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New Standard Supports Security Providers’ Code of Conduct

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:20:50 +0000

ASIS will develop two American National Standards to support the recently signed International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers.

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Business Continuity Management ANSI Standard Released

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:52:02 +0000

ASIS International and BSI have released a joint American National Standard, Business Continuity Management Systems: Requirements with Guidance for Use (ANSI/ASIS/BSI BCM.1-2010).

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Comments Needed: Workplace Noise Exposure Controls

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:30:51 +0000

OSHA is proposing to issue an interpretation of the term “feasible administrative or engineering controls” as used in the general industry and construction occupational noise exposure standards and to amend its current enforcement policy to reflect the interpretation. Comments are due 12/20/10.

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ASHRAE Publishes Updated Refrigerant Safety Standards

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:14:43 +0000

The 2010 editions of ASHRAE’s major refrigerants-related standards have been published as a package with 14 new refrigerant blends added.

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CSI And CSC Release 2010 Edition of UniFormat

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:10:49 +0000

CSI and CSC have released a 2010 edition of UniFormat, a method of arranging construction information based on functional elements, or parts of a facility characterized by their functions, without regard to the materials and methods used to accomplish them.

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Standard For K-12 Products Under Development

Anne Vazquez — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:21:58 +0000

NSF International and the National School Supply and Equipment Association (NSSEA) are working on this tool to certify health, safety, and environmental aspects of products and equipment for educational settings.

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ASHRAE, NEMA Partner on Smart Grid Model Standard

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:20:10 +0000

The proposed standard will coordinate with work by the North American Energy Standards Board to develop a basic energy usage data model and create a facilities data model that provides additional energy usage data elements for commercial and industrial buildings.

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Revised U.S. Forest Management Standard

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:17:51 +0000

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) recently announced revisions to its Forest Management Standard for the contiguous U.S.

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BICSI Releases Design Standard For Data Centers

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:50:48 +0000

Written to complement existing standards, BICSI 002 includes requirements, recommendations, and additional information—such as site selection, layout, thermal systems, and security—that should be considered when planning and building a data center.

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BOMA Industrial Measurement Standard ANSI Accredited

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:39:14 +0000

The standard, developed by BOMA International and the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® provides guidance on how to measure the floor area of industrial buildings.

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20 Years: Americans with Disabilities Act Reaches Milestone

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:59:12 +0000

The world’s first comprehensive declaration of equality for people with disabilities came into law on July 26, 1990 and will be recognized on U.S. World Standards Day with the theme “Standards for Accessibility.”

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New Office Measurement Standard Launched

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:57:33 +0000

The new office measurement standard provides important improvements and changes to the Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings, the last office measurement standard from BOMA released in 1996.

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Standardized Building and Engineering Codes Due in 2010

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:06:45 +0000

BSI British Standards has published a companion guide to the the new pan-European set of standards for designing and building civil engineering works.

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CRI Withdraws Support for Green Seal

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:59:29 +0000

CRI cites concerns over Green Seal's failure to follow its own written guidelines for consensus standard setting, specifically in the areas of stakeholder input and risk assessment.

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Changes Proposed For ASHRAE Standards

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:52:28 +0000

Nearly three dozen addenda are on the table for consideration.

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IFMA Announces New Floor Measurement Standard

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:50:32 +0000

New standard eliminates overlaps with BOMA and IFMA.

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NEMA Publishes Reaffirmed Standards

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:29:55 +0000

NEMA has published the following reaffirmed standards for Shunt Capacitors, Typical Proximity Switch Specifications, and Additional Requirements for Proximity Switches Suitable for Use in Strong Magnetic Fields.

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Three Organizations Unite on the Design of Fire Protection Systems

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:19:37 +0000

The purpose this position statement is to describe reasonable and prudent roles and responsibilities of licensed professional engineers and certified engineering technicians when designing fire protection systems.

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AHRI Awarded Prestigious ANSI Accreditation

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:51:00 +0000

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced it has been awarded accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a standards developing organization.

“ANSI accreditation adds value to our standards development process by confirming that our procedures meet ANSI’s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus, and due process,” said AHRI President Stephen Yurek. “In order to maintain accreditation, AHRI is required to consistently adhere to a rigorous set of requirements and procedures.”

Many of AHRI’s standards outline technical procedures for uniformly measuring the performance of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and commercial refrigeration (HVACR) equipment. Through the use

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