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CSC, Concrete Sustainability Council, stands for the sustainability of the concrete industry. One of the topics has always been CO2 reduction. This has been made more concrete with a voluntary CO2 module. This allows a manufacturer to indicate the extent to which it contributes to CO2 reduction. This module will come into effect as soon as the baseline has been established in the Netherlands. More information about the CO2 module can be found here: 

Airtight construction is a trend while contributing to building quality. Reducing energy consumption is becoming more important as government requirements become more stringent. With current techniques and controls, the requirements are met. However, it is now very important that with the more stringent requirements, windows doors and façade elements are carefully produced and assembled. Imperfections in production or assembly lead to air losses or water leaks in practice.

In addition to and in nuance to our earlier post, we would like to give you some further information regarding the requirements of the Safety Culture Ladder (SCL). If you would like further information, please check here to see if the Safety Culture Ladder may be applicable to your company.

Unfortunately, many industrial accidents still occur each year due to unsafe practices. It is important to focus within your company on consciously acting safely. Certify your company using the safety culture ladder (SCL). This is an assessment method to measure safety awareness and conscious safe action in your company. As of Jan. 1, 2022, the SCL is mandatory for many organizations within the construction industry. Now there are renewed agreements if a company does not have the required SCL proof on January 1. SKG-IKOB helps you properly introduce the Safety Culture Ladder in your company.

There is a new CSC scheme specifically for marine aggregates. The certificates can be obtained by companies with extraction areas, ships and the shipyard that extract aggregates from marine areas. From now on, these companies can get a CSC certificate. The concrete companies can use this certificate to demonstrate that they use responsibly extracted raw materials and thus increase their CSC score.

As of September 1, 2021, a number of changes took effect within Stichting Normering Flexwonen (SNF). The SNF quality mark demonstrates whether a number of set standards for housing labor migrants have been met. The 100% check is made mandatory, there is a new location register and it becomes mandatory to have an annual administrative check prior to inspections. Our colleague Peterjan Rijs, SNF coordinator is happy to explain these changes.  

The draft version of BRL 9041 "Asphalt filler" has been published for criticism.

We are getting older and staying longer in our own homes, with or without tailored care. Many homes are not suitable for this and need to be adapted. The WoonKeuradviseur, an initiative of WoonKeur and SKW Certificatie, is the right person to guide this in the right direction. 

As of May 6, 2021, the BRL 7010 "Biobased content and recycled material" has been published for criticism. Based on the requirements in this assessment guideline, a KOMO product certificate can be issued for the biobased content, or the percentage of recycled material from which an already KOMO-certified product is composed.

The new Building Quality Assurance Act (Wkb) imposes greater liability and responsibility on the contractor. With the new BRL 5029 certificate developed by SKW Certificatie and SKG-IKOB Certificatie, the contractor shows that he checks the quality of his work himself in a standardized and reliable way.

How does the CSC seal of approval contribute to making the Netherlands more sustainable? That will be the focus of the webinar on March 30 that Betonhuis is organizing with SKG-IKOB and other certifiers. The latest developments will be discussed by advisors from Betonhuis, the scheme manager of CSC in the Netherlands and representatives of the certifying bodies.

We are getting older and staying longer in our own homes; many homes are not suitable for this purpose. Residents can live independently for longer without unnecessary investment if they are aware in time that they can. As the link between resident, owner and government, WoonKeur and SKW Certification are introducing the WoonKeuradviseur. The advisor works with the criteria of the Handbook WoonKeur Bestaande Woningen and helps with conscious choices to deploy resources in a targeted manner. The first advisors are already active and working at housing corporation Actium in Assen and Bouwkundige Begeleidings Adviesgroep (BBA) in Heemskerk.

The draft assessment guidelines (BRL) 2111-01 for the KOMO® process certificate Soil covering in the crawl space and BRL 2111-55 for the KOMO® attest Soil covering in the crawl space of SKG-IKOB Certificatie BV have been published for criticism (laid out for consultation). 

The draft assessment guidelines (BRL) 1330-1 for the KOMO® ATTEST-MET-PRODUCT CERTIFICATE FOR Glued STRIPS and BRL 1330-3 for the KOMO® process certificate for the installation in situ of glued STRIPS by SKG-IKOB Certificatie BV have been published for criticism (submitted for approval).

When entering into a certification agreement with SKG-IKOB Certification, both parties are given various rights and obligations. Unfortunately, this is regularly abused: non-certified parties also use our logos. This harms us, but also you. Help us to prevent this!