TS EN 16310
Engineering services - Terminology to describe engineering services for buildings, infrastructure and industrial facilities
This European Standard contains a glossary of terms, which can contribute to the conditions for free competition and a level playing field for engineering service providers (including architects) in Europe in the construction of buildings, infrastructure and industrial facilities. The terminology in this European Standard aims at facilitating the cooperation between sectors and between countries in the field of engineering services. It is structured on the basis of “successive stages” of an operation of construction. It does not concern the description of the contents of the tasks to be performed, neither on their scheduling, nor on the actors concerned, which depend on the national context, the type, and of the importance of the work and its environment.
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TS EN 16310 is a terminology standard that establishes a common vocabulary for engineering services for buildings, infrastructure and industrial facilities. In general technical terms, engineering services cover the professional work that supports a construction project from early preparation through design, coordination and implementation; the focus of this standard is not the service content itself, but the consistent meaning of the terms used to describe it.
According to its scope, the standard provides a glossary intended to support freer competition and a more even playing field for engineering service providers, including architects, across Europe. It also aims to make cooperation easier between sectors and between countries by organising the terminology around the successive stages of a construction operation. That structure helps users place each concept within the project lifecycle.
How the terminology framework is organised
The value of a terminology standard lies in defining language, not prescribing how tasks must be performed. Buildings, infrastructure and industrial facilities differ in scale, technical complexity and multidisciplinary coordination, so a shared vocabulary is especially useful when professionals, clients and public or private organisations need to communicate clearly across national boundaries.
In broader engineering practice, services may be associated with feasibility studies, concept development, design, technical specification, coordination, review and site support. TS EN 16310 does not set out the content of those tasks, their scheduling, or the actors involved; instead, it provides the terminology used to discuss them in a more consistent way.
- Collects terminology for engineering services related to buildings, infrastructure and industrial facilities.
- Supports mutual understanding across sectors and countries in Europe.
- Organises concepts according to successive stages of a construction operation.
- Does not define task content, timing or the responsible parties.
- Publication Date: 12.06.2013
- Standard Status: U (Yürürlükteki Standard/Standard)
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: en
- ICS Classification: 01.040.03 Sosyoloji, Hizmetler, Kuruluş Organizasyonu ve Yönetimi, İdare, Taşıma (Terimler); 03.080.20 Şirketler İçin Hizmetler
- Pages: 34
- Source Standard: EN 16310:2013
- International Equivalents: EN 16310-EQV
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