managing information. A new …
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Building a sustainable future with ISO 21930
11 August 2017
With urban populations worldwide swelling, there’s an urgent need to calculate the sustainable performance of the buildings that we live and work in. But the variety and complexity of methods available …
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Measuring the carbon footprint of buildings in a simple way
7 July 2017
There are hundreds of millions of individual buildings in the world, each presenting multiple and diverse energy needs. Even though most countries have introduced policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions …
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ISO 52000 leads the way on clean energy building solutions
28 June 2017
If you want to find major emitters of global carbon dioxide, look no further than your city’s skyline. Buildings account for more than one-third of all final energy consumption and half of global electricity …
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