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ASHRAE and ASPE sign partnership to further sustainability

Earlier this month, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to define the parameters in which the two societies will collaborate to continue furthering and promoting the advancements of a sustainable built environment.

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ASCE receives funding to develop fire safety procedure

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) and the Charles Pankow Foundation signed an agreement for a $230,000 research grant to develop, write and publish the procedural guidance to properly execute a performance-based structural fire engineering (SFE) design in accordance with the new ASCE/SEI 7-16 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures Appendix E industry standard.

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