Overview - What ISO/TR 22845:2020 covers
ISO/TR 22845:2020 (Technical Report) provides a structured index of existing information on the resilience of buildings and civil engineering works. Rather than prescribing mandatory requirements, the report aggregates and summarizes typical materials on:
- the concept of resilience (terms, perspectives, ISO definitions),
- disaster risk categories relevant to the built environment (climate‑induced, earthquake‑induced, human‑induced), and
- countermeasures (strategy and measurement approaches).
Published in 2020 by ISO/TC 59, this TR is intended as a reference for research, standards development and practitioners seeking consolidated sources on resilience, disaster risk and adaptation for the built environment.
Key technical topics and notable contents
- Terminology and concepts: perspectives on resilience across contexts, and how resilience is defined in ISO documents.
- Disaster risk indexing: categorized references and data sources for:
- Climate‑induced risks (sea‑level rise, heatwaves, climate projections),
- Earthquake‑induced risks (global seismic risk maps, seismic performance data),
- Human‑induced risks (e.g., terrorism-related risk indices).
- Countermeasure approaches:
- Strategic guidance and planning for resilient buildings and infrastructure,
- Measurement and rating systems to assess resilience performance.
- Compilation of existing resources: annotated list of international reports, databases and rating systems (examples include the Sendai Framework, USRC Building Rating System, B‑READY, FORTIFIED, REDi, LEED, BREEAM and DGNB references).
Note: ISO/TR 22845:2020 is a technical report that indexes and summarizes information rather than issuing prescriptive technical requirements.
Practical applications
- Use as a research starting point to identify authoritative data, frameworks and case studies relevant to building resilience.
- Support for standards development - provides a curated bibliography and mapping of concepts to existing guidance.
- Inform design and retrofit decisions for resilient buildings and civil works by pointing to best‑practice strategies and measurement systems.
- Aid risk assessment, adaptation planning and policy - useful for urban planners, infrastructure managers and emergency planners establishing resilience programs.
Who should use this standard
- Structural, civil and resilience engineers
- Architects and building designers
- Urban planners and infrastructure asset owners
- Disaster risk managers and emergency planners
- Standards developers, researchers and policy makers
- Insurance and resilience assessment professionals
Related standards and frameworks
ISO/TR 22845:2020 cross‑references international frameworks and rating tools such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, LEED, BREEAM, RELi and multiple resilience rating/measurement systems (USRC, B‑READY, FORTIFIED, REDi). It is best used alongside local building codes and sector‑specific standards for design and compliance.