International standards provide a trusted foundation for innovation, safety, and sustainability in the building and construction sector. From optimizing energy performance and ensuring accessibility to managing facilities and digitizing information, these standards empower stakeholders to achieve efficiency, enhance quality, and collaborate seamlessly across projects and borders by aligning with globally recognized benchmarks.

Top standards

Facility management — Management systems — Requirements with guidance for use

Published in 2018
CHF 177

Polyethylene (PE) materials for piping systems — Determination of strain hardening modulus in relation to slow crack growth — Test method

Published in 2025
CHF 65

Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) — Information management using building information modelling
Part 1: Concepts and principles

Published in 2018
CHF 155

Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) — Information management using building information modelling
Part 2: Delivery phase of the assets

Published in 2018
CHF 132

Rigid cellular plastics — Thermal insulation products for buildings — Specifications

Published in 2025
CHF 98

Building information modelling (BIM) — Data templates for objects used in the life cycle of assets

Published in 2025
CHF 155

Data quality
Part 1: Overview

Reviewed in 2024
CHF 132

Insights

Personal protective equipment: Safeguarding workers in an evolving workplace

For workers in high-risk environments, PPE isn’t just a workplace formality – it’s a life-saving line of defence that prevents injuries and disasters every day.

Energy storage: Powering the future of renewable energy

From the compact lithium-ion battery powering your e-bike to colossal grid-scale solutions that can keep entire neighbourhoods humming, energy storage is the secret sauce making renewable energy reliable around the clock.

Sustainable development for a changing planet

Cities worldwide are in the race to adapt to a changing climate. Everywhere, soaring temperatures fuelled by human-made greenhouse gas emissions are disrupting the delicate balance of our climate systems.

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