ISO 9001:2015, Quality Management System and its guidance companion, ISO 9000, were published on 23 September 2015. Alongside the publication and now available is the online comparison guide 'BSI Essentials: 9001'.
ISO 14001, the environmental management systems standard, is now available. The standard has undergone its first revision for 10 years and was published on 15 September 2015.
BIM is increasingly gaining in popularity. All this attention is partly due to the fact that BIM has become a symbol for some of how technology is evolving and how it will impact the sector in the future. Another reason is that BIM brings with it a number of benefits.
A host of improved green standards for building, transport and waste management in cities should be adopted, according to new research from the Global Commission on Climate the Economy (GCCE), the Guardian reports.
As information and communication technologies become ever more important to advanced societies, the creation of smart cities is now a global imperative. Yet, smart cities don't necessarily need to be new, so what constitutes a smart city?
Newly announced changes to apprenticeship standards in the building sector will better meet the needs and requirements of SMEs. As part of the Trailblazer scheme as set out by the government, new apprenticeship standards in bricklaying and plastering are to be introduced.
According to the UK Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (UKLPG), the Gas Safe Register's Access to Standards membership scheme means installers can find the information they need with far more ease and without a great outlay.
A new home has been built in Wales that is able to produce more energy than it consumes, The Guardian reports – meaning it is able to meet the legislation for low carbon housing targets that were recently scrapped by the government.
Businesses involved in the house-building sector within the UK will have to take note of new regulations coming into effect, stipulating that all new homes in the country will have to meet reduced carbon emission standards by the year 2050.
