Innovation & Design

Design is the planning that lays the basis for the making of any object or system. Carefully managed design processes can reduce waste and highlight new opportunities.

BSI offers standards to improve design and design processes for a number of sectors.

• Biometrics
• Crane design
• Design and product specification
• Design management 
• Eco-design
• Energy & utilities
• Engineering
• Environmental management
• Green IT
• Nanotechnology
• Regenerative medicine
• Structural and architectural design  
• Sustainability

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The Essential Guide to Technical Product Specification: Engineering Drawing

Neil Phelps and Colin Simmons

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Energy-using Products: A Guide to the implementation of European Directive 2005/32/EC
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The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. Requirements and implementation
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 BS 8887-2:2009
Design for manufacture, assembly, disassembly and end- of-life processing (MADE). Terms and definitions

BS 8888:2008
Technical Product Specification. Specification

BS 8888:2008
Technical product specification (TPS). CD-ROM

BS 7000-1:2008
Design management systems. Guide to managing innovation

BS 8887-1:2006
Design for manufacture, assembly, disassembly and end-of-life processing (MADE). General concepts, process and requirements

BS 939:2007
Engineers' squares (including cylindrical and block squares). Specification

BS EN 62075:2008
Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment. Environmentally conscious design

BS 7000 Series
Design Management Systems

BS 8300:2009
Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people.Code of practice

Government needs to back 'planet-friendly farming'
24 February 2010

TfL acts to cut carbon emissions with hydrogen fuel cell
22 February 2010

Nanotech used to develop fertility test
18 February 2010

Aviation expert welcomes BA green fuel plans
18 February 2010

Solar power used to support mobile base station
18 February 2010

Smart meter trial 'a success in Botswana'
17 February 2010

Low-carbon aerospace innovation 'to combat climate change'
17 February 2010

British firm receives investment for nanotech sensors
17 February 2010

British firm receives investment for nanotech sensors
17 February 2010

UK and India collaborate on solar energy schemes
16 February 2010

UK transport company employs biometric technology
16 February 2010

European Commission planning nanosciences code
15 February 2010

Ford unveils bumper recycling data
15 February 2010

Nano breakthrough 'enhances energy efficiency'
15 February 2010

South Wales 'UK centre for hydrogen energy'
15 February 2010

SMEs 'to lead biometric innovation'
12 February 2010

Gold nanoparticles 'offer range of possible benefits'
12 February 2010

National Trust unveils green plans to 2020
12 February 2010

SMEs 'to lead biometric innovation'
12 February 2010

First zero-carbon Tesco store opens
11 February 2010

Minister announces £45m for low-carbon aviation innovation
11 February 2010

New certification scheme 'will boost energy innovation'
11 February 2010

Mandelson visits Germany for innovation inspiration
08 February 2010

New organisation to promote electronics innovation
27 January 2010

Fund launched to support environmental innovation
27 January 2010

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