What is ISO 4157-3 - Designation systems of room identifiers about?
ISO 4157-3 is the third part of the multiple series that establishes requirements for designation systems for rooms, areas, spaces, and voids in buildings by room identifiers. ISO 4157-3 introduces a new designation concept intended for the identification of rooms in a project throughout its life cycle, i.e., the conception, programming, planning, erection, maintenance, remodelling, and demolition phases.
Who is ISO 4157-3 - Designation systems of room identifiers for?
ISO 4157-3 on designation systems of room identifiers is useful for:
- Manufacturers and supervisors of prefabricated structural components 
- Entities involved with technical and engineering drawings 
- Civil Engineers 
- Architects 
- Contractors 
- Construction industries
Why should you use ISO 4157-3 - Designation systems of room identifiers?
Construction drawings show what will be built, how it will be laid out, as well as the components, framework, and dimensions. Every part of a construction project has a construction drawing that highlights the specifics.
ISO 4157-3 specifies appropriate planning, maintenance, or management purposes of a building, room identifiers that are assigned to each and every room, i.e., room, area, space, void, etc., of a building. ISO 4157-3 specifies room identifiers that have unique identification of a room that is planned, built, or extinct, this will help you for the interface between the building and a computerized information system.
Overall, ISO 4157-3 allows for a greater number of room identifiers rather than room numbers to identify voids, and for the numbers lost over time due to rooms being remodelled.
