- An independent committee, free of industrial and political interest.
- Strives to provide an integral perspective on greenhouse gas emissions from structural design to construction materials to safety and resilience assessment, construction, maintenance and dismantlement or reuse of the built environment.
- Advises on sustainable solutions at a global scale with due consideration of regional differences in needs and capacities.
- Represents professionals with the local contextual knowledge that ensures the development of technical solutions and their optimal implementation in the cultural, geographical and socio-economic context they aim to serve.