📋 Tender Overview
Project No.
SCSC_201_2025A
Project Title
Building Resilient Communities: Advancing Standards for the Built Environment
Project Status
Project in Implementation
Fund Account
APEC Support Fund
Sub-fund
ASF: Human Security
Project Year
2025
Project Session
Session 2
APEC Funding
112,115
Co-funding Amount
20,000
Total Project Value
132,115
Sponsoring Forum
Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC)
Topics
Standards and Conformance; Emergency Preparedness; Infrastructure
Committee
Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI)
Other Fora Involved
Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved
Proposing Economy(ies)
United States
Co-Sponsoring Economies
Canada; Indonesia; Japan; Peru; Philippines; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand
Expected Start Date
01/02/2026
Expected Completion Date
30/06/2027
Project Proponent Name 1
Elvin Chia
Job Title 1
Director of Outreach, Asia
Organization 1
ASTM International
Telephone 1
+6587784200
Email 1
echia@astm.org
Project Proponent Name 2
Craig Updyke
Job Title 2
Senior Director, Global Policy and International Trade
Organization 2
ASTM International
Telephone 2
+1.2027901276
Email 2
cupdyke@astm.org
Declaration
Elvin Chia
Project Summary
The Asia-Pacific region accounts for 70% of global disasters including storms, floods, earthquakes, wildfires, and other shocks which are inflicting damage on buildings and infrastructure, costing economies billions and threatening community well-being. It is increasingly important to design and construct buildings and infrastructure to limit, prevent, and withstand exposure to hazards and foreseeable risks, and to equip communities to rapidly recover and restore services after an incident. This project aims to raise awareness of resilience standards and their critical role in safeguarding communities and the built environment.
A survey conducted in March 2026 will identify priority topics for the workshop. The workshop will facilitate dialogue on challenges and solutions, and build capacity and knowledge on resilience standards. A summary report will capture the survey findings, workshop insights, and a list of key resilience standards, providing a practical guide for APEC economies to build safer and more resilient communities.
Relevance
Region
The Asia-Pacific region accounts for a disproportionate 70% of global disasters. According to a World Bank estimate, APEC economies have been incurring disaster- related losses of over US$100 billion annually for the last ten years. Damage and disruption to buildings and infrastructure can cause major adverse economic effects and significant harm to the well-being of citizens – especially the poor and vulnerable in developing economies. With hazards and risks becoming more manifest, and construction intensifying across the region, incorporating resilience and adaptation measures is vital to safeguarding communities
