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KOMO, the expert on certified products and processes in the construction and installation sector, is making a catalog of specification specifications available to specifiers free of charge. This KOMO specification catalog integrates with the Open Specification Format (OSF) of the software suppliers Cube, Ibis, DUNCAN and De Twee Snoeken. 

The Technical Bureau Afbouw and SKG-IKOB Certification recently signed a cooperation agreement. The purpose of this agreement is to make distinction on quality easier for finishing companies and to achieve maximum efficiency with quality controls that complement each other.

As previously communicated, the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU C226/24 dated 10-07-2015) formally declared EN 16034:2014 in force. 

The completely updated Handbook WoonKeur 2015 has been published. In addition to the requirements for WoonKeur New Construction, the new handbook now also includes the requirements for Woonkeur Existing homes. WoonKeur sets requirements for the user safety, accessibility and future-proofing of homes and residential buildings.

The post-insulation seminar organized in cooperation with Duurzaam Gebouwd is now behind us. We can look back on a successful afternoon with an interesting mix of six speakers. 

By publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU C226/24 dated 10-07-2015), EN 16034:2014 has now been formally declared in force.

On July 24, Olaf van Panhuys and Guido Soontiëns for SKG-IKOB Certification presented the first KOMO product certificates on BRL 0702 for plastic profiles to Mark Beukert and René van Genderen of GEALAN Fenster-Systeme GmbH. With these certificates, Gealan demonstrates that its plastic profiles are suitable for the construction of plastic windows and doors.

A successful mini-symposium on liability and insurance implications for guarantors within the new Building Quality Assurance Act took place on June 9 in our new building, which is ideally suited for it. Speakers were Haje van Egmond, Monika Chao-Duivis and Freek Schipper.

At the Noordelijke Vereniging voor de Burgerlijke- en Utiliteitsbouw (NVBU) and MKB INFRA the first SKG-IKOB certificates 'Building on CSR' have been awarded to two of their members. Together with the Vereniging fabrieken van Hang- en Sluitwerk (VHS) they are the frontrunners in the MKB within the construction industry when it comes to recognition and stimulation of CSR. 

Borgh's Facamax cavity anchor renovation system received the certificate for BRL 2826 and URL 40.01 from SKG-IKOB at the end of April. In addition to the already mandatory CE marking for cavity anchors, the additional tests of the two guidelines give additional assurance to KOMO-certified renovation companies. Facamax is one system for re-anchoring existing masonry facade structures.

As of May 1, the new BRL Building Projects with Sustainable Concrete was launched. It gives the opportunity to make the sustainable performance of concrete measurable and test environmental ambitions in construction practice.

SKG-IKOB Certification, formed from a merger between certification companies SKG and IKOB-BKB, seals the collaboration by moving into joint premises.

Meanwhile, the transition period of the coexistence period for EN 16034 has been set to September 1, 2016. The coexistence period lasts 3 years and runs until September 1, 2019. This means that CE marking on fire and smoke resistant windows and doors will be possible on a voluntary basis as of September 1, 2016.