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The vast majority of construction industry professionals are unaware of Eurocodes for construction(04/11/2010)
The pan-European model building codes developed by the European Committee for Standardisation should have been fully adopted in the UK from April 2, 2010, when British Standard codes for construction stopped being updated. However, professionalism is "falling short" in the UK construction industry with a poor understanding of Eurocodes amongst British construction companies. "This is a potentially massive issue", said Paul Cowton of property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper. "Our r... [more]
Reluctance of civil engineers to accept the Eurocodes could cost British construction companies dearly(08/04/2010)
In development over the past 20 years or so, the Eurocodes set of pan-European model building codes developed by the European Committee for Standardisation has progressed slowly resulting in their implementation being met with scepticism. The reluctance of civil engineers to pick up and run with the Eurocodes could cost British construction companies dearly. "Don't be fooled - the Eurocodes will sneak up and bite any UK construction company or professional services business that does not reco... [more]
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