‘Accreditation’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Marley Eternit MCS accredited BIPV roofing systems from
Marley Eternit, which we summarised at the time by saying "Marley Eternit new Solesia range is an MCS accredited building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing system, making it eligible for the government's feed-in tariff scheme. ".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Interserve employees gain new RICS qualification from
Interserve: "Employees from Interserve are the first in the UK to qualify for full membership of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) via a new Professional Experience route.".
In September 2011, we covered the news from SDS (Sustainable Drainage Systems)
- take a look at SDS GEOlight stormwater management system
which says: " in conjunction with developers, Wessex Water is to trial a number of GEOlight stormwater management systems from SDS.".
Take a look also at the news release from Polar (NE) , New look for successful windows company,
as well as UKAS accreditation for BM TRADA insulation from BM TRADA Certification,
and Chain of Custody as standard from John Porter from John Porter Doors.
Latest stories...
Swish black wood grain roofline (September 2011)
Developer Norfolk Homes has installed elegant black foiled PVC fascias, soffits and cladding from Swish Building Products at Manor Reach development in Norwich.
Kingspan complete package at Renewables Roadshow (August 2011)
Kingspan Renewables will be touring the UK this September with the Renewables Roadshow, exhibiting its renewable package solutions.
Glow-worm discusses changes in domestic heating (August 2011)
Pippa Wibberley, commercial director at Glow-worm, looks at how domestic heating contractors and specifiers are getting ready for inevitable major changes in the industry.
More companies register for MCS with NICEIC (August 2011)
NICEIC reports that more than 1,000 companies have now signed up with the company for MCS accreditation.
Floormate was key to Passivhaus accreditation (August 2011)
Dow Building Solutions' Floormate 300-A Styrofoam insulation prevented thermal bridging and helped win UK's first Passivhaus accreditation for a rural affordable housing scheme.
BDR Thermea launches MCS training scheme (August 2011)
BDR Thermea has introduced a training scheme to help installers achieve Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation.
Swish accreditation delivers Code points (August 2011)
Swish Building Products has secured the green standard BES6001 across its roofline range, delivering instant point wins to house builders under the Code for Sustainable Homes.
MCS accreditation via BDR Thermea training (August 2011)
BDR Thermea introduce course to help installers achieve Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation.
Further reading
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UKAS accreditation for BM TRADA insulation
BM TRADA Certification has gained UKAS accreditation for its Building Insulation Products scheme, applicable to a wide range of insulation products and systems.
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Floormate was key to Passivhaus accreditation
Dow Building Solutions' Floormate 300-A Styrofoam insulation prevented thermal bridging and helped win UK's first Passivhaus accreditation for a rural affordable housing scheme.
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