Related standards or drafts

• Sustainability of construction works
• Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works
• Construction products: assessment of release of dangerous substances
• Sustainability for ceramic tiles

Small Business Standards (SBS) provides on this page a list of relevant draft European and International standards supporting sustainable Building that are of particular interest to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). References are updated automatically to ensure that Small and Medium Entreprises (SMEs) have a central information point about standards covering the topics that are relevant for their competitiveness and market access.

Construction facilities and works are an essential cornerstone to ensuring sustainable communities and sustainable development. The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) develops standards tackling this important topic for our Society. In particular, the following technical committees should be followed by Small and Medium Enterprises in general and by SBS or SMEs in particular:

• CEN/TC 350 ‘Sustainability of construction works’ provides a standardized approach for the delivery of environmental information on construction products, the assessment of the environmental, social and economic performance of new and existing construction works (buildings and civil engineering works), including sustainability performance of construction works. CEN/TC 350/SC 1 'Circular economy in the construction sector' is of particular importance, as it develops standards and other deliverables enabling the transition from a linear to a circular economy of the construction sector to support a climate-neutral and resource-efficient sector.

• ISO/TC 59/SC 17 'Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works' develops international standards in the field of sustainability of new and existing construction works. The standardization activities are developed in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The environmental, economic, and social aspects of sustainability and circular economy are included as appropriate. As a consequence, it should be taken into consideration by Small and Medium Enterprises in the field of construction works and building materials.

• CEN/TC 351 ‘Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances’ develops projects under the standardization request M/366, addressing horizontal complements to the mandates for the development of horizontal standardized assessment methods for harmonized approaches relating to dangerous substances under the construction products regulation. It addresses several important topics, such as emission to indoor air, and release to the soil, surface water, and groundwater.

NOTE: For information on published standards for Sustainable building, please click on this link: CEN and ISO published standards on Sustainable Building