Sector Updates

New proposal for a new ISO technical committee on Groundwater (TS/P 335)

A proposal for a new ISO technical committee on “Groundwater" has been submitted by KATS (Korea).

The scope of the proposal is the following:

Standardization of methods, procedures, instruments, and equipment related to measurement, estimation, prediction, and intervention for groundwater availability and behaviour, in order to ensure the sustainable management of groundwater resources through their conservation, protection, remediation, rehabilitation, efficient use, and risk assessment.

Exclude: Standardisation covered by

- ISO/TC 113 Hydrometry

- ISO/TC 147 Water quality and its subcommittees

- ISO/TC 190 Soil quality

- ISO/TC 224 Drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems and services

- ISO/TC 282 Water reuse

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Web sessions are being hosted by KATS regarding this proposal on 25 August 2026:

- Session 1: 7 AM - 8 AM UTC

- Session 2: 2 PM - 3 PM UTC

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New proposal for a new ISO technical committee on Construction Management (TS/P 336)

A proposal for a new ISO technical committee on “Construction Management " has been submitted by INSO (Iran).

The scope of the proposal is the following:

Standardisation in the field of construction management, with particular emphasis on the execution phase of built environment projects, including:

- Planning, coordination, and control of construction execution processes and site-based activities

- Management of resources required for construction execution, including workforce, equipment, materials, and information flows, strictly from an organizational and managerial perspective

- Operational management practices for on-site delivery, including performance measurement and monitoring

- Coordination of execution-phase activities with relevant design outputs, quality, safety, environmental, and lifecycle considerations, without addressing design development, design governance, or technical specification activities

- Management practices supporting health, safety, and environmental (HSE) performance during construction execution

- Practical application of digital tools and information technologies to support construction execution management processes, without defining information models, data structures, interoperability protocols, or digital technical specifications

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The work of this committee is limited to management frameworks and execution-phase coordination practices. It does not address the technical performance, design, specification, or safety requirements of products, materials, machinery, electrotechnical systems, or digital infrastructure. On-site assembly, installation, and coordination of prefabricated components are included in this scope. Off site manufacturing and factory production processes for prefabricated building systems remain outside the scope of this committee and are the responsibility of ISO/TC 59/SC 19 (Prefabricated Building). The deliverables of this committee are intended as voluntary management guidance and shall not establish regulatory, legal, professional qualification, certification, or technical product requirements.

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Voting on this proposal closes on 1 October 2026.

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Proposal for a new Technical Committee on Conversion of waste product for electrical generation

A proposal for a new Technical Committee on Conversion of waste product for electrical generation has been submitted by The Chinese National Committee (NC).

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The scope of the proposal is the following:

Standardisation of conversion of waste product for electrical generation in a power plant, starting at waste input and ending at electrical/heat output.

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Standards will include terminology, design, installation, performance evaluation, test methods, and safety requirements at plant level and component level, including waste pre-treatment system, waste conversion system, flue gas treatment system, and excluding Rankine cycle system, ORC system and water treatment system which are covered by other ISO/IEC committees.

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Technologies applied for waste conversion systems include:

- Waste incineration

- Waste thermo-chemical treatment

- Waste bio-chemical treatment, including anaerobic digestion and landfill gas (LFG) capture

Waste covers household waste and household-like commercial and industrial waste (e.g. from offices or hotels)

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NOTE 1: This scope excludes waste collection and transportation management covered by ISO/TC 297, and solid recovered fuels covered by ISO/TC 300.  

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NOTE 2: Standards related to treatment and reuse of leachate from waste incineration power plants will be developed in collaboration with ISO/TC 282. Standards related to treatment of flue gas will be developed in collaboration with ISO/TC 146. Standards related to electricity power generation equipment will be developed in collaboration with ISO/TC 11, ISO/TC 192, IEC/TC 2, IEC/TC 5, IEC/TC 8. Standards related to anaerobic digestion and landfill gas (LFG) capture will be developed in collaboration with ISO/TC 255.

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Voting on this proposal closes on 2 October 2026.

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