The European Committee for Standardisation CEN TC 350: Sustainability of Construction Works, will be meeting for the first time in Malta, between 16 and 20 October 2017.
The European Committee for Standardisation CEN TC 350 was set up in 2005 and is responsible for the development of horizontal standardised methods for the assessment of the sustainability aspects of new and existing construction works in particular buildings and civil engineering works.
The Committee is responsible for horizontal core rules for the development of environmental product declaration of construction products (EPD). CEN TC350 is also entrusted with an advisory function to CEN Technical Committees to ensure the effective implementation of horizontal core rules regarding the development of specific product category rules based on European Standard EN 15804 (Sustainability of construction works, Environmental product declarations, Core rules for the product category of construction products).
The meeting in Malta will bring together Expert members of the committee from all European Countries with varied expertise on Construction Materials and Structures. The meeting will include Work Group sessions concerning the Environmental Performance of Buildings, Environment Product Declarations, Economic performance and Social Performance assessment of buildings, Sustainability of Civil Engineering Works and Sustainable Refurbishment.
The CEN TC 350 Annual General Meeting shall also be organised in Malta during the event. The CEN TC 350 is being hosted in Malta by the MCCAA (Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority) as the Authority responsible for Standards in Malta, the Building Industry Consultative Council and the University of Malta.
For further information about the CEN meeting contact the meeting coordinator Dr Ruben Paul Borg ruben.p.borg@um.edu.mt, Faculty for the Built Environment and Expert Member of CEN TC350.