About
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Secretariat: SN (Norway)
Committee Manager: - 
    Chairperson (until end 2027):Mr Jøns Sjøgren
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    ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
 - 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, performance and test standards for sealants;
 - 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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This committee contributes with 27 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
| Reference | Title | Type | 
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| ISO/TC 59/SC 2 | Terminology and harmonization of languages | Subcommittee | 
| ISO/TC 59/SC 8 | Sealants | Subcommittee | 
| ISO/TC 59/SC 13 | Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) | Subcommittee | 
| ISO/TC 59/SC 14 | Service life planning | Subcommittee | 
| ISO/TC 59/SC 15 | Framework for functional/user requirements in building construction | Subcommittee | 
| ISO/TC 59/SC 16 | Accessibility and usability of the built environment | Subcommittee | 
| ISO/TC 59/SC 17 | Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works | Subcommittee | 
| ISO/TC 59/SC 18 | Construction procurement | Subcommittee | 
| ISO/TC 59/SC 19 | Prefabricated building | Subcommittee | 
| ISO/TC 59/SC 20 | Resilience of buildings and civil engineering works | Subcommittee | 
| ISO/TC 59/AG 1 | Advisory Group | Working group | 
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 59
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 59:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC | 
|---|---|---|
| ISO/TC 10 | Technical product documentation | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 77 | Products in fibre reinforced cement [STANDBY] | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 92 | Fire safety | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 105 | Steel wire ropes | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 136 | Furniture | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 173 | Assistive products | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 178 | Lifts, escalators and moving walks | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 180 | Solar energy | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 184/SC 4 | Industrial data | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 205 | Building environment design | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 262 | Risk management | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 267 | Facility management | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 268/SC 1 | Smart community infrastructures | ISO | 
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 59
ISO/TC 59 can access the documents of the committees below:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC | 
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| ISO/TC 261 | Additive manufacturing | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 267 | Facility management | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 268/SC 1 | Smart community infrastructures | ISO | 
| ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience | ISO | 
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
| Acronym | Title | Category | 
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| ANEC | The European consumer voice in standardisation | A | 
| buildingSMART International | buildingSMART International | A | 
| CEI-Bois | European Confederation of Woodworking Industries | A | 
| CIB | International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction | A | 
| FIEC | European Construction Industry Federation | A | 
| RI | Rehabilitation International | A | 
| UIA | International Union of Architects | A | 
| WFEO | World Federation of Engineering Organizations | A | 
| Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note | 
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| 19 | May 2025 | West Lafayette (United States) | ISO/TC 59/SC 14 | |
| 2-3 | September 2025 | Berlin (Germany) | ISO/TC 59/SC 8 | |
| 23 | October 2025 | São Paulo (Brazil) | ISO/TC 59/SC 13 | * | 
| 23 | October 2026 | Oslo (Norway) | ISO/TC 59 | ** | 
            * Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
            ** Provisional