ISO Focus - December 2005

Sustainable building

ISO Focus, December 2005

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A complete and comprehensive issue on the contribution of standards for the international building/construction industry has just been published.

This issue examines this complex and vast industry and how important it is to incorporate sustainable building principles from the initial planning and designing stages that will last well beyond the end of the process – together with concrete examples illustrating the benefits of International Standards.

In an exclusive interview, Skanska Senior Vice-President (Sustainability) gives his personal viewpoint on where and how International Standards add value towards achieving sustainable building and environmental protection.

Comment

Age Olav Hallquist,Chair of ISO/TC 59
Constructive dialogue and actions for the building industry  

Guest View

Noel Morrin
Senior Vice-President, Sustainability, SKANSKA

“Sustainable business means sustainable profits generated whilst being socially and environmentally responsible.”
Read the full interview (PDF, 321 KB)

Main Focus

Sustainable building

• Supporting sustainable ways of living
• Social and economic aspects of building construction
• Built to last – Service life planning
• Safe fibre cement and no asbestos
• Built for strength – Protection from earthquake damage
• Urbanization fuels boom in building construction standards
• Building sustainability under fire
• Heating up, holding down costs
• Fire safety engineering and the reconstruction of the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers
• Building environment design : energy conservation and efficiency
• For buildings as solid as a rock  

Developments and Initiatives

• ISBN renewed for 21st century
• Training as a tool to increase efficiency and satisfaction of experts in technical committees

New this month

• My ISO job
• Long-lasting pdf files
• Fighting counterfeit driving licences
• ISO 9001:2000 for local governments
• ISO 9001:2000 for health sector
• Implementing food safety management systems

World Scene

• Highlights of events from around the world

ISO Scene

• Highlights of news and developments from ISO members