ISO/TC 59
Buildings and civil engineering works
About
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Secretariat: SN
Secretary: -
Chairperson (until end 2019):Mr Per Jæger
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ISO Technical Programme Manager :ISO Editorial Programme Manager :
- 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).
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ISO/TC 59
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This committee contributes with 31 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/AG 1 | Advisory Group | Working group |
| ISO/TC 59/WG 3 | Modular coordination | Working group |
| ISO/TC 59/WG 4 | Resilience of buildings and civil engineering works | Working group |
| ISO/TC 59/WG 5 | Security in the built environment | Working group |
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 59
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 59:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| 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 179 | Masonry [STANDBY] | ISO |
| ISO/TC 180 | Solar energy | ISO |
| ISO/TC 184/SC 4 | Industrial data | ISO |
| ISO/TC 205 | Building environment design | ISO |
| ISO/TC 267 | Facility management | 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 10/SC 8 | Construction documentation | 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 |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | A |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | B |
| Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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| 10 | October 2019 | Majorstuen (Norway) | ISO/TC 59/SC 13 | |
| 14 | October 2019 | Longyearbyen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen) | ISO/TC 59/SC 15 | |
| 15-16 | October 2019 | Longyearbyen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen) | ISO/TC 59/SC 2 | |
| 16 | October 2019 | Longyearbyen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen) | ISO/TC 59/SC 14 | |
| 16 | October 2019 | Longyearbyen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen) | ISO/TC 59/SC 18 | |
| October 2020 | Russian Federation | ISO/TC 59 | ** |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional
ISO/TC 59 - Secretariat
Tel: +47 67 83 86 00
Email: info@standard.no
Secretariat direct:
Ms Kari Synnøve Borgos
Email: ksb@standard.no