沙特阿拉伯正在寻求美国的合作,以制订和实施自己的国家建筑规范。沙特阿拉伯标准组织(SASO)已请求美国国家标准与技术研究所(NIST,马里兰州,盖瑟斯堡市)帮助他们制订建筑业方面的国家规范和标准。NIST 同意提供大量的财政和技术援助,但是追加资金须从私营部分来筹措,以达到每年为拟议中的三年期计划筹集40万到50万美元这一目的。美 Saudi Arabia is seeking cooperation from the United States to formulate and implement its own national building codes. The Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) has requested the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland) to help them develop national norms and standards in the construction industry. NIST agrees to provide substantial financial and technical assistance, but additional funding will need to be raised from the private sector to achieve the goal of raising 400,000 to 500,000 U.S. dollars per year for the proposed three-year plan. nice