ALWAYS ON
Hindbærsnitter & English Tea
Classic Danish raspberry breakfast pastry prepared by students Maria and Nicolaj for the university virtual cooking programme. Link to insight into ideal tea water from Chemistry Professor at the University of Nottingham.
print (“Hello World!”)
Today at the usual hour we sort through consultations on titles relevant to our 'raison d'être' of making the essential works of educational settlements Safer-Simpler-Lower Cost-Longer-Lasting. We do so with sensitivity to the settlements in other geographies where thousands of like-minded organizations also provide credentialing, instruction, research, a home for local fine arts and sport.
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!
ANSI Hosts the IEC
On 2026 World's Standards Day we pull forward our coverage of ANSI's administration of the U.S. National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission (USNC/IEC).
Quadrivium: Autumn
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 15:00 UTC.
Social Responsibility
The Association Française de Normalisation has proposed a new field of ISO technical activity: Standardization in the field of Social Responsibility to provide guidance and framework to all types of organizations, regardless of their size, activity or location. It allows organizations to challenge their own practices, define their corporate social responsibility and thus devise strategies to enhance their contribution to sustainable development.
Bulletin Board
Curated list of open consultations and calls for information from state, federal and global agencies.
The MOOC BA, a New Frontier for Internationalization
The attraction of massive open online curricula was global reach and branding to bolster university reputation and increase student enrollments from home and abroad. This paper proposes a policy framework for a MOOC strategy for bachelors degrees at the University of Naples, Federico II, which encompasses policy issues regarding funding, organization and governance. With a meditation on where the branded enterprises go next.
Underground
Carry over from yesterday's session: How should underground utility infrastructure be arranged, protected and maintained so that it remains safe throughout its service life? Part 3 governs much of the infrastructure that is seldom visible: campus primary distribution, duct banks, utility tunnels and vaults, roadway crossings, telecommunications pathways and transitions between overhead and underground lines.