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Scope

Standardization in the field of buildings, focusing on performance description and requirements, user requirements, and the means to evaluate building and housing solutions, including, but not limited to:

  • Structural safety
  • Structural serviceability
  • Structural durability
  • Fire safety
  • Operating energy
  • Accessibility and usability
  • Sustainability,

excluding the determination of values required for specific purposes.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 2 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

1
No Poverty
3
Good Health and Well-being
5
Gender Equality
6
Clean Water and Sanitation
7
Affordable and Clean Energy
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
10
Reduced Inequalities
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
13
Climate Action
8

published ISO standards *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 59/SC 15

2

ISO standards under development *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 59/SC 15

7

Participating members

18

Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 59/SC 15/WG 6 Sustainable construction Working group
ISO/TC 59/SC 15/WG 7 Accessibility and usability Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 59/SC 15

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 59/SC 15:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 59/SC 2 Terminology and harmonization of languages ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 17 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works ISO
ISO/TC 165 Timber structures ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 59/SC 15

ISO/TC 59/SC 15 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 165 Timber structures ISO

ISO/TC 59/SC 15 - Secretariat

JISC [Japan]

Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
Technical Regulations, Standards & Conformity Assessment Policy Unit
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
1-3-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100 - 8901
Japan

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