EPDs are becoming more widely accepted and indeed being requested from product manufacturers by main contractors during the tendering and design processes, but what is an EPD? An EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) is designed to inform the recipient about a product’s environmental and human health impacts during its life cycle, and should follow recognised standards […]
Manufacturers and distributors of doorsets looking to build confidence in their products and move closer towards implementing the Golden Thread in construction can now supply consistent performance data to specifiers, contractors and building owners thanks to the development of a new industry-approved Product Data Template (PDT) for doorsets. The development comes at a critical time, […]
According to CAB Members, climate change is increasingly taking centre stage in their strategic business planning. The transition towards a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive ‘net zero’ emissions business model, once seen as a ‘nice to have’, is now central to strategic business planning and risk management. Transitioning to a net zero carbon business model […]
Despite the recent IMF report stating that the ‘UK is expected to be only major economy to shrink in 2023’, construction overall seems to be turning as CAB Members are reporting growth in demand for aluminium fenestration and facades. On a quarterly basis the wider construction supply chain this month, on net balance, now report […]
Since the Grenfell disaster in 2017 CAB have actively been working across the Construction Industry to communicate and support best practice on behalf of its membership. Whilst it is well known that aluminium itself is not flammable, materials that it can be used with could be flammable and this is sadly the case regarding the […]