Iðnaðarmál - 01.02.1969, Blaðsíða 7

'Gttglisli summary
VOL. 16 . NO. 1—2 . 1969
IÐNAÐARMÁLASTOFNUN ÍSLANDS (IMSÍ)
Industrial Institute oí Iceland
Skipholt 37 . Reykjavík . Iceland
Subscription: Icel. kr. 300/year
IST 30 — A New Icelandic Standard
p. 2
General Conditions íor Tenders and
Contracts in Civil Engineering Con-
struction Work.
This new stondard has been in
preparation for 10 years cmd was
issued in April 1969. Eighteen institu-
tions, associations and organisations
have recommended it for general use
where applicable.
Draft Standard on Concrete p. 2
This draft standard has been print-
ed and presented for critique for a
two months period until the middle of
June 1969.
Other Standards under Preparation
p. 2
The Standardization Council and
different standardization committees
are preparing draft standards for
building components, Module ABC,
Planning module 3 M, Storey heights
in buildings, Windows and Signs on
electrical drawings.
Industrial Product Design —
A Growing Acttvity Sector p. 3
Leader by Thorir Einarsson
Mr. Einarsson points out, that indus-
trial product design has always been
on a low level in this country, mainly
due to the insulation of our manufac-
turing índustry within walls of tarifs
and restrictions. Such design work
from esthetical and practical view is
very important in sales competition,
especially in the export trade.
In recent months a praisable drive
on the design activity has taken place
f. inst. with the recent Packaging
Design Competition arranged by the
Federation of Icelandic Industries, see
an illustrated report on pp. 17—20 in
this number.
The House-building Problem in
Iceland pp. 4—9
By Halldór Halldórsson
The author discusses the house-
bulding industry in Iceland for the
last 5—10 years and finds, that
through good planning, rationaliza-
tion and especially a revised financ-
ing cmd loan policy together with
exemption from sales tax and import
duties on building materials, the
building costs could be reduced by as
much as 30%.
Indush-ial Re'seai-ch pp. 10—11
By Pétur Sigurjónsson, director of The
Industrial Research Institute.
After giving a short summary on
research in general in Iceland and
how the industrial research is now
organized Mr. Sigurjónsson discusses
tests of fibres at his institute. These
cover f. inst. light and weather resis-
tance of fibres, tests of carpets and
quality of materials and threads.
Cooling and Freezing of Food with
Liquid Gases pp. 12—15
By Aðalsteinn Jónsson
Mr. Jónsson gives a short descrip-
tion of the progress in food freezing
by liquid gases instead of conven-