ISO 6707-3:2022
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This document establishes preferred terms and definitions for concepts applicable to sustainability and sustainable development related to buildings and civil engineering works.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 6707-3
МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ
СТАНДАРТ
Second edition
Второе издание
2022-11
Buildings and civil engineering
works — Vocabulary —
Part 3:
Sustainability terms
Здания и сооружения — Словарь —
Часть 3:
Термины устойчивого развития
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 6707-3
Second edition
2022-11
Buildings and civil engineering
works — Vocabulary —
Part 3:
Sustainability terms
Здания и сооружения — Словарь —
Часть 3: Термины устойчивого развития
Reference number
ISO 6707-3:2022(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Base terms . 1
3.2 Objects . 4
3.3 Equipment, products, systems . 5
3.4 Activities, processes, methods, persons . 7
3.5 Resources for construction works . 11
3.6 Energy and renewable energy resources .12
3.7 Data, information, documents . 15
3.8 Life cycle planning . . 19
3.9 Greenhouse gases, emissions, global warming, conditions and phenomena.22
3.10 Ability, performance, indicators, requirements and measures . 26
Bibliography .31
Index .33
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 59, Buildings and civil engineering works,
Subcommitee SC 2, Terminology and harmonization of languages, in collaboration with Technical
Committee ISO/TC 59, Buildings and civil engineering works, Subcommitee SC 17, Sustainability in
buildings and civil engineering works.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 6707-3:2017), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— some ambiguous concepts have been clarified;
— terms defined in ISO/TC 59/SC17 standards but not included in the previous edition have been
added;
— alignment with definitions in ISO/TC 59/SC 17 standards has been improved;
— reference has been made to definitions in the recently published ISO 14050;
— the method of connecting definitions with ISO 6707-1 has been changed;
— the edition is published in English and Russian.
This document is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 6707-1.
A list of all parts in the ISO 6707 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
With the growth in the number of international construction projects and the development of the
international market in construction products, there is an increasing need for agreement on a common
language.
This document establishes preferred terms and concepts related to sustainability for buildings and
other types of construction works. Communication is important to the implementation and operation
of the concept of sustainable development related to building and civil engineering. In the interest of
common understanding and standardization, consistent word usage is encouraged to help eliminate
the major barrier to effective technical communication.
This document presents a mix of terms and definitions, some of which are repeated from other ISO
publications, while others are those that have been derived from ISO standards on environmental
management and environmental life cycle assessment. Derivations have been performed carefully in
order to maintain the original intention, but to enable interpretation in the context of sustainability
and sustainable development related to buildings and civil engineering works.
This document does not contain a complete list of terms relevant to the thematic field, but focuses
on concepts that have been standardized and/or applied through publication of individual standards
within ISO/TC 59/SC 17 and on terms and definitions of concepts frequently encountered in the
literature related to sustainability in buildings and other types of construction works.
Attention has been paid to how the terms selected have been used in ISO standards and European
standards so as to maintain the original intention.
A related vocabulary on terms under ISO/TC 268, ISO 37100, focuses on concepts that have been
standardized and/or applied through publications within ISO/TC 268.
Where terms are used in definitions to designate concepts that are defined elsewhere in this document,
the relevant terms are presented in italics and the term number is given after the relevant term.
To facilitate the locating of any term given in the document, irrespective of preference or country of
origin, the alphabetical index lists all preferred and admitted terms.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 6707-3:2022(E)
Buildings and civil engineering works — Vocabulary —
Part 3:
Sustainability terms
1 Scope
This document establishes preferred terms and definitions for concepts applicable to sustainability and
sustainable development related to buildings and civil engineering works.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1 Base terms
3.1.1
sustainable development
development that meets the environmental, social and economic needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
[SOURCE: ISO Guide 82:2019, 3.2, modified — Note 1 to entry has been deleted.]
3.1.2
sustainability
state of the global system, including environmental (3.10.3), social (3.10.4) and economic aspects (3.10.5),
in which the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs
Note 1 to entry: The environmental, social and economic aspects interact, and are interdependent and are often
referred to as the three dimensions of sustainability.
[SOURCE: ISO Guide 82:2019, 3.1, modified — Note 2 to entry has been deleted.]
3.1.3
built environment
collection of man-made or induced physical objects
Note 1 to entry: When treated as a whole, the built environment typically is taken to include buildings, external
works (landscaped areas) and other construction works within the area under consideration.
3.1.4
technosphere
sphere or realm of human technological activity
Note 1 to entry: Technosphere includes the technologically modified environment.
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Note 2 to entry: Primary resources are acquired or extracted from the natural part of the geosphere (unaffected
by humans). These primary resources are used in the technosphere and result in emissions to the environment.
Note 3 to entry: For definition of geosphere and biosphere, please refer to ISO 27914.
3.1.5
impact
result of a change or existing condition that may be adverse, neutral or beneficial
[SOURCE: ISO 15392:2019, 3.17]
3.1.6
combustion
confined and controlled burning process
Note 1 to entry: Combustion can not only decrease the volume of solid waste (3.1.22) destined for landfill (3.4.7),
but can also recover energy from waste.
Note 2 to entry: The key difference between combustion and incineration is that combustion includes the reaction
between substances and oxygen, which produces energy, whereas incineration is the destruction of something
via burning.
3.1.7
freshwater
water having a low concentration of dissolved solids
Note 1 to entry: Freshwater typically contains less than 1 000 mg/l of dissolved solids and is generally accepted
as suitable for withdrawal and conventional treatment to produce potable water.
Note 2 to entry: The concentration of total dissolved solids can vary considerably over space and/or time.
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2017, 3.6.9]
3.1.8
consumption of freshwater
net freshwater (3.1.7) entering the product system (3.8.17) being studied that is not returned to the
same drainage basin (3.2.8) from which it originated
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2017, 3.6.10]
3.1.9
grey water
waste water from household baths and showers, hand basins and kitchen sinks but excluding waste
water and excreta from water closets
[SOURCE: ISO 6107:2021, 3.259, modified — The alternative preferred term "sullage" has been deleted.]
3.1.10
black water
waste water and excreta from water closets, excluding water from baths, showers, hand basins and
sinks
[SOURCE: ISO 6107:2021, 3.78]
3.1.11
environmental quality standard
value, generally described by regulation, which specifies the maximum permissible concentration of a
potentially hazardous chemical in an environmental sample, generally of air or water
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3.1.12
indoor air quality
quality of air inside a building, described in terms of odour, physical parameters, chemical and biological
pollutants
Note 1 to entry: Indoor air quality is directly related to the ventilation rate, air distribution patterns and pollution
sources.
Note 2 to entry: Indoor air quality is important in ensuring human health, olfactory comfort and perceived
comfort.
Note 3 to entry: Adapted from ISO 16813:2006, 3.21. The definition has been simplified to refer to a building
in general, versus only non-industrial buildings, and the non-essential but relevant characteristics are now
referenced in notes.
[SOURCE: ISO 16000-40:2019, 3.24]
3.1.13
indoor environmental quality
measure of a building’s internal environment in relation to the health, comfort and well-being of those
who use space within it
3.1.14
indoor acoustic comfort
occupant satisfaction with the indoor acoustic environment, described in terms of sound pressure level,
reverberation and noise level
[SOURCE: ISO 21929-1:2011, 3.3, modified — The word "indoor" has been added to the term; "reaction
of occupants to" has been replaced by "occupant satisfaction with"; "audibility" has been replaced by
"reverberation and noise level".]
3.1.15
indoor thermal comfort
occupant satisfaction with the indoor thermal environment, described in terms of air temperature,
vapour pressure and air velocity
3.1.16
indoor visual comfort
occupant satisfaction with the indoor visual environment, described in terms of illumination level,
glare, visibility, reflection and psychological and physiological content with natural and artificial
illumination
[SOURCE: ISO 16813:2006, 3.29, modified — The word "indoor" has been added to the term.]
3.1.17
circular economy
economy that is restorative and regenerative by design, and which aims to keep products, components
and materials at their highest utility and value at all times, distinguishing between technical and
biological cycles
[SOURCE: ISO 14009:2020, 3.1.8]
3.1.18
scenario
collection of assumptions and information relevant to possible future events
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2017, 3.1.8]
3.1.19
sick building syndrome
non-specific symptoms of some building occupants associated with time spent in a building that
diminish or disappear when they leave the building
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3.1.20
solar heat gain
heat provided by solar radiation entering, directly or indirectly (after absorption or building elements),
into the building through windows, opaque walls and roofs, or passive solar devices as sunspaces,
transparent (3.7.21) insulation and solar walls
[SOURCE: ISO 52000-1:2017, 3.6.10, modified — Note 1 to entry has been deleted.]
3.1.21
volatile organic compound
VOC
any organic liquid and/or solid that evaporates spontaneously at the prevailing temperature and
pressure of the atmosphere with which it is in contact
Note 1 to entry: The shortened term, VOC, is used as the primary preferred term in this document.
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2017, 3.8.5]
3.1.22
waste
any material or object which the holder discards, or intends to discard, or is required to discard
[SOURCE: ISO 15270:2008, 3.34]
3.2 Objects
3.2.1
infrastructure
structure, such as a dam, bridge, road, railway, runway, utilities, pipeline, or
sewerage system, or the result of operations such as dredging, earthwork, but excluding a building and
its associated site works
[SOURCE: ISO 15392:2019, 3.6, modified — The alternative terms "civil engineering works" and
"civil engineering project, US" have been deleted; the words "construction works, comprising a" and
"geotechnical processes" have been deleted; note 1 to entry has been deleted.]
3.2.2
land take
total area of land required for construction works
[SOURCE: ISO/TS 21929-2:2015, 3.23, modified — "the civil engineering works" has been replaced by
"construction works".]
3.2.3
solar farm
large-scale photovoltaic installation that uses solar energy (3.6.21) to generate electricity and that
is connected to the electricity grid
3.2.4
tidal barrage
structure that captures and releases tidal water moving in and out of a bay or river
3.2.5
wind turbine
device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into electricity
3.2.6
wind farm
group of wind turbines (3.2.5) in the same location used to produce energy
Note 1 to entry: Wind farms can vary in size from a small number to several hundred wind turbines.
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3.2.7
water body
entity of water with definite hydrological, hydrogeomorphological, physical, chemical and biological
characteristics in a given geographical area
EXAMPLE Lakes, rivers, groundwaters, seas, icebergs, glaciers and reservoirs.
3.2.8
drainage basin
area from which direct surface runoff from precipitation drains by gravity into a stream or other water
body (3.2.7)
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.10.23]
3.3 Equipment, products, systems
3.3.1
product
construction product
item manufactured or processed for incorporation into construction works
Note 1 to entry: Construction product is used as the primary preferred term in this document. Where the term
"product" refers to a product used in the construction works, the term "construction product" is used. Where the
term "product" has a wider connotation in a standard referred to, the term "product" is retained.
3.3.2
co-product
product (3.3.1) coming from the same unit process (3.4.22) or product system (3.8.17) as one or more
other products
Note 1 to entry: Where one of the co-products is an input to a process, this is normally considered as a product
input. Waste (3.1.22) from a unit process or product system is not a co-product.
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.5.13, modified — Note 1 to entry has been added.]
3.3.3
by-product
co-product (3.3.2) from a process that is incidental or not intentionally produced and which cannot be
avoided
Note 1 to entry: Waste (3.1.22) is distinguished as a non-product, so is not a by-product.
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2017, 3.4.7, modified — Note 1 to entry has been changed from “Wastes are not by-
products”.]
3.3.4
heat pump
device that transfers heat energy from a source of heat to another space or for water heating
Note 1 to entry: A heat pump uses external power to accomplish the work of transferring energy from the heat
source.
Note 2 to entry: In common understanding heat pump involves four main components: a condenser, an expansion
valve, an evaporator and a compressor.
3.3.5
air-source heat pump
heat pump (3.3.4) that extracts heat from the outside air in order to provide space and water heating for
a building
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3.3.6
ground source heat pump
heat pump (3.3.4) that extracts heat from the ground in order to provide space and water heating for a
building
3.3.7
photovoltaic array
two or more photovoltaic modules at one location that together provide a photovoltaic solar energy
(3.6.21) system
3.3.8
solar collector
device in which solar radiation is absorbed and converted to heat
3.3.9
heat exchanger
device built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another
Note 1 to entry: Heat exchanger can be used in both heating and cooling processes.
3.3.10
biogas digester
air-tight tank in which biomass (3.6.7) is transformed into methane
3.3.11
condensing boiler
oil or gas boiler designed to make use of the latent heat released by condensation of water vapour in the
flue combustion
3.3.12
biomass boiler
boiler that burns logs, pellets or chips or other types of biomass (3.6.7) and is connected to a heating
and hot water system
3.3.13
wood-burning stove
heating appliance capable of burning wood fuel and wood-based biomass (3.6.7) fuel that consists of a
metallic closed fire container connected by ventilating pipes to a chimney or flue
3.3.14
compact fluorescent lamp
CFL
energy saving fluorescent lamp with a tube that is curved or folded to fit into the space of an
incandescent bulb, together with a compact electronic ballast in its base
3.3.15
light-emitting diode lamp
LED lamp
semiconductor-based light emitting device that produces light using one or more light-emitting diodes
3.3.16
light pipe
light tube
tube lined with reflective material to channel natural or artificial light into buildings or from one space
to another
Note 1 to entry: A light pipe or tube that channels only natural light is referred to as a daylight pipe or daylight
tube.
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3.3.17
fuel cell
electrochemical device that generates electricity by the conversion of fuel and an oxidant without any
physical or chemical consumption of the electrodes or electrolyte without excessive heat generation
3.3.18
smart meter
energy meter that can both send and receive information using an external electronic communications
network
3.3.19
smart grid
electric grid system, which is characterized by the use of communication networks and the control of
grid components and loads
3.4 Activities, processes, methods, persons
3.4.1
demolition
removal by destructive means
EXAMPLE Demolition by pushing or pulling, fragmenting by crushing or shearing, implosion or rapid
progressive failure of construction works or their component parts.
[SOURCE: ISO 20887:2020, 3.11]
3.4.2
disassembly
non-destructive taking apart of a construction works into constituent materials or components
[SOURCE: ISO 20887:2020, 3.12, modified — “or construction asset” has been deleted; note 1 to entry
has been deleted.]
3.4.3
disposal
transformation of the state of construction works that is no longer of use or surplus to requirements
Note 1 to entry: Transformation can include, either individually or in some combination, the disassembly (3.4.2)
or demolition (3.4.1) of the object under consideration.
Note 2 to entry: Transformation can be performed for subsequent reuse (3.5.6) or recycling (3.4.21) or sending to
landfill (3.4.7) and incineration.
[SOURCE: ISO 21929-1:2011, 3.9, modified — “building or facility” has been replaced with “construction
works”; “or surplus to requirement” has been added; in note 1 to entry, "recycling" has been deleted;
“decommissioning, deconstruction and” has been replaced with “disassembly or”; note 2 to entry has
been added.]
3.4.4
energy retrofit
installation and/or implementation of energy conservation measure in an existing construction works
3.4.5
land use change
change in human use or management of land
[SOURCE: ISO 14055-1:2017, 3.2.7]
3.4.6
waste management
administrative and operational activities involved in the handling, pretreatment, treatment,
conditioning, transport, storage and disposal (3.4.3) of waste (3.1.22)
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3.4.7
landfill
waste (3.1.22) disposal (3.4.3) site for the deposit of waste onto or into land under controlled or
regulated conditions
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2017, 3.8.2]
3.4.8
waste recovery
retrieval or treatment of waste (3.1.22) for reuse (3.5.6) or recycling (3.4.21) as another product
3.4.9
rainwater harvesting
accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse (3.5.6) before it reaches the aquifer
Note 1 to entry: Uses include water for livestock or for irrigation.
3.4.10
reclamation
return of damaged, degraded or derelict land to beneficial use
[SOURCE: ISO 11074:2015, 2.2.11, modified — The alternative preferred term "rehabilitation" and note
1 to entry have been deleted.]
3.4.11
water resource management
activity of planning, developing, distributing and managing the optimum use of water resources
3.4.12
water withdrawal
anthropogenic removal of water from any water body (3.2.7) or drainage basin (3.2.8), either
permanently or temporarily
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.10.14]
3.4.13
environmental assessment
process to identify objectively the environmental aspects (3.10.3) and to determine the consequences of
past, current and expected future activities on the environment
3.4.14
environmental management
part of the management system used to manage environmental aspects (3.10.3), fulfil compliance with
environmental obligations and address environmental risks and opportunities
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.3.1, modified — The term has been changed from "environmental
management system"; the abbreviated term "EMS" has been removed; ”compliance obligations, and
address risks and opportunities” has been changed to “compliance with environmental obligations and
address environmental risk and opportunities”.]
3.4.15
carbonation
carbon dioxide reaction with cementitious products to form calcium carbonate
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2017, 3.8.1]
3.4.16
downstream process
process that is carried out after the designated process in the stream of relevant processes
Note 1 to entry: Downstream in supply chain includes produced materials, wastes (3.1.22), emissions and sewage.
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3.4.17
upstream process
process that is carried out before the designated process in the stream of relevant processes
Note 1 to entry: Upstream in supply chain includes sources that are used for production like energy, raw
materials, services and transport.
3.4.18
joint co-production process
process of producing a product and one or more co-products (3.3.2) or by-products (3.3.3) where the
proportion of outputs is not commonly changed or cannot be varied
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2017, 3.4.8]
3.4.19
life cycle assessment
compilation and assessment of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts (3.9.14) of a
product system (3.8.17) throughout its life cycl
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