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Mandate
Agrément South Africa shall support and promote the process of integrated socio-economic development in South Africa as it relates to the construction industry by facilitating the introduction, application and utilisation of satisfactory innovation and technology development, in a manner which will add value to the process and by so doing enhance Agrément South Africa`s position as the internationally acknowledged, objective South African centre for the assessment and certification of innovative non-standardised construction products, systems, materials, components and processes, which are not fully covered by a South African Bureau of Standard standard or code of practice.
Agrément South
Africa shall do this inter alia by providing assurance of fitness-for-purpose of such technologies which optimise resource utilisation and realise cost savings in industry.
In assessing fitness-for-purpose, a holistic view must be taken which includes technical, commercial and social factors, for example, economic viability, cost benefit and consumer acceptability.
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