Standards for building structures ensure safety, comfort, and performance in the design and construction of buildings. They help architects, engineers, and builders create spaces that meet diverse user needs.

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Lifts for the transport of persons and goods
Part 1: Safety rules for the construction and installation of passenger and goods passenger lifts

Acoustics — Acoustic quality of open office spaces

Acoustics — Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements
Part 1: Application rules for specific products

Bases for design of structures - Serviceability of buildings and walkways against vibrations

Acoustics — Field measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements
Part 1: Airborne sound insulation

Acoustics — Measurement of room acoustic parameters
Part 2: Reverberation time in ordinary rooms