Tag: Standards

Procurement standards help to maximize effective product selection and installation.

Building on past outreach, ASHRAE and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, committing them to working together in a variety of built environment areas.

OSHA expects the updated rule to save more than 600 lives annually and prevent more than 900 new cases of silicosis – an incurable and progressive disease – each year.

Model energy codes are calling for higher R-values in building envelopes, including roofing insulation.

New energy efficiency standards issued for rooftop air conditioners and heat pumps represent the largest energy and pollution savings of any rule ever issued by the Department of Energy.

Do current building codes adequately reflect knowledge gained from experience with recent storms and are the codes changing fast enough?

By Lisa Stanley 2015 has seen significant consolidation in the real estate service provider and software sectors serving the corporate real estate market. CBRE has...

A recent public review of the Facility Smart Grid Information Model (FSGIM), is bringing homes, offices, factories, and other buildings significantly closer to becoming full partners in supporting and managing the electric grid.

OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health is accepting nominations for six new members to serve on the 15-member committee.

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) is kicking off development of a new guideline to help building owners, their design teams, and facility managers use building information modeling (BIM) during the building design, construction, and operations process.

Industry-led updates to The Carpet and Rug Institute’s 104/105 Carpet Installation Standards focus on proper planning and preparation.

ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201P, Facility Smart Grid Information Model, would provide a common basis for electrical energy consumers to describe, manage and communicate about electrical energy consumptions and forecasts.

OSHA has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking updating a National Consensus Standard in its Eye and Face Protection Standards.

ISEA seeks consensus panel participants for the revision of popular high-visibility worker apparel standard.

This is the latest comprehensive listing of NEMA electrical standards as well as an extensive directory of manufacturers and their products.

Agent of change: this year’s TFM Facility Executive of the Year guided the transformation of an aging facility.

The new standard is considered one of the most significant developments in the real estate profession in recent history and will go beyond office measurement standardization to include other property types in the coming months.

DOE accepted the working group’s recommendations covering the use of alternative energy determination methods (AEDMs).

Avoid these mistakes when creating and updating network corporate standards.

Green Globes is used as an alternative to LEED.