ISO's engagement
Who does what?
The scope of ISO/TC 59 is the standardization of terminology, organization of information in building and civil engineering processes, geometric requirements for building, building elements and components including modular coordination, general rules for joints, tolereances and fits; performance requirements of buildings and building elements.
The need for common terminology, rules of information exchanges, measurement techniques and material descriptors increases as globalisation and international trade expands.
Established standards from TC 59 have little direct impact upon production, but great impact on the overall conditions for the industry.
The technical committee has:
- A subcommittee related related to terminology (SC2)
- A subcommittee related to material (SC 8)
- A subcommittte related to organization of information (SC13)
- Five subcommittees related to functional/user requirements and performances (SC3, SC 14, SC 15, SC 16, SC 17)
As appropriate, liaison activities exist with other standards development committees and organizations to help facilitate the efficient and effective development of globally relevant standards:
- for fire protection and fire safety, see ISO/TC 21 and ISO/TC 92;
- for concrete and binders, see ISO/TC 71 and ISO/TC 74;
- for installations, see ISO/TC 86, ISO/TC 116, ISO/TC 128, ISO/TC 138, ISO/TC 161, ISO/TC 178;
- for building products, see ISO/TC 160 (glass in building), ISO/TC 162 (doors and windows), ISO/TC 77 (fibre reinforced concrete), ISO/TC 89, ISO/TC 179, ISO/TC 189;
- for thermal insulation and internal environment design, see ISO/TC 163 and ISO/TC 205
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