Incorporation by Reference

“A Square with Imaginary Buildings” | Hendrik van Steenwijck (1614)

A partial list of the standards developers who produce consensus documents that are referenced in education facility design guidelines and construction contracts is shown below:

IBR STANDARDS HOSTED BY ANSI

In other words, apart from open-source and consortia-developed standards, the safety and sustainability of the education facility industry is almost entirely dependent upon intellectual property that must be available free of charge to the public if local and state governments incorporate them by reference to meet their pubic safety assurance obligation.

While ANSI has managed a reconciliation on the issue generically called “incorporation by reference” there a few fine points that are noteworthy.  These are usually discussed during World Standards Week and summarized periodically at the link below:

ANSI GOVERNMENT OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

We refresh our understanding of this topic several times a year; typically during our Incorporation by Reference colloquium during which time we also examine state-level activity

Issue: [Various]

Category: Administration & Management, Public Policy, US Department of Commerce

Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Christine Fischer, Jack Janveja, Richard Robben