Circular No. 13/2017/TT-BXD dated December 08, 2017 of the Ministry of Construction on prescribing the use of non-baked building materials in construction works

CIRCULAR

Prescribing the use of non-baked building materials in construction works^[1]

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 81/2017/ND-CP of July 17, 2017, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Construction;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 24a/2016/ND-CP of April 5, 2016, on the management of building materials;

At the proposal of the Director of the Building Material Department;

The Minister of Construction issues the Circular prescribing the use of non-baked building materials in construction works.

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular prescribes the use of non-baked building materials to build walls, partitions and building blocks of civil and industrial construction works. Non-baked building materials include:

1. Concrete bricks;

2. Light materials: bricks or panels made from autoclaved aerated concrete, non-autoclaved aerated concrete or foam concrete with a cubic weight of under 1,000kg/m³;

3. Plaster wall panels, 3D panels, concrete panels and light panels;

4. Other bricks made from construction waste or industrial waste; and silicate bricks.

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Circular applies to organizations and individuals involved in non-baked building material production and import or work construction investment and state management agencies in charge of construction.

Article 3. Construction works required to use non-baked building materials

1. For construction works invested with state budget funds, non-budget state funds or loans of enterprises with state capital accounting for over 30%, the proportion of non-baked building materials to the total quantity of building materials must be as followed:

a/ In Hanoi city and Ho Chi Minh City: 100%;

b/ In the northern delta and midland provinces and southeastern provinces: At least 90%, for construction works in urban centers of grade III or higher grades, and at least 70%, for those in remaining areas;

c/ In other provinces: At least 70%, for construction works in urban centers of grade III or higher grades, and least 50%, for those in remaining areas.

2. For construction works with 9 stories or more, non-baked building materials must account for at least 80% of the total quantity of building materials.

3. Cases of not using non-baked building materials, subject to particular requirements, must be considered and approved by competent state management agencies.

4. The State encourages the use of non-banked building materials in construction works, regardless of their capital sources and the number of stories.

Article 4. Responsibilities of related organizations and individuals for provision and use of non-baked building materials in construction works

1. Investment deciders shall prescribe the use of non-baked building materials in accordance with this Circular when making investment decision.

2. Project owners shall use non-baked building materials of appropriate types in accordance with this Circular.

3. Design consultancy contractors shall include in their designs non-baked  building materials suitable to each type of structure.

4. Construction contractors and supervision consultancy contractors shall comply with design specifications on the use of non-baked building materials.

5. Competent state agencies, when appraising construction investment projects, shall ensure that the use of non-baked building materials under regulations is a compulsory requirement.

6. Cases of not using non-baked building materials, subject to particular requirements, must be considered and approved by the following competent state agencies:

a/ The Ministry of National Defense or the Ministry of Public Security, for security or national defense works subject to special requirements on building materials;

b/ Line ministries, for their particular works;

c/ Provincial-level People’s Committees, for remaining works.

7. Non-baked building material producers, importers and traders shall ensure that non-baked building materials supplied to construction works satisfy the relevant Vietnamese standards and have certificates of conformity under regulations.

8. Reporting responsibility

a/ Provincial-level Construction Departments shall report to the Ministry of Construction on the investment, production and use of non-baked building materials in their localities under regulations;

b/ Work construction investment project owners, producers and importers of non-baked building materials of all types shall report to provincial-level Departments of Construction on the use of non-baked building materials.

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