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1998 annual report on the implementation of Office of Management and Budge (OMB) Circular A-119 and P.L. 104-113 Open
The report notes that, during the reporting period, agencies adopted 1,876 voluntary c~nsensus standards in their new procurement and regulatory activities.During this period, agencies also substituted 146 voluntary consensus standards for…
Trade implications of processes and production methods (PPMs) Open
This report discusses processes and production methods (or PPM's) and their relationship to trade, the GATT Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, and traditional product standards used in international commerce.The report provides back…
A review of U. S. participation in international standards activities Open
This report describes the role of international standards, their increasingly significant importance in world trade, and the extent of past and current U.S. participation in the two major international standardization bodies; ISO and lEC.T…
A summary of the new European Community approach to standards development Open
This paper summarizes European Community (EC) plans to aggressively pursue its goal of achieving an "internal market" by 1992 and the standards-related implications of such a program on U.S. exporters.U.S. exporters will be affected by the…
Benefits perceived by U. S. industry from participating in international standards activities Open
This report describes the results of a limited study to assess the extent to which U.S. industry profits by virtue of participation in the committee activities of international standardization organizations.The substantial trade benefits t…
Health and safety considerations for passive solar heated and cooled buildings Open
This report discusses the nature of health and safety considerations in applying solar passive technology to buildings and how they would be affected by current building regulatory requirements.Health and safety considerations associated w…
Selected papers dealing with regulatory concerns of building rehabilitation Open
A new national priority calling for the rehabilitation and preservation of our existing building stock has emergedprimarily resulting from the energy crises and other economic problems.New programs for funding local governments are providi…
Plan for the assessment and implementation of seismic design provisions for buildings Open
deals with the assessment and implementation of tentative seismic design provisions developed by the Applied Technology Council as part of the Cooperative Federal Program in Building Practices for Disaster Mitigation of the National Scienc…
Building energy conservation programs -- a preliminary examination of regulatory activities at the state level Open
Background information on the current regulatory status and degree of implementation of building energy conservation programs at the State level are described, including those programs dealing with solar energy.The objective of the study i…
Model documents for the evaluation, approval, and inspection of manufactured buildings Open
areasmanufactured buildings, mobile homes and statewide building code programs.In addition to an interdisciplinary NBS project staff working solely on this
The Application Of Optics To The Quality Control Of Automotive Components Open
The efficiency of industrial quality control has greatly improved in the past decade through the application of the mini-computer and two major developments in optical systems, namely optical grating transducers and the c.w. gas laser. The…
Model documents for the evaluation, approval, and inspection of manufactured buildings : Open
To assist the states In developing their building regulatory activities and functions, the Coordinated Evaluation System (CES) Project has defined and developed model Informational documentation pertaining
Model documents for the evaluation, approval, and inspection of manufactured buildings : Open
To assist the states in developing their building regulatory activities and functions, the Coordinated Evaluation System (CES) Project has defined and developed model informational documentation pertaining
Model documents for the evaluation, approval, and inspection of manufactured buildings : Open
To assist the states in developing their building regulatory activities and functions, the Coordinated Evaluation System (CES) Project has defined and developed model informational documentation pertaining