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UL and USGBC Announce Strategic Collaboration to Help Architects and Designers Find Products that Contribute to LEED v4 Requirements

MARIETTA, Ga., February 1, 2018– UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science leader, today announced a collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to develop digital tools that help architects, designers and buyers identify products in UL’s SPOT™ database that contribute to LEED v4 requirements (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The collaboration advances… read more

UL opens Center of Excellence laboratory for appliances, lighting and HVAC in Carugate

A new dedicated standard for access control systems for improved building access control in the United Kingdom

UL Environment and Italian Program Operator EPDItaly announce agreement of mutual recognition for EPDs

UL Environment and EPDItaly, founder of the only Italian Program Operator, have recently signed an agreement of mutual recognition of EPDs (Environmental Product Declaration) for construction products and building services. Mutual recognition of verified EPDs means that EPDs issued by both US and Italian program operators are accepted mutually without further verification. Both UL and… read more

European market access now simpler for manufacturers of appliances burning gaseous fuels

Ballerup, Denmark, September 20, 2017 — Manufacturers of appliances that burn gaseous fuels now have a new option when seeking market access into Europe. In order to enter the European market, products must meet the Gas Appliances Directive (GAD) – 2009/142/EC. The GAD provides access to the European market for manufacturers of appliances and fittings… read more

UL Acquires AE Performance Testing Lab

NORTHBROOK, Ill., August 24, 2017 —UL, a global safety science organization, today announced that it acquired AE Performance Testing Lab, the testing services business of AE srl – Appliances Engineering, headquartered in Varese, Italy. AE srl – Appliances Engineering will continue to operate independently as an R&D enterprise under current leadership. AE Performance Testing Lab… read more

Promoting Safer Products, Inspiring Trust

Update your CB Reports According to the Latest Standard IEC 60335-1 With UL

UL and Relux: Enabling Lighting Manufacturers to Share Verified Photometric Product Data

New UL Verified Mark provides peace of mind to industry professionals and end users Roberto Inclinati and Markus Hegi signed the agreement on April 10th in Basel UL and Relux Informatik AG, a company focused on the development, production and marketing of lighting planning and product presentation software, today announced the signing of their agreement,… read more

UL Works with Kids in Danger (KID) on Furniture Tip-Over Study and the Results are Eye-Opening

UL Works with Kids in Danger (KID) on Furniture Tip-Over study that highlights safety risks including head injuries and death caused by furniture tipping over

UL Introduces SPOT™ Online Database – The Largest Credible Product Sustainability Information Tool

Currently featuring more than 40,000 products, UL’s new SPOT database will be a first of its kind tool for architects, designers and specifiers to identify products by sustainable attributes.