Today is World Standards Day, and the message for this year addresses "Intelligent and Sustainable Buildings."
World Standards Day is celebrated each year on October 14 to pay tribute to the efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who collaborate within the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to develop voluntary international standards that facilitate trade, spread knowledge and disseminate technological advances.
With a world population that has more than doubled since 1950 and is steadily moving into urban areas, half the world population is expected to be living in an urban environment by the end of 2008. As a result, the building and construction industry has grown into one of the largest industry sectors with immense consequences for all three dimensions of sustainable development–economic, social and environmental.
The construction sector relies increasingly on electronic devices that link to networks distributing and using digital information and media. International standards developed by IEC, ISO and ITU, based on international consensus, provide the tools to apply and implement sustainability principles and ICT connectivity efficiently and effectively on a global scale.
The World Standards Day message is signed by the leaders of the three principal international standardization organizations: Mr. Jacques Régis, President of the IEC, Mr. Håkan Murby, President of the ISO, and Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the ITU.
The message states: "International consensus on standards for climate change mitigation, energy saving, environmental terminology, environmental performance, environmental declaration of building products, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission accounting and verification provides a firm foundation for designers and architects, engineers, owners and government authorities to develop sustainable buildings."
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