- Author
- Construction Industry Institute
- Title
- International Standards and U.S. Construction Industry Competitiveness.
- Coporate
- Construction Industry Institute, Austin, TX
- Report
- Research Summary 49-1, June 1996, 54 p.
- Keywords
- construction | standards
- Identifiers
- standards development organizations; international quality standards; global competitiveness and involvement in international standards development; ISO standards classification structure; ISO construction industry standards
- Abstract
- The international standards currently being created and implemented will have a major impact on the competitiveness of the U.S. construction industry. If these new standards are not carefully monitored, their impact will negatively affect the ability of U.S. construction firms to compete globally. The U.S. construction industry is now well-represented and, as a result, has had little influence in the development and adoption of international standards. Consequently, many international standards are being adopted without any input from the U.S. construction industry.