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“There is no weather so good as English weather. Nay, in a real sense there is no weather at all anywhere but in England.”-- G.K. Chesterton
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ALWAYS ON
Strawberry Oat Muffins
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world.” -- E.B. White, 1977
Colloquy (May)
Open agenda; not too organized. Whatever anyone wants to talk about. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
Pax Americana
"Appalachian Spring" (Aaron Copland. 1944), was commissioned for a ballet evoking a 19th-century pioneer wedding in rural Pennsylvania -- to celebrate the optimism, simplicity, and frontier spirit of American life. The score blends open harmonies, folk-like melodies, and the Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts” to evoke communal hope.
Quadrivium: Spring
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 15:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Historic Buildings
The International Existing Building Code is part of the ICC Group B tranche of titles. Link to the current version, now in use, available here. Publication of the 2027 IEBC is expected in late 2026 or early 2027.
Fire and Life Safety in Stadiums
"Stadiums today are far more than just a place where you can watch your favorite sports team play. Stadiums host a diverse mix of events and crowds. In this episode of Learn Something New™ by NFPA Journal®, fire protection and security measures for stadiums are reviewed."
Current Issues & Recent Research
We are tooling up for the NFPA 2029 National Electrical Code Technical Committee Meetings in September and the IEEE Industrial Applications Society Meetings in October.
Energy Standard for *Sites* and Buildings
This title is the mother standard for the entire ASHRAE catalog -- widely incorporated by reference into all state and local building codes -- so it is wise to keep pace with it. Meaningful changes to safety and sustainability standards can change in as little as 30 days.