A cycle reversal on the horizon?
The European construction sector is entering a new phase where it will be much harder to keep growing as in the recent past. Changes are coming in the years to [...]
Radical changes in the Construction Products Regulation are not welcomed by the sector
In the 16th report from ITeC EOTA Office, the main topic is the sixth meeting of the technical platforms for the revision of Regulation (EU) 305/2011. This meeting consisted of [...]
ITeC attends 2018 LIFE Information and Networking Day a Brussels
The last LIFE information day was held on May 4 in Brussels. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and [...]
Conversion of the third set of ETA Guidelines to European Assessment Documents has begun
In the 15th report from ITeC EOTA Office, the main topic is the initiation of the conversion of the third set of ETA Guidelines to European Assessment Documents (EAD). Moreover, [...]
Meeting of the EOTA Working Group for fire retardant products at ITeC
On April 5, the first meeting of the European Working Group for the conversion of the ETA Guideline 028 into a European Assessment Document (EAD) took place. The meeting was [...]
Upswing in European construction, but for how long?
After the very positive performance of the European construction market over the last two years, the question now is how much longer can the upswing last. The next Euroconsruct Conference [...]
Growth in innovative timber products
In recent years, there has been a development of technologically advanced timber products on the construction market. This development corresponds to increasing environmental needs and the possibilities that timber offers [...]
ITeC extends participation in EOTA
Since 1997, ITeC has been a member of EOTA-European Organisation for Technical Assessment, a framework in which it elaborates European Technical Assessments for CE marking for innovative products and for [...]
Fires. Fire spreading on the façade. Large-scale tests
Imagine a fire that starts in an interior room, for example in a bin, it gains strength and reaches flashover, when suddenly all the elements present ignite. If it has [...]
RMT Insulation and Gres de Aragón obtain certificates for their Nita-Wool and Faveker FV products
ITeC has just awarded the 1220-CPR-1799 certificate to RMT Insulation for the company’s NITA-WOOL thermal insulation, based on sheep’s wool. This certificate will allow RMT to continue to signal the [...]