User participation in the development of standards : (summary of a symposium) / Federal Facilities Council, Consulting Committee on Construction Specifications.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Federal Facilities Council.

Series:

Technical report (Federal Facilities Council) ; #128.

Technical report (Federal Facilities Council) ; no. 128

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Standardization--United States--Congresses.

Standardization.

Architecture--Standards--United States--Congresses.

Architecture.

Building materials--Standards--United States--Congresses.

Building materials.

Standards, Engineering--United States--Congresses.

Standards, Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (49 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""USER PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS""; ""NOTICE""; ""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTORY REMARKS""; ""KEYNOTE: HOW IMPORTANT ARE STANDARDS, AND IS IT IN OUR INTEREST TO FOSTER THEM?""; ""STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS WANT MORE USER PARTICIPATION""; ""INVOLVEMENT OF DESIGN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS""; ""GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES""; ""CHANGING MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS, A DEFENSE IMPERATIVE""; ""ECONOMIC SECURITY""; ""ACQUISITION REFORM""; ""BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE""; ""MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""IMPLEMENTATION SCHEMA""; ""BOTTOM LINE""

""NATIONAL STANDARDS SYSTEM NETWORK (NSSN)""""NEEDED�STANDARDS INFORMATION""; ""NSSN VISION""; ""NSSN OBJECTIVES""; ""NSSN DEVELOPMENT""; ""BASIC ASSUMPTIONS""; ""COMPONENTS OF NSSN: FOUR SYSTEMS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""SUMMARY OF ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS""; ""ISSUE 1: GETTING MANAGEMENT INVOLVED""; ""ISSUE 2: IMPROVING THE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS""; ""ISSUE 3: STANDARDS EDUCATION""; ""ISSUE 4: IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY TO STANDARDS""; ""PANEL DISCUSSION WRAP-UP""; ""SUMMATION""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.