Standards Development

Sector: Construction

Categories: Internal combustion engines | Wood-based panels. Other | Structures. Timber | Technical aspects | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Hoses and hose assemblies | Walls. Partitions. Façade | Structures. Metal | Buildings and installations for processing and storage of agricultural produce | Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements | Buildings. General | Rotating machinery | Masonry | Bridge construction | Buildings. Residential | Textile fibres. Mineral and metal | Power stations | Explosion protection | Structures. Other | Building structures. General | Vocabularies | Structures. Concrete | Thermal insulation

Overview: To be responsible for establishing and co-ordinating policies for the planning, programming, resourcing, preparation and maintenance of British Standards in the area of building and civil engineering structures. To provide the UK input to CEN/TC 250 Eurocodes. To establish and maintain an efficient structure and, for designated subject areas, to delegate responsibilities within such agreed policy as exists and as may be subsequently updated for the preparation and approval of the technical content of the relevant Eurocode standards and for providing UK input to ISO and CEN equivalent committees. To maintain a working interface with B/526 on Geotechnical matters and with other Standards Committees where necessary.