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Secretariat:
SN
Secretary: Ms Kari Synnøve Borgos
Chairperson: Mr. Per Jæger (Norway) until end 2016
ISO Central Secretariat contact: Mrs. Anna Caterina Rossi
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;
- 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 - Secretariat
Norway (SN)
Address
Standards Norway
Strandveien 18
NO-1366 LysakerPostal Address:
PO Box 242
NO-1326 Lysaker
Tel: +47 67 83 86 00
Fax: +47 67 83 86 01
E-mail: info@standard.no
Web: http://www.standard.no
Secretariat direct:
E-mail: ksb@standard.no
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Subcommittees/Working Groups:
Subcommittee/Working Group Title ISO/TC 59/WG 2 Construction procurement
The convener can be reached through the secretariatISO/TC 59/SC 2 Terminology and harmonization of languages ISO/TC 59/SC 3 Functional/user requirements and performance in building construction ISO/TC 59/SC 8 Sealants ISO/TC 59/SC 13 Organization of information about construction works ISO/TC 59/SC 14 Design life ISO/TC 59/SC 15 Performance description of houses ISO/TC 59/SC 16 Accessibility and usability of the built environment ISO/TC 59/SC 17 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works -
Liaison Committee to ISO/TC 59
The below committees may see the documents of ISO/TC 59 :
ISO committees in liaison:
ISO/TC 10, ISO/TC 77, ISO/TC 92, ISO/TC 105, ISO/TC 136, ISO/TC 173, ISO/TC 178, ISO/TC 179, ISO/TC 180, ISO/TC 184/SC 4, ISO/TC 205
Liaison Committee from ISO/TC 59
ISO/TC 59 can access the documents of the below committees :
ISO committees in liaison:
ISO/TC 10, ISO/TC 10/SC 8, ISO/TC 21, ISO/TC 71, ISO/TC 71/SC 8, ISO/TC 77, ISO/TC 89, ISO/TC 92, ISO/TC 98, ISO/TC 98/SC 1, ISO/TC 98/SC 2, ISO/TC 98/SC 3, ISO/TC 145, ISO/TC 159, ISO/TC 159/SC 1, ISO/TC 159/SC 3, ISO/TC 162, ISO/TC 165, ISO/TC 173, ISO/TC 173/SC 1, ISO/TC 173/SC 6, ISO/TC 178, ISO/TC 179, ISO/TC 180, ISO/TC 184/SC 4, ISO/TC 205, ISO/TC 219
Organizations in liaison:
CEI-Bois, CIB, FAO, FIEC, RI, UIA, UNECE, buildingSMART International
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Meeting calendar
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** ProvisionalMonth Date Location TC/SC October 2013 8-10 Berlin (Germany) ** TC 59/SC 8 4th Quarter 2013 London (United Kingdom) ** TC 59/SC 2 -
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