NEWS
A new CEN Workshop is being planned as part of the activities of the EU project 'Caring Nature'. This project focuses its energies of developing solutions for reducing the impact of our healthcare systems on the environment.
CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, and its Member SIS, the Swedish Institute for Standards, are delighted to announce that Ms Ulrika Francke has been elected as the new President of CEN. Ms Francke, who previously served as the first woman President of ISO, is now making history once again as the first woman to become CEN President.
Data centres and server rooms are increasingly important in our digitised world. But such areas require an advanced upkeep and use a great amount of energy. Support for our IT infrastructures in an efficient and intelligent manner – digital and physical – is a necessity.
A new CEN Workshop is being established to build upon the results of the Horizon Europe research and innovation project TIPS4PED (Technological Innovation for Planning and Supporting Positive Energy Districts).
The CEN Workshop on was kicked off on 4th June 2025. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the first draft of the CWA.
SateLIGHT ASTRA Project – Satellite Light – Assessment, Standardization and Technical Response for Astronomers Standardization for protecting dark skies
After nearly thirty years of improving postal services in Europe, CEN/TC 331 ‘Postal services’ is joining CEN/TC 320 ‘Transport - Logistics and services’, which is thus acquiring a reviewed scope and title as ‘Transport, Logistics and Postal Services’. This transition marks a new chapter for standardization in transport, logistics, and postal services.
European legislation such as the EU Green Deal, the revised Construction Products Regulation (CPR-2024), and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD-2024) emphasize the importance of assessing the environmental performance of construction products with a life-cycle perspective.
The CEN Workshop on was kicked off on 23rd May 2025. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the first draft of the CWA.
The CEN Workshop on was kicked off on 3rd December 2025. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the first draft of the CWA.