▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁an ▁international ▁commission . ▁This ▁group ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁C IB ▁( Intern ational ▁Council ▁for ▁Research ▁and ▁In nov ation ▁in ▁Building ▁and ▁Const ruction ). ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁C IB ▁W 1 0 4 ▁come ▁from ▁many ▁countries ▁including ▁the ▁US , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁the ▁UK , ▁Iran , ▁Finland , ▁France , ▁Japan , ▁Korea , ▁China , ▁Taiwan , ▁Mexico , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁This ▁commission ' s ▁original ▁purpose ▁was ▁two fold . ▁First , ▁it ▁intended ▁to ▁document ▁develop ments ▁toward ▁open ▁building ▁intern ation ally . ▁Second , ▁it ▁intended ▁to ▁stim ulate ▁implementation ▁efforts ▁by ▁dis sem in ating ▁information ▁and ▁by ▁conven ing ▁international ▁con ferences ▁at ▁which ▁government ▁and ▁university ▁research ers , ▁pract ition ers ▁and ▁others ▁could ▁exchange ▁information ▁and ▁support ▁local ▁initi atives . ▁These ▁activities ▁focused ▁largely ▁on ▁the ▁technical ▁and ▁method ological ▁aspects ▁of ▁resident ial ▁open ▁building . ▁There ▁were ▁continu ing ▁ex changes ▁between ▁colle agues ▁in ▁the ▁less ▁developed ▁countries ▁and ▁developed ▁countries , ▁but ▁the ▁dominant ▁focus ▁was ▁the ▁latter . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁commission ▁met ▁ 1 4 ▁times , ▁in ▁Del ft , ▁Tokyo , ▁Tai pe i , ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁Bright on ▁( UK ), ▁Hels ink i , ▁Paris ,