1.1本指南适用于设计、选择、指定、安装、采购、制造或供应建筑用天然石材产品的建筑师、工程师、规范人、承包商和材料供应商。 1.2 共识标准 — 本指南是由工程师、建筑师、地质学家、生产商和天然石材安装商共同起草的行业共识标准。 ====意义和用途====== 相关组件 — 天然石材只是建筑结构的一个组成部分。所有相关材料和组件都需要评估，以确保与石材产品兼容的交互行为。 适用规范 — 每种石材应用均应符合适用的建筑规范。

1.1 This guide is intended to be used by architects, engineers, specifiers, contractors, and material suppliers who design, select, specify, install, purchase, fabricate, or supply natural stone products for construction applications. 1.2 Consensus Standard — This guide is an industry consensus standard drafted in a cooperative effort among engineers, architects, geologists, producers, and installers of natural stone. ====== Significance And Use ====== Related Components — Natural stone is only one component of a building's construction. All related materials and assemblies need to be evaluated to ensure compatible interactive behavior with the stone product. Applicable Codes — Every stone application shall comply with applicable building codes.