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ACRS News
14 Dec 2025
14 Dec 2025

TAFE NSW launches ‘How to stay steel safe’ course

A new online course is helping builders, planners, engineers, procurers, developers and others to understand steel safety, compliance, and third-party certification. The course, available through TAFE NSW, helps train industry on the risks of uncertified steel; how to ide... More
ACRS News
17 Oct 2025
17 Oct 2025

Can you trust your EPD?

Environmental product declarations are an important tool for measuring materials’ environmental impact, and the construction industry is moving towards mandating that all products EPDs. Without them, projects can suffer in environmental assessments. For more information on wha... More
ACRS News
17 Oct 2025
17 Oct 2025

International recognition for SCS scheme continues to grow

ACRS’ SCS Scheme* continues to gain international recognition for its leading approach, independence, and globally-aligned relevance. This recognition highlights the credibility of SCS in addressing both the environmental and compliance needs of the steel industry, and it... More
ACRS News
10 Oct 2025
10 Oct 2025

The search for sustainable steel

How to find it, buy it, and use it What do we mean when we talk about sustainable steel? Steel with low embodied carbon – in other words, lower emissions and global warming and sustainability impacts from the steel supply chain, which is one of the biggest contributors to... More
ACRS News
26 Sep 2025
26 Sep 2025

Understanding product certification for compliance

Many in the building industry choose to use independent, third-party certification for compliance – moving the work and the onus of checking products from individual designers, builders, and building officials to an expert, impartial body with market credibility and qualified ... More