About
-
Secretariat: SN
Committee Manager: -
Chairperson (until end 2027):Mr Jøns Sjøgren
-
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
Visit the Technical Committee's own website for more information.
Quick links
-
Work programme
Drafts and new work items -
Business plans
TC Business plans for public review -
Working area
Working documents (user account required) -
ISO Electronic applications
IT Tools that help support the standards development process
This committee contributes with 28 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
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