Tag Archives: Standards

North American steel specification updated to incorporate research advancements

December 16, 2016

Last month, the 2016 edition of the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-formed Steel Structural Members was published.

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Feedback requested on new global construction investment standard

December 12, 2016

Public consultation for the International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) launched last month, a step intended to help the ICMS Coalition—a group of more than 40 professional bodies—improve consistency across the global construction industry.

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Lighting requirements for high-rises proposed

April 8, 2016

A proposal for lighting requirements for high-rise dwellings is in the works for an energy standard published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).

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Specifying Ballistic Resistance: The difference between tested and certified

March 18, 2016

When specifying, designing, or building with ballistic-resistant products and/or assemblies, it is important to use safe, high-quality products that have not only been tested to accepted industry standards, but also certified.

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New standard for building façade inspections using drones

January 22, 2016

The ASTM task group on façade inspections introduced E3036, Guide for Notating Façade Conditions in the Field, and proposed WK52572, Guide for Visual Inspection of Building Facades Using Drones to better building façade inspections. E3036 provides standard notation, syntax, and symbols for façade inspections.

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