Standards for building materials ensure quality, safety, and reliability in construction projects worldwide. They help professionals meet design specifications and ensure sustainable, high-performing buildings.

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The circular economy: building trust through conformity assessment
Standards and conformity assessment provide assurance on aspects of the circular economy including product lifetime and recyclability, safety and efficiency.
“Worm’s eye view of a bamboo forest clearly showing off the plants’ jointed stems.

By Clare Naden on

Counting the ways with bamboo

With more than ten thousand different uses, bamboo is versatile, renewable, clean, green and abundant. What’s more, it holds the key to many climate change and sustainable development solutions. What’s not to love? ISO’s expert committee for bamboo has just published its first International Standard to support the industry’s growth, contributing to a better world for all.

View of city square in Shanghai, China.

By Elizabeth Gasiorowski-Denis on

Building a sustainable future with ISO 21930

With urban populations worldwide swelling, there’s an urgent need to calculate the sustainable performance of the buildings that we live and work in. But the variety and complexity of methods available can seem overwhelming. This is where ISO 21930:2017 comes into play. 

Sample standards

Environmental management for concrete and concrete structures
Part 2: System boundary and inventory data

Thermal insulation products — Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS)
Part 4: Site Verification

Resilient floor coverings — Expanded (cushioned) poly(vinyl chloride) floor covering — Specification — Amendment 1

Gas pressure safety and control devices for use in gas transmission, distribution and installations for inlet pressures up to and including 10 MPa
Part 3: Safety shut-off devices

Mixing water for concrete

Cleaning of air and other gases — Vocabulary