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Scope

Standardization in the field of building and civil engineering works

  • of thermal and hygrothermal performance of materials, products, components, elements and systems, including complete buildings, both new and existing, and their interaction with technical building systems;
  • of thermal insulation materials, products and systems for building and industrial application, including insulation of installed equipment in buildings;

covering and including:

  • test and calculation methods for heat and moisture transfer, temperature and moisture conditions;
  • test and calculation methods for energy use in buildings, including the industrial built environment;
  • test and calculation methods for heating and cooling loads in buildings;
  • test and calculation methods for daylighting, ventilation and air infiltration;
  • in-situ test methods for thermal, hygrothermal and energy performance of buildings and building components, input data for calculations, including climatic data;
  • specifications for thermal insulation materials, products and systems with related test methods and conformity criteria;
  • terminology; and
  • general review and coordination of work on thermal and hygrothermal performance within ISO.

Excluded:

  • building environment design (ISO/TC 205);
  • methods of testing and rating the performance of building environmental equipment for application in the design of new buildings and retrofits (ISO/ TC 205); and
  • design methods and criteria for daylighting, ventilation and air infiltration (ISO/TC 205)

Covering also:

Standardization of the holistic assessment of the energy performance of new and existing buildings as well as building retrofits, in close collaboration with ISO/TC 205 by means of the ISO/TC163/WG4 Joint working group TC 163 & TC 205 Energy performance using holistic approach, including:

  • terms and definitions;
  • system boundaries for buildings and technical systems;
  • assessment of the overall energy performance of buildings, taking into account
    • the energy performance of building elements;
    • building related systems (heating, cooling, domestic hot water, ventilation, lighting, system controls, transport, and other energy related systems);
    • indoor and outdoor conditions;
    • local energy production (on site and at district level);
    • (use of) energy sources (including renewable);
    • building commissioning;
    • assessment of overall energy efficiency; and
    • means of expressing the energy performance and energy performance certification of buildings.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 16 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

7
Affordable and Clean Energy
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
13
Climate Action
147

published ISO standards *

of which 15 under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 163

18

ISO standards under development *

29
Participating members
34
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 163/SC 1 Test and measurement methods Sub committee
ISO/TC 163/SC 2 Calculation methods Sub committee
ISO/TC 163/SC 3 Thermal insulation products, components and systems Sub committee
ISO/TC 163/WG 4   Joint ISO/TC 163 - ISO/TC 205 WG: Energy performance of buildings using holistic approach Working group

 

Joint working groups under the responsibility of another committee
Reference Title
ISO/TC 205/AG 1 Joint advisory group TC 163 - TC 205 – Coordination of ISO 52000 family
ISO/TC 205/JWG 11 Joint ISO/TC 205 - ISO/TC 163 WG: Moisture damage
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 163

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 163:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 61/SC 10 Cellular plastics ISO
ISO/TC 87 Cork ISO
ISO/TC 160 Glass in building ISO
ISO/TC 162 Doors, windows and curtain walling ISO
ISO/TC 205 Building environment design ISO
ISO/TC 274 Light and lighting ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 163

ISO/TC 163 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 59/SC 13 Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 17 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works ISO
ISO/TC 61/SC 10 Cellular plastics ISO
ISO/TC 205 Building environment design ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 7 Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities ISO
ISO/TC 274 Light and lighting ISO
ISO/TC 301 Energy management and energy savings ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
CIE International Commission on Illumination A
ECOS (Environment) Environmental Coalition on Standards A
EURIMA European Association of Insulation Manufacturers A
European Aluminium European Aluminium A
FESI European Federation of Associations of Insulation Contractors A
OIML International Organization of Legal Metrology A
UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe A

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
28-29 September 2023 Peachtree Corners (United States) ISO/TC 163 **

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

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