Recently, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) has publicly solicited comments on 3 national standards: the Code for Design of Masonry Structures (Partial Revision Draft for Comments), the Identification Coding Rules for Urban Heating Systems (Draft for Comments), and the Technical Specification for Tuned Mass Dampers (Draft for Comments), as well as 3 industry standards: the Technical Specification for Single-Layer Waterproof Rolled Sheet Roofing Engineering (Partial Revision Draft for Comments), the Technical Standard for On-Site Classification and Treatment of Construction Waste (Draft for Comments), and the Technical Specification for Testing Concrete Compressive Strength by the Rebound Method (Draft for Comments). The deadline for submitting feedback is February 26, 2024.

In accordance with the Notice of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Issuing the 2022 Work Plan for the Development of Engineering Construction Codes and Standards and Related Work (Jianbiao Han [2022] No. 21), our Ministry organized China Northeast Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. and other units to revise the national standard Code for Design of Masonry Structures (see attachment). Comments are now being solicited from the public. Relevant units and members of the public may submit feedback through the following channels and methods:

1. Email: qt2023@yeah.net.

2. Mailing address: Room 218, Main Building, China Northeast Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., No. 65 Guangrong Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province; Postal code: 110001.

The deadline for submitting feedback is February 26, 2024.

Attachment: Code for Design of Masonry Structures (Partial Revision Draft for Comments)

General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

January 18, 2024

In accordance with the Notice of the Standardization Administration of China on Issuing the 2022 Second Batch of Recommended National Standard Plans and Related Foreign-Language Standard Plans (Guobiaowei Fa [2022] No. 22), our Ministry organized Beijing Heating Group Co., Ltd. and other units to draft the national standard Identification Coding Rules for Urban Heating Systems (Draft for Comments) (see attachment). Comments are now being solicited from the public. Relevant units and members of the public may submit feedback through the following channels and methods:

1. Email: callme_7@163.com.

2. Mailing address: No. 6 Liufang North Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing; Postal code: 100028.

The deadline for submitting feedback is February 26, 2024.

Attachment: Identification Coding Rules for Urban Heating Systems (Draft for Comments)

General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

January 18, 2024

In accordance with the Notice of the Standardization Administration of China on Issuing the 2022 Second Batch of Recommended National Standard Plans and Related Foreign-Language Standard Plans (Guobiaowei Fa [2022] No. 22), our Ministry organized China Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd. and other units to draft the national standard Technical Specification for Tuned Mass Dampers (Draft for Comments) (see attachment). Comments are now being solicited from the public. Relevant units and members of the public may submit feedback through the following channels and methods:

1. Email: cq712@126.com.

2. Mailing address: Room 804, Building C, China Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd., No. 30 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing; Postal code: 100013.

The deadline for submitting feedback is February 26, 2024.

Attachment: Technical Specification for Tuned Mass Dampers (Draft for Comments)

General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

January 18, 2024

In accordance with the requirements of the Notice of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Issuing the 2022 Work Plan for the Development of Engineering Construction Codes and Standards and Related Work (Jianbiao Han [2022] No. 21), our Ministry organized the China National Building Waterproof Association and other units to revise the industry standard Technical Specification for Single-Layer Waterproof Rolled Sheet Roofing Engineering (see attachment). Comments are now being solicited from the public. Relevant units and members of the public may submit feedback through the following channels and methods:

1. Email: chengxiaohui@cnwb.net.

2. Mailing address: 12A, Building 1, Guotou Fortune Plaza, Fengtai District, Beijing; Postal code: 100055.

The deadline for submitting feedback is February 26, 2024.

Attachment: Technical Specification for Single-Layer Waterproof Rolled Sheet Roofing Engineering (Partial Revision Draft for Comments)

General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

January 18, 2024

In accordance with the Letter of the Department of Standards and Quotas of our Ministry on Carrying Out the Development of<建筑垃圾就地分类及再利用技术标准>and 13 other standards (Jianbiao Biaohan [2019] No. 154), Shanghai Environmental Sanitation Engineering Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. and other units drafted the industry standard Technical Standard for On-Site Classification and Treatment of Construction Waste (Draft for Comments) (see attachment). Comments are now being solicited from the public. Relevant units and members of the public may submit feedback through the following channels and methods:

1. Email: shiqy@huanke.com.cn.

2. Mailing address: No. 11, Lane 345, Shilong Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai; Postal code: 200136.

The deadline for submitting feedback is February 26, 2024.

Attachment: Technical Standard for On-Site Classification and Treatment of Construction Waste (Draft for Comments)

General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

January 18, 2024

In accordance with the Letter of the Department of Standards and Quotas of our Ministry on Carrying Out the Development of<装配式建筑工程施工质量验收标准>and 4 other standards (Jiansijuhan Biaohan [2021] No. 36), Shaanxi Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd. and other units drafted the industry standard Technical Specification for Testing Concrete Compressive Strength by the Rebound Method (Draft for Comments) (see attachment). Comments are now being solicited from the public. Relevant units and members of the public may submit feedback through the following channels and methods:

1. Email: 15209269119@163.com.

2. Mailing address: No. 272 North Section of Huancheng West Road, Lianhu District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province; Postal code: 710082.

The deadline for submitting feedback is February 26, 2024.

Attachment: Technical Specification for Testing Concrete Compressive Strength by the Rebound Method (Draft for Comments)

General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

January 18, 2024