Standards in Trade
Building and Construction
Workshop
July 19-21, 2000
Hanoi, Vietnam
Recommendations
from Roundtable Discussion on July 21, 2000:
Participants of the
Standards in Trade: Building and Construction Workshop thanked the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Directorate for Standards and Quality
(STAMEQ) for organizing this three-day workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam on 19-21 July,
2000. Participants also thanked the U.S. Embassy and the Institute for Building
Science and Technology for their assistance. Based on discussions held during
the workshop, participants recommend the following serve as next steps:
- Continue exchange of information between the United States and ASEAN member
countries in the building design and construction sector;
- That a
Building and Construction Working Group be created within the ASEAN Consultative
Committee on Standards and Quality (ACCSQ), to include the topics of standards
development, product certification, conformity assessment, testing, and installation
codes. They further recommend that all future work in this area move forward in
consultation with all interested parties, including the private sector, in any
meetings and relevant workshops or seminars;
- That the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the United States Department of Commerce
place a standards expert in Southeast Asia.
- That the United States
and ASEAN member countries continue to cooperate on additional workshops, trainings
and seminars, in the building design and construction area.
Delivered
on 21 July, 2000 in Hanoi, Vietnam
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