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Secretariat: SN
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Chairperson (until end 2027):Mr Jøns Sjøgren
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1947
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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This committee contributes with 30 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
| Reference | Title | Type |
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| ISO/TC 59/SC 2 | Terminology and harmonization of languages | Sub committee |
| ISO/TC 59/SC 8 | Sealants | Sub committee |
| ISO/TC 59/SC 13 | Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) | Sub committee |
| ISO/TC 59/SC 14 | Design life | Sub committee |
| ISO/TC 59/SC 15 | Framework for the description of housing performance | Sub committee |
| ISO/TC 59/SC 16 | Accessibility and usability of the built environment | Sub committee |
| ISO/TC 59/SC 17 | Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works | Sub committee |
| ISO/TC 59/SC 18 | Construction procurement | Sub committee |
| ISO/TC 59/SC 19 | Prefabricated building | Sub committee |
| 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 |
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| ISO/TC 261 | Additive manufacturing | ISO |
| ISO/TC 267 | Facility management | ISO |
| ISO/TC 268/SC 1 | Smart community infrastructures | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| ANEC | European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardization | 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 |
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| 27-28 | September 2023 | Paris (France) | ISO/TC 59/SC 8 | |
| 13 | October 2023 | Haidian District (China) | ISO/TC 59/SC 14 | ** |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional
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