- Author
- Martinez, I.
- Title
- Development and Implementation of Building Standards in France.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS SP 552,
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office
- Book or Conf
- National Bureau of Standards. Research and Innovation in the Building Regulatory Process. 3rd Annual NBS/NCSBCS Joint Conference. In Conjuncation with the 11th Annual Meeting of the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, Inc. September 12, 1978., National Bureau of Standards, Annapolis, MD, Cooke, P. W., Editors, 45-56 p., 1979
- Keywords
- certification | buildings | standards
- Abstract
- The systems available today in the U.S. for developing standards are being subjected to much scrutiny and criticism. Many of the organizations involved in the standardization process are striving for better ways to produce standards. Attempts are being made to make the process more dynamic, more representative for general interest groups and better able to handle revisions and updatings. One way to obtain a wide perspective of the options available is to examine standards development practices in other countries. It is difficult to find a foreign country tha has a well-developed standards promulgation system and enough points in common with the U.S.--in the economic, political, geographic, and technological areas--to be used as a reference. The French standards system, discussed here, does not coincide exceptionally well with the U.S. system. However, a study of the procedures used in France might give some insight and suggest different ways of approaching the problem. Hopefully, elements of interest, and specific relevant procedures which might be adapted to U.S. practices will emerge.