Objectives and Scopes
W086 is essentially concerned with learning from past and current building pathology and encouraging the systematic application of that knowledge to the design, construction and management of buildings.
The objectives of W086 are:
- To conduct basic and applied research on Building Pathology in the construction sector in order to develop state-of-the-art practices
- To develop stakeholders’ survey and promote meetings, web questionnaires or webinars about needs and the actual application of Building Pathology
- To spread findings to all those involved in the design, construction and management of buildings during the life cycle
- To participate actively in creating international and national standardization activity in Building Pathology or technical notes
- To strengthen liaisons with the relevant linked CIB commissions and other organizations in Building Pathology
Current Work Programme
The Commission initiated the following projects:
- Development of a Building Pathology State-of-the-art
- Development of a New trends on Building Pathology Report
- Data collection for the CIB W86 website and webinars
- Special Issue on Building Pathology at International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation
Planned Output
- Publications 419 and 422 (available in this website)
- Special Issue on Building Pathology in 2022
- Report on Best Practices in 2023
- Webinar in 2023
Membership
Members of this Working Commission must either be a Representative of a CIB Member Organisation or an Individual CIB Member. Please contact [email protected] to sign up.