TC 59

Buildings and civil engineering works

Standardization in the field of building and civil engineering, 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;
general rules for other performance requirements, including functional and user requirements related to service life, sustainability, accessibility and usability;
geometric and performance requirements for components that are not in the scope of separate ISO technical committees.

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);
procurement processes, methods and procedures;
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).

Total number of published ISO standards related to the TC and its SCs (number includes updates):	98
Number of published ISO standards under the direct responsibility of TC 59 (number includes updates):	45
Participating countries:	29
Observing countries:	54

Subcommittee/Working Group	Title
TC 59/WG 2	Construction procurement The convener can be reached through the secretariat
TC 59/SC 2	Terminology and harmonization of languages
TC 59/SC 3	Functional/user requirements and performance in building construction
TC 59/SC 8	Jointing products
TC 59/SC 13	Organization of information about construction works
TC 59/SC 14	Design life
TC 59/SC 15	Performance criteria for single family attached and detached dwellings
TC 59/SC 16	Accessibility and usability of the built environment
TC 59/SC 17	Sustainability in building construction

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