ISO/ TC59 Newsletter
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The development of ISO standards is undertaken by technical committees. The Technical Committee for Buildings and civil engineering works is ISO/TC59. Its newsletter facilitates communication internally within the committee, provides a forum for communication with liaisons and current stakeholders and presents itself to potential new experts or stakeholders.
Two extracts referring to the work of SC2 reproduced below. Infodoc Services Ltd. is providing the secretariat for SC2 on behalf of BSI, see projects. Terminology coordination in ISO/TC 59 Terminology is the cornerstone of all standardisation work within ISO/TC 59. However, each subcommittee tends to look at the subject from its own perspective and to produce definitions without reference to the work of other SCs. A common approach to managing terminology and language across ISO/TC 59 is needed. The task of achieving the necessary coordination has been given to SC 2 "Terminology and harmonization of languages". The initial focus of its work was on the publication of ISO 6707-1, Building and civil engineering – Vocabulary – General terms, in 2004. For several years after the publication of ISO 6707-1, SC 2 was inactive although some coordination work was undertaken by TC 59 task groups and ad-hoc groups. However, the subcommittee has now been reconstituted under the Chairmanship of Mr. Rodney McPhee; BSI is provided the Secretariat. Terminology coordination will take centre stage in its future programme. Aside from revising ISO 6707-2, Contract terms, SC 2 is revising ISO 6707-1, bringing it up to date and making it consistent with the general terms in the specialist vocabularies produced by other subcommittees of ISO/TC 59. An initial draft of a guide to terminology coordination within ISO/TC 59 has been produced by the SC 2 secretariat. This will be evaluated by SC 2 members and then circulated to ISO/TC 59 members for their comment. When there is general agreement on the procedure, the necessary steps will be taken to implement the policy. Everyone in ISO/TC 59 is affected by and involved in terminology work, so SC 2 is encouraging members of other subcommittees to participate in its work in order to achieve a genuine two-way flow of information and so that ISO 6707-1 can serve as the first point of reference for terms and definitions for the industry. Extract from ISO/TC59 Newsletter Nr 1 February 2012 Cross-over work SC 17 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works will now establish a Joint Working Group with SC 2 Terminology and harmonization of languages. The JWG will be entrusted with the responsibility of establishing standard vocabulary on sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works within a new part of ISO 6707, Building and civil engineering – Vocabulary on the basis of SC 17/WG 1's ISO/TR 21932, Building construction – Sustainability in building construction – Terminology. SC 2 will have the administrative responsibility for developing the project, i.e. they will handle all stages leading to final publication and conduct subsequent maintenance. Extract from ISO/TC59 Newsletter Nr 2 November 2012 |