Standardization

EGNATON actively shapes open, practical standards for sustainable laboratories—linking building information, equipment data, and safe operations. We bridge international and European standard bodies with real-world lab planning and lifecycle practice, so members benefit from usable, future-proof guidance.

ISO 19650 (Information Management)

We advocate clear, lifecycle-oriented information management for laboratories, aligning asset, project, and operational data so lab owners and planners can work from a single, trustworthy source.

ISO/TC 336 – Laboratories and related research facilities

We contribute domain expertise to requirements for planning, design, construction, and operation of labs—embedding sustainability (economy–ecology–human factors), safety, and performance by design.

CEN/TC 442 WG3 – BIM

We help harmonize European BIM practices for consistent data exchange and implementation guidance across countries and supply chains—making standards practical for day-to-day projects.

CEN/TC 442 WG3 – BIM Work Item “Use Cases”

We contribute in proposing a framework and guidance on Use-Cases in Building Information Modelling (BIM). This efforts ensure a technically sophisticated and comprehensive, consistent coverage of all necessary data exchange across the project lifecycle. Our laboratory and life science domain will benefit a great deal from the outcome.

buildingSMART activities

We contribute to openBIM specifications and implementations (e.g., IFC, IDS, domain extensions) with a strong lab focus—connecting rooms, systems, equipment, and safety requirements in interoperable ways.

Integrating AAS (Asset Administration Shell) from IDTA

We explore and pilot AAS integration to link BIM with live product/asset data—enabling plug-and-operate lab equipment, verifiable metadata, and digital lifecycle services tied to standards.