British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Overview: Under the direction of Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to ISO/TC 59/SC17 and CEN/TC 350 and the preparation of British Standards in the field of Sustainability of construction works.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (12)

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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 21929-2	Sustainability in building construction - Sustainability indicators. Part 2: Framework for the development of indicators for civil engineering works Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2019-08-16	Drafting
PD CEN/TS WI 00350042	Requirements for the use of chain of custody models in Environmental Product Declarations for construction products Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-02-28	Drafting
ISO/TC 59/SC 17 N 739, ISO/NP 21929-2 -	Sustainability in building construction - Sustainability indicators - Part 2: Framework for the development of indicators for civil engineering works Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Other aspects \| Buildings. General \| Buildings. Other \| Civil engineering Proposal begins : 2019-10-30	Proposal
CEN/TC 350 N 959,	prEN 15941- Sustainability of construction works - data quality for environmental assessment of products and construction works - Selection and use of data Categories: Information management \| Vocabularies \| Construction materials and building \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environmental management \| Environmental impact assessment \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction industry Proposal begins : 2020-05-07	Proposal
CEN/TC 350 N 958	Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Horizontal rules for business-to-consumer communication Categories: Information management \| Vocabularies \| Construction materials and building \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environmental management \| Construction \| Construction industry Proposal begins : 2020-05-07	Proposal
CEN/TC 350 N 946	Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works - Use of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for construction products in Building Information Modelling (BIM) Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Buildings \| Buildings. General \| Civil engineering Proposal begins : 2020-01-08	Proposal
BS ISO 21929-2.2	BS ISO 21929-2.2 Sustainability in building construction - Sustainability indicators. Part 2: Framework for the development of indicators for civil engineering works Categories: Buildings. General Comment resolution begins : 2015-11-12	Comment resolution
BS EN 18177	Circular economy in the construction sector - Framework, principles, and definitions Categories: Construction industry. General \| Environment. Health protection. Safety \| Construction materials and building \| Environmental economics Public comment begins : 2025-04-10	Public comment
BS EN 15978-1	Sustainability of construction works - Methodology for the assessment of performance of buildings. - Part 1: Environmental Performance Categories: Buildings. Other Public comment begins : 2021-09-09	Public comment
BS EN 15978	Sustainability of construction works - Assessment of environmental performance of buildings - Requirements and guidance Categories: Buildings. Other Approval begins :	Approval

Published (24)

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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 21929-2:2015	Sustainability in building construction. Sustainability indicators. Framework for the development of indicators for civil engineering works Categories: Buildings. General Published standard begins : 2015-05-08	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 12720:2024	Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works. Guidelines on the application of the general principles in ISO 15392 Categories: Buildings. General \| Civil engineering. General Published standard begins : 2024-11-18	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 21932:2013	Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works. A review of terminology Categories: Buildings. General \| Construction materials and building Published standard begins : 2013-11-22	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17005:2016	Sustainability of construction works. Additional environmental impact categories and indicators. Background information and possibilities. Evaluation of the possibility of adding environmental impact categories and related indicators and calculation methods for the assessment of the environmental performance of buildings Categories: Other aspects Published standard begins : 2016-11-18	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 16970:2016	Sustainability of construction works. Guidance for the implementation of EN 15804 Categories: Other aspects Published standard begins : 2016-08-02	Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 7016:2025	Connection between the contributions of civil engineering works to sustainability and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals Categories: Environmental economics \| Civil engineering. General Published standard begins : 2025-10-29	Published standard
BS ISO 21931-2:2019	Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works. Framework for methods of assessment of the environmental, social and economic performance of construction works as a basis for sustainability assessment. Civil engineering works Categories: Buildings. General \| Civil engineering. General Published standard begins : 2019-07-19	Published standard
BS ISO 21931-1:2022	Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works. Framework for methods of assessment of the environmental, social and economic performance of construction works as a basis for sustainability assessment. Buildings Categories: Buildings. General Published standard begins : 2022-07-21	Published standard
BS ISO 21928-2:2023	Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works. Sustainability indicators. Framework for the development of indicators for civil engineering works Categories: Buildings. General Published standard begins : 2023-04-24	Published standard
BS ISO 21678:2020	Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works. Indicators and benchmarks. Principles, requirements and guidelines Categories: Buildings. General Published standard begins : 2020-06-10	Published standard

Withdrawn (17)

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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 12720:2014	Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works. Guidelines on the application of the general principles in ISO 15392 Categories: Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2024-11-18	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 15941:2010	Sustainability of construction works. Environmental product declarations. Methodology for selection and use of generic data Categories: Other aspects Withdrawn begins : 2024-03-14	Withdrawn
BS ISO 21931-1:2010	Sustainability in building construction. Framework for methods of assessment of the environmental performance of construction works. Buildings Categories: Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2012-03-01	Withdrawn
BS ISO 21930:2007	Sustainability in building construction. Environmental declaration of building products Categories: Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2012-02-16	Withdrawn
BS ISO 16745:2015	Environmental performance of buildings. Carbon metric of a building. Use stage Categories: Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2017-11-10	Withdrawn
BS ISO 15392:2008	Sustainability in building construction. General principles Categories: Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-12-12	Withdrawn
BS EN 16309:2014	Sustainability of construction works. Assessment of social performance of buildings. Calculation methodology Categories: Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2014-09-25	Withdrawn
BS EN 15978:2011	Sustainability of construction works. Assessment of environmental performance of buildings. Calculation method Categories: Buildings. Other Withdrawn begins : 2012-01-19	Withdrawn
BS EN 15942:2011	Sustainability of construction works. Environmental product declarations. Communication format business-to-business Categories: \| Buildings. Other Withdrawn begins : 2022-03-30	Withdrawn
BS EN 15804:2012+A2:2019	Sustainability of construction works. Environmental product declarations. Core rules for the product category of construction products Categories: Other aspects Withdrawn begins : 2020-07-23	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Aluminium Federation
Associate Committee Manager
B R E - Building Research Establishment
B R M C A - British Ready Mixed Concrete Association
B S S - British Standards Society
BREEAM
British Association of Reinforcement
British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd
British Woodworking Federation
BSI Lead Standards Development Manager
C P S A - Concrete Pipeline Systems Association
Cement Admixtures Association
Civalli
Civil Engineering and Environmental Quality Assessment & Award Scheme
Committee Manager
Concrete Block Association
Construction Products Association
Council for Aluminium in Building
D E F R A - Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
E P I C - Engineered Panels in Construction
Galvanizers Association
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Structural Engineers
Insulation Manufacturers Association
Life Cycle Assessment Software Technical Expert
Lucideon Limited
M I M A - Mineralwool Insulation Manufacturers Association
M P A - Mineral Products Association
MPA Precast Flooring
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Sector Lead, Built Environment
Technical Expert - Social Responsibility
U K Certification Authority Reinforcing
UK Steel
United Kingdom Quality Ash Association
Wood Panel Industries Federation

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - B/558/1
Chair - CB/101
Co Opted - CEN Construction Sector Rapporteur
Convenor – CEN/TC 350/WG 1
Expert - CEN/TC 350/WG 3
Individual Capacity - Sustainability
Individual Capacity – Carbon Expert
Liaison - B/510
Liaison - B/518
Liaison - B/559
Liaison - PRI/3
Liaison - SDS/1/8
Secretary - CEN/TC 350/WG 1
UK Expert - CEN/TC 350/WG 5

BSI roles

Committee Chair

B/558 - Sustainability of construction works

Committee standards activity