Streaming Now
Pathways
Today we break down the literature for exterior and interior pathways. We limit our study to the human pathways (as in egress and ingress paths); not wiring or piping pathways -- a complex topic on its own. The topic necessarily cuts across several disciplines and requires titles from many standards setting organizations; including regulations in the Americans with Disabilities Act and with sensitivity to the safety of pets and livestock.
Sustainable cities & communities
Major research universities are stakeholders in policy templates for town-gown infrastructure development. Public review drafts from working groups administered by the Association Française de Normalisation arrive at a fairly brisk pace as this list reveals. ANSI seeks a United States Technical Advisory Group Administrator.
Signage on campus
Douglas Searle, Director of Health and Safety, explains adjustments to campus wayfinding resulting from the circumstances of the pandemic.
Was it Normung?
Amelie Leipprand erklärt anschaulich und auf erfrischende Weise, welche Mitgestaltungsmöglichkeit euch in der Normung zur Verfügung steht. Für alle, die sich gerne überraschen lassen und alle, die neugierig sind!
Syllabus
College campuses are the closest many people come to living in a beautiful city. The catalog of literature that informs the safety and sustainability of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day. Many of titles in this catalog are unstable, time-sensitive and copyright protected. We break down the action in this widely scattered catalog every day, assign priorities, then schedule a separate teleconference to formulate responses to public consultations. Daily colloquia topics are shown on our CALENDAR.
Great Cities Begin With Sidewalks
"In Rome you long for the country; in the country – oh inconstant! – you praise the distant city to the stars." — Horace
Rosen Campus Walkability
Campus walkdown by a student working toward a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning degree.
Means of Egress
Egress is a canonical concept in the built environment in every nation. The way into a building is not as important as a way out of it.
Concrete Matters
"Regular concrete has a number of problems that we did not realize as an engineering community 50 years ago. Our infrastructure has deteriorated at a faster rate than we thought" -- Professor Sherif-El-Tawil, Civil and Environmental Engineering.