Certifications

With the unstoppable expansion of building activity, there is now an increasingly conscious effort to reduce its impact on the environment.

The field of construction is the one that has most affected the landscape and the quality of the environment.

The need to intervene and regularise building processes in order to reduce the environmental impact of this incessant activity has given rise to environmental certification protocols.

Isopan's constant search for innovation in the light of the contemporary debate on fire prevention.With a view to improving the performance qualities of its products, their impact and their sustainability with respect to the production cycle, it has brought the panels to a high level of quality...

We hear about certifications but sometimes, while knowing the name, we are not able to fully understand the meaning and the importance of each one. Also because, in the world of construction, the number of available certifications has grown and they cover a variety of fields of interest.

One is American, the other English, but both are voluntary systems for the assessment and certification of building sustainability.

Bs1d0 certification makes sandwich panels even more performing. 

In fact, we are talking about a certificate that, by rewarding the reaction to fire of the insulating elements of organic nature, guarantees the maximum performance in terms of combustibility and smoke emissions.

Fire reaction certification is one of the issues at the centre of every designer's plan.

It is because it allows us to understand how steel and other structural elements of a building respond to a possible fire

In partnership with: TATA STEEL

Dr Peter Barker, Manager New Product Development at Tata Steel examines poor indoor air quality and how it can impact the health and well-being of building occupants, while detailing how new solutions from leading building product brands have been developed with...