IASS - International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures

international association for shell and spatial structures

THE IASS
Liaison Committee

Liaison Committee of International Associations of Civil Engineering

The Liaison Committee of International Associations of Civil Engineering is a body maintaining contact and co-operation between international associations of civil engineering. Formed in 1958, it brings together the Presidents and Secretaries of the following six member organizations. (Note that the links to the five sibling organizations of the IASS open their sites in a new page.)

CIB: International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction

The mission of CIB is to provide a global network for international exchange and cooperation in research and innovation in building and construction in support of an improved building process and of improved performance of the built environment.

Rotterdam, The Netherlands
www.cibworld.nl

ECCS: European Convention for Constructional Steelwork

The aim of ECCS is to promote the use of steelwork in the construction sector by the development of standards and promotional information.

Brussels, Belgium
www.steelconstruct.com

fib: International Federation for Structural Concrete

fib is a not-for-profit association committed to advancing the technical, economic, aesthetic and environmental performance of concrete structures worldwide.

Lausanne, Switzerland
www.fib-international.org

IABSE: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering

The aim of the Association is to exchange knowledge and to advance the practice of structural engineering worldwide in the service of the profession and society.

Zurich, Switzerland
www.iabse.org

IASS: International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures

The IASS has as its goal the achievement of further progress through an interchange of ideas among all those interested in lightweight structural systems such as lattice, tension, membrane and shell structures.

Madrid, Spain
www.iass-structures.org

RILEM: International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures

The mission of the association is to advance scientific knowledge related to construction materials, systems and structures and to encourage transfer and application of this knowledge world-wide.

Bagneux, France
www.rilem.net

JCSS: Joint Committee on Structural Safety

The Liaison Committee formed in 1971 the Joint Committee on Structural Safety – JCSS, acting on behalf of the six member associations:

CIB, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction
ECCS, The European Convention for Constructional Steelwork
FIB, The International Federation for Structural Concrete
IABSE, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
IASS, The International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures
RILEM, Reunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Materiaux

The aim of the JCSS is to provide general knowledge and decision support for the life-cycle based management of safety, reliability, risk, robustness, durability, resilience and sustainability for the built environment, on the basis of sound scientific principles and with an open eye for the applications in practice. The committee also acts on providing appropriate support and technical coordination for the work of the member associations.

Read more:
https://www.jcss-lc.org/

Joint Committee on the GLOBE Consensus on Sustainability in the Built Environment

The Joint Committee on the GLOBE Consensus (JCGC) has been launched by the Liaison Committee. GLOBE stands for Global Consensus on Sustainability in the Built Environment and it highlights the global challenges associated with the built environment as a main contributor to climate change.

The JCGC is a committee dedicated to the decarbonization of global construction i.e. reducing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions from construction. Its purpose is to lead the global green transition of civil and structural engineering and building materials sciences, the backbone of the built environment and most of the societal infrastructure systems.

More info about the GLOBE Consensus is available here.