Ministry regulates non-baked material use at buildings
Buildings in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with more than 30 percent of funding sourced from the state budget capital, non-budget state capital and loans from State-invested businesses must use 100 percent non-baked building materials.
Hanoi (VNA) – Buildings in Hanoi and Ho Chi MinhCity with more than 30 percent of funding sourced from the state budgetcapital, non-budget state capital and loans from State-invested businesses mustuse 100 percent non-baked building materials.
This is a new regulation stipulated in Circular13 recently issued by the Ministry of Construction with a view to controllingpollution and protecting natural resources.
The rate of the compulsory use of non-bakedmaterials varies according to regions to ensure its feasibility.
The rate must be at least 90 percent atstructures located in the third- and higher-tier cities in provinces in the northernlowland and midland and the southeastern region. In other areas of these provinces,the rate is at least 70 percent.
For the remaining provinces, the rate is atleast 70 percent for structures in the third- and higher-tier cities, and atleast 50 percent in other areas.
The ministry also regulated that buildings withnine or more storeys must use non-baked materials for at least 80 percent ofconstruction materials.
Meanwhile, buildings that do not use non-bakedmaterials due to specific requirements must get approval by competent stateagencies.
The construction ministry said the Stateencourages using non-baked materials at construction projects regardless oftheir capital sources and storey number. Investors are also encouraged tochange construction designs to use non-baked materials.
The circular will take effect on February 1, 2018.-VNA
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Workers produce non-baked bricks (Photo: VNA) 
