ASTM E2921-22: Whole Building Life Cycle Assessments
Architects are increasingly interested in reducing the environmental impact of the buildings they design. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) helps answer questions that arise during the…
ISO 14002-1:2019— General Guidelines for Using ISO 14001
An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a framework that helps an organization achieve its individual environmental goals through consistent review, evaluation, and improvement of its environmental…
ANAB Supports Global Trade on World Accreditation Day 2023
ANAB is in the business of accreditation, ranging from laboratory, management systems, validation and verification, credentialing, product certification, and much more. Via third-party conformity assessment…
ISO 13153:2012—Design Process For Energy-Saving Buildings
Globally, buildings and construction are responsible for much of our energy and resource use: 60% of electricity use, 12% of water use, and 40% material…
IWA 42:2022—Net Zero Guidelines
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, CO2 levels were consistently around 280 ppm (parts per million) for almost 6,000 years of human civilization. Since then, humans have…
ISO 6469-3:2021—Safety for Electric Road Vehicles
The concept of electric cars is not recent. In 1884, English inventor Thomas Parker built the first electric car for mass production. The electrical vehicle…
Sustainable Tourism
A vast majority of travelers look for sustainable options when traveling. According to three different studies, 96% of travelers, 90% of consumers, and 87% of…
ISO/IEC 30182:2017 – Smart City Concept Model
More than 80% of the global GDP is generated in cities. This means urbanization, if managed well, can contribute to sustainable growth through increased productivity,…
Metrics of Sustainability: Embodied Carbon vs. Energy Efficiency
Sustainability is a crucial consideration in the construction industry. There are two main metrics for measuring a building’s sustainability: embodied carbon and energy efficiency. But…