British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

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Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to ISO/TC 59/SC13, ISO/TC 10/SC8 and CEN/TC 442. It is responsible for the preparation, revision and amendment of British Standards for digital definition, representation, presentation and exchange of information and knowledge within the Construction industry.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (43)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 7817-2	Building information modelling — Level of information need — Part 2: Guidance for application Categories: Unclassified documents Comment resolution begins : 2026-04-21	Comment resolution
PD ISO/TS 25676	Building information modelling (BIM) — Linking geometric models and technical specifications Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2026-03-07	Drafting
PD ISO/TS 25055	Compatibility policy for ISO 16739-1 revisions Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-03-06	Drafting
PD ISO/TS 23143-4	Information exchange between BIM and GIS — Part 4: Aligning geometrical representation Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
PD CEN/TS WI 00442051	Building information modelling — Methodology to enable design and product standards to support digitalization through using standards developed by CEN/TC 442 Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2026-02-19	Drafting
NWIP ISO/DIS 7817	Vienna Agreement CEN lead Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction industry \| Construction industry. General Proposal begins : 2022-07-27	Proposal
NWIP Guidelines	for Long-term Access to and Maintenance of Infrastructure Data Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-05-20	Proposal
NWIP CEN/TS Guide Guidance on how to implement EN ISO 19650	Guidance on how to implement EN ISO 19650-series in Europe, in particular parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction industry Proposal begins : 2023-01-18	Proposal
ISO/NP TS 23143-4	Information exchange between BIM and GIS — Part 4: Aligning geometrical representation Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-08-01	Proposal
ISO/NP 26119-1	Construction documentation — Organization of documents within common data environment (CDE) — Part 1: Methodology and basic rules Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-08-12	Proposal

Published (47)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 23262:2021	GIS (geospatial) / BIM interoperability Categories: \| IT applications. Science Published standard begins : 2021-05-24	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 19033:2000, ISO/TR 19033:2000	Technical product documentation. Metadata for construction documentation Categories: Technical product documentation \| Information technology applications. General Published standard begins : 2000-08-25	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 16310:2014	Symbol libraries for construction and facilities management Categories: Drawings. Construction Published standard begins : 2014-12-19	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 16214:2025	Review of geospatial and building information modelling (BIM) terminological entries Categories: Information technology. \| Construction materials and building \| \| IT applications. Science Published standard begins : 2025-05-27	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 18077:2024	Building information modelling. Digital twins applied to the built environment. Use cases Categories: Published standard begins : 2024-09-05	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17920:2023	BIM in infrastructure. Standardization need and recommendations Categories: Published standard begins : 2023-02-15	Published standard
BS ISO 22263:2008	Organization of information about construction works. Framework for management of project information Categories: Construction industry. General Published standard begins : 2008-02-08	Published standard
BS ISO 16354:2013	Guidelines for knowledge libraries and object libraries Categories: Construction industry. General Published standard begins : 2013-04-17	Published standard
BS ISO 12911:2023	Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM). Framework for specification of BIM implementation Categories: Construction industry. General Published standard begins : 2023-02-07	Published standard
BS EN ISO 9431:1999	Construction drawings. Spaces for drawing and for text, and title blocks on drawing sheets Categories: Drawings. Construction \| Technical aspects Published standard begins : 1999-09-16	Published standard

Withdrawn (34)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 12911:2012	Framework for building information modelling (BIM) guidance Categories: \| Construction industry. General Withdrawn begins : 2023-02-07	Withdrawn
PD 19650-0:2019	Transition guidance to BS EN ISO 19650 Categories: \| Construction industry. General Withdrawn begins : 2020-03-19	Withdrawn
BS ISO/PAS 12006-3:2001	Building construction. Organization of information about construction works. Framework for object-oriented information exchange Categories: Construction industry. General Withdrawn begins : 2007-08-13	Withdrawn
BS ISO 29481-2:2012	Building information models. Information delivery manual. Interaction framework Categories: \| Construction industry. General Withdrawn begins : 2016-11-17	Withdrawn
BS ISO 29481-1:2016	Building information models. Information delivery manual. Methodology and format Categories: \| Construction industry. General Withdrawn begins : 2017-12-13	Withdrawn
BS ISO 29481-1:2010	Building information modelling. Information delivery manual. Methodology and format Categories: \| Construction industry. General Withdrawn begins : 2016-05-05	Withdrawn
BS ISO 16757-1:2015	Data structures for electronic product catalogues for building services. Concepts, architecture and model Categories: Construction industry. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-06-14	Withdrawn
BS ISO 128-23:1999	Technical drawings. General principles of presentation. Lines on construction drawings Categories: Drawings. Construction \| Technical aspects Withdrawn begins : 2022-08-24	Withdrawn
BS ISO 12006-3:2007	Building construction. Organization of information about construction works. Framework for object-oriented information Categories: Construction industry. General Withdrawn begins : 2016-11-11	Withdrawn
BS ISO 12006-2:2015	Building construction. Organization of information about construction works. Framework for classification Categories: Construction industry. General Withdrawn begins : 2020-03-06	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

11/11/19 Name changed from 'Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors'
B E A M A Limited
BESA - Building Engineering Services Association
buildingSMART UK
CEN/TC 442 WG expert
CEN/TC 442 WG2 Expert
Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists
Chartered Institute of Building
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
Committee Manager
Construction Products Association
Deputy Chair
Electrical Contractors Association
Future Cities Catapult
Institute of Asset Management
Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Engineering Designers
Landscape Institute
National Building Specification
Nima
Non-Participating Member
Royal Institute of British Architects
UK Steel

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - B/555/-/6
Chair - B/555/-/8
Co Opted
Convenor - CEN/TC 442/WG 1
Convenor - ISO/TC 59/SC 13/TF 1
Convenor - ISO/TC 59/SC 13/WG 13
Expert - ISO/TC 59/SC 13/JWG 14
Individual Capacity - BIM Expert
Individual Capacity - ISO 19650-2 Project Leader
Individual capacity – Platforms
Liaison - AMS/1
Liaison - B/538/4/18
Liaison - B/558
Liaison - CB/101
Liaison - FMW/1
Liaison - IOT/1
Liaison - SDS/2
Secretary - ISO/TC 59/SC 13/WG 13
Secretary - TDW/4
UK Expert - CEN/TC 442/WG 2
UK Expert - CEN/TC 442/WG 3
UK Expert - CEN/TC 442/WG 3 & 8
UK Expert - CEN/TC 442/WG 3/TG 3
UK Expert - CEN/TC 442/WG 4
UK Expert - ISO/TC 59/SC 13/JWG 14
UK Expert - ISO/TC 59/SC 13/WG 13
UK Expert to ISO/TC 59/SC 13 & WGs

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

B/555 - Construction design, modelling and data exchange

Committee standards activity