TSE ISO/TS 13811

TSE ISO/TS 13811 is a technical specification that gives rules and guidance for developing environmental specifications for accommodation establishments. Its focus is on creating practical criteria that reduce negative environmental impacts and increase positive ones, so the document is about how environmental requirements for hospitality services can be framed in a coherent and usable way.

What environmental specifications mean in accommodation services

In general technical terms, environmental specifications may address energy use, water consumption, waste management, purchasing practices, emissions, and the relationship between the facility and its local surroundings. In the hospitality sector, such specifications help organise environmental expectations in a way that can be aligned with guest comfort, service delivery, and day-to-day operations.

Document boundaries and exclusions

• It provides rules for developing environmental specifications for accommodation establishments.
• Its stated aim is to reduce negative impacts and increase positive impacts on the environment.
• It does not apply to campsites.
• The document addresses how environmental characteristics should be specified, rather than setting a single universal performance limit.

As a result, this technical specification is best understood as a guidance document for structuring environmental criteria in the accommodation sector, rather than as a standalone environmental management system standard. In practice, it supports more consistent and comparable environmental requirements for hotels and similar lodging facilities.