Brussels, 20/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels on 18-20 February, the European Commission held a conference to transfer background knowledge and expertise on Eurocodes, ten new European standards published by the Comité européen de normalisation (CEN) in 2007 on the design of buildings, to national trainers. These ten standards (EN 1990-EN 1999) will provide a common approach for the design of buildings and other civil engineering works as of 2010. The aim is to boost business in this...