International standards provide a trusted foundation for innovation, safety, and sustainability in the building and construction sector. From optimizing energy performance and ensuring accessibility to managing facilities and digitizing information, these standards empower stakeholders to achieve efficiency, enhance quality, and collaborate seamlessly across projects and borders by aligning with globally recognized benchmarks.

Insights

Energy storage: Powering the future of renewable energy

From the compact lithium-ion battery powering your e-bike to colossal grid-scale solutions that can keep entire neighbourhoods humming, energy storage is the secret sauce making renewable energy reliable around the clock.

Sustainable development for a changing planet

Cities worldwide are in the race to adapt to a changing climate. Everywhere, soaring temperatures fuelled by human-made greenhouse gas emissions are disrupting the delicate balance of our climate systems.

A zero-emissions home built for an exhibition in Trondheim, Norway

Zero-energy buildings
ISO/TS 23764 outlines a step-by-step approach to reduce the energy consumption of buildings and improve sustainability with renewable sources.

Sample standards

Geotechnical investigation and testing — Field testing
Part 1: Electrical cone and piezocone penetration test — Amendment 1

Railway applications — Vocabulary for fire safety of rolling stocks

Building and civil engineering sealants — Specifications for test substrates

Plastics hoses — Helical-thermoplastic-reinforced thermoplastics hoses for suction and discharge of aqueous materials — Specification

Fire chemistry — Generation and measurement of aerosols — Amendment 1

Automation systems and integration — Digital twin framework for manufacturing
Part 100: Use case on management of semiconductor ingot growth process