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A newly revised filtration standard from ASHRAE combines two standards aimed at improving the technical accuracy of filter testing.
AISC 206-13, a quality management system standard for structural steel erectors, is now available for public review.
The Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) has released five revisions to ANSI/BHMA standards recently been approved by ANSI (American...
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered cuts to military spending as a precaution in case the White House and Congress fail to agree to avert $...
The General Services Administration, which manages a portfolio of almost 10,000 buildings, is using the Green Proving Ground program to test...
Roofs painted white can reflect heat and reduce warm-weather energy use, but in cooler regions like Minneapolis or Chicago, the issue of energy-...
NSF International, an independent global organization that writes standards, and tests and certifies products, has published the first in a series...
The ANSI A10 Accredited Standards Committee for Construction and Demolition Operations recently approved amendments to the ANSI A10.9 Concrete and...
Congress recently passed the Drywall Safety Act; President Barack Obama is expected to sign it soon.
A developing technology could begin to have an impact on sustainable standards over the next few years.
Updating of local zoning and building codes is one of nine low-tech steps that can boost sustainability and storm resiliency, according to this...
Public.Resource.Org released 10,062 public safety documents including building codes covering 24 countries and 6 regions.
The Montana Department of Administration is developing a single building standard for all state facilities, and hopes to have a plan in place this...
The deal in Congress to avoid going over the so-called fiscal cliff "should encourage many businesses to go ahead with projects they have held in...
California is revising the state’s standards on interior furniture and insulation to maintain or improve fire safety while reducing or eliminating...
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has released revised guidelines on Temporary Wind Bracing of Tilt-Up Concrete Panels During Construction...
The 13-floor, 415,000 sf La Jolla Commons II office tower in San Diego will be the largest building in the U.S. built to the net-zero standard...
One Angel Square in Manchester, England, is the highest scoring outstanding building for the Building Research Establishment Environmental...
The Pentagon has eliminated the stringent real estate leasing standards it put into place following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,...
Google has contributed a $3 million grant to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to help transform the building materials industry and...
