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Articles
30 Nov 2009
Topics: Construction, Eurocodes, BS 8902, ISO 15686, LCC, Life Cycle Costing, Sustainability
In the still-turbulent wake of the recession, what new challenges is the construction sector going to face and how do standards fit in? Wilma Tulloch reports.
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Question: Is the contribution made by standards always positive?
Standards can make an enormous contribution to organizations, businesses and society - a number of recent studies have confirmed this as an indisputable fact. But is the contribution they make always positive? In my role as chairman of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), I have a close understanding of the world of standards. Most of UKAS' accreditation work is based on standards - from the certification of quality and environmental management systems to a huge range of product testing and beyond.
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