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Scope

Standardization in the field of buildings and civil engineering works, of:

  • general terminology;
  • organization of information in the processes of design, manufacture and construction;
  • general geometric requirements for buildings, building elements and components including modular coordination and its basic principles, general rules for joints, tolerances and fits, performance and test standards for sealants;
  • general rules for other performance requirements, including functional and user requirements related to service life, sustainability, accessibility and usability;
  • general rules and guidelines for addressing the economic, environmental and social impacts and aspects related to sustainable development;
  • geometric and performance requirements for components that are not in the scope of separate ISO technical committees;
  • procurement processes, methods and procedures.

Excluded:

  • standardization and coordination of technical product documentation (ISO/TC 10);
  • acoustic requirements (ISO / TC 43);
  • bases for design of concrete structures (ISO/TC 71/SC 4);
  • fire tests and fire safety engineering related to building materials, components and structures (ISO/TC 92);
  • bases for design of structures (ISO / TC 98);
  • construction machinery (ISO/TC 127 and ISO/TC 195);
  • performance requirements for glass in buildings (ISO/TC 160);
  • performance requirements for doors, doorsets and windows (ISO/TC 162);
  • calculation of thermal properties (ISO / TC 163);
  • bases for design of timber structures (ISO/TC 165);
  • bases for design of steel and aluminium structures (ISO/TC 167);
  • geotechnical aspects and soil quality (ISO/TC 182 and ISO/TC 190);
  • standardization in the design and retrofit buildings regarding acceptable indoor environment and practicable energy use (ISO/TC 205).

ISO/TC 59

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135

Published ISO standards *

of which 23 under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 59

29

ISO standards under development *

of which 1 under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 59

26
Participating members
54
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 59/SC 2 Terminology and harmonization of languages Subcommittee
ISO/TC 59/SC 8 Sealants Subcommittee
ISO/TC 59/SC 13 Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) Subcommittee
ISO/TC 59/SC 14 Design life Subcommittee
ISO/TC 59/SC 15 Framework for functional/user requirements in building construction Subcommittee
ISO/TC 59/SC 16 Accessibility and usability of the built environment Subcommittee
ISO/TC 59/SC 17 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works Subcommittee
ISO/TC 59/SC 18 Construction procurement Subcommittee
ISO/TC 59/SC 19 Prefabricated building Subcommittee
ISO/TC 59/SC 20 Resilience of buildings and civil engineering works Subcommittee
ISO/TC 59/AG 1   Advisory Group Working group
ISO/TC 59/WG 4   Resilience of buildings and civil engineering works Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 59

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 59:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 10 Technical product documentation ISO
ISO/TC 77 Products in fibre reinforced cement [STANDBY] ISO
ISO/TC 92 Fire safety ISO
ISO/TC 105 Steel wire ropes ISO
ISO/TC 136 Furniture ISO
ISO/TC 173 Assistive products ISO
ISO/TC 178 Lifts, escalators and moving walks ISO
ISO/TC 180 Solar energy ISO
ISO/TC 184/SC 4 Industrial data ISO
ISO/TC 205 Building environment design ISO
ISO/TC 262 Risk management ISO
ISO/TC 267 Facility management ISO
ISO/TC 268/SC 1 Smart community infrastructures ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 59

ISO/TC 59 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 261 Additive manufacturing ISO
ISO/TC 267 Facility management ISO
ISO/TC 268/SC 1 Smart community infrastructures ISO
ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
ANEC The European consumer voice in standardisation A
buildingSMART International buildingSMART International A
CEI-Bois European Confederation of Woodworking Industries A
CIB International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction A
FIEC European Construction Industry Federation A
RI Rehabilitation International A
UIA International Union of Architects A
WFEO World Federation of Engineering Organizations A

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
21 October 2024 Yantai (China) ISO/TC 59/SC 19  
22 October 2024 Yantai (China) ISO/TC 59/SC 20  
23 October 2024 Yantai (China) ISO/TC 59/SC 13  
23-24 October 2024 Osaka (Japan) ISO/TC 59/SC 8  
24 October 2024 Yantai (China) ISO/TC 59  
5 December 2024 London (United Kingdom) ISO/TC 59/SC 17  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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