Fiona Tsai

Taiwan Architecture & Building Center

Chinese Architecture & Building Center (CABC) was established in 1999 and rename "Taiwan Architecture & Building Center (TABC)" in 2007 ,according to the final resolution of the "National Building Conference" held by the Ministry of Interior in 1995. Based on this resolution, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and the Ministry of Interior (MOI) suggested the establishments of an inspection and evaluation system for building materials, and certifications for building qualities in Taiwan. Followed by the announcement of "supporting the non-governmental agency to set up an examination and inspection system of the related building materials by executing technical and self-supporting services." in the "Organization Act of the Architecture and Building Research Institute (ABRI)", CABC was established in March 1999 by the MOI, and officially registered in April by the endorsement of the Taiwan Taipei District Court in the same year.