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Data Points (2024 Estimates for 193 countable nations):
Global Gross Domestic Product (GGDP) ~ $111.7T
Anglosphere (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) ~ $36.7T (or ~33% of GGDP)
United States GDP $29.3T (or about 26% of GGDP)
“Livres des Merveilles du Monde” 1300 | Marco Polo | Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Today we break down consultations on titles relevant to the technology and management of the real assets of education communities in the United States specifically; but with sensitivity to the global education markets where thousands of like-minded organizations also provide credentialing, instruction, research, a home for local fine arts and sport.
We steer away from broad policy issues and steer toward technical specifics of public consultations presented by national member bodies of the International Electrotechnical Commission, the International Organization for Standardization, the International Telecommunications Union and the American National Standards Institute. If there is a likelihood that the titles published by these workgroups will be incorporated by reference into public safety or sustainability legislation; or integrated into the cost structure of education communities in any other way, we will listen carefully and contribute meaningfully where we can.
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations | 1961
| “Even apart from the instability due to speculation, there is the instability due to the characteristic of human nature that a large proportion of our positive activities depend on spontaneous optimism rather than on a mathematical expectation, whether moral or hedonistic or economic. Most, probably, of our decisions to do something positive, the full consequences of which will be drawn out over many days to come, can only be taken as the result of animal spirits — a spontaneous urge to action rather than inaction, and not as the outcome of a weighted average of quantitative benefits multiplied by quantitative probabilities. Enterprise only pretends to itself to be mainly actuated by the statements in its own prospectus, however candid and sincere that prospectus may be. Only a little more than an expedition to the South Pole is it based on an exact calculation of benefits to come. Thus if the animal spirits are dimmed and the spontaneous optimism falters, leaving us to depend on nothing but a mathematical expectation, enterprise will fade and die; — though fears of loss may have a basis no more reasonable than hopes of profit had before.”
“The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money” — John Maynard Keynes, 1936 |
American National Standards Institute
2026 World Standards Week TBD. NEMA will host
Setting the standard: Grange members can be voice of rural users in standardization system
ISO/IEC/ITU coordination – Listing of New Work Items (New: Passwords Required)
New ANSI Education Initiative Supports the Next Generation of Standardization Leaders
International Code Council
2024/2025/2026 ICC CODE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE (3/17/2023)
International Electrotechnical Commission
International Electrotechnical Commission | CDV Consultations
IEC Open Consultations: 20 December
IEC 87th General Meeting | Cairo, 22 – 26 October
Results from IEC General Assembly 2022 | San Francisco
Extended Versions Certain standards are required to be read in tandem with another standard, which is known as a reference (or parent) document. The extended version (EXV) of an IEC Standard facilitates the user to be able to consult both IEC standards simultaneously in a single, easy-to-use document.
International Telecommunications Union
The case for standardizing homomorphic encryption
Outcomes of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
World Radiocommunication Conference
International Standardization Organization
How ISO codes connect the world
New partnership for ISO and ICC
Must-have skills for the green economy
A partial list of projects with which we have been engaged as an active participant; starting with the original University of Michigan enterprise in the late 1990’s and related collaborations with IEEE and others: (In BOLD font we identify committees with open consultations requiring a response from US stakeholders before next month’s Hello World! colloquium)
IEC/TC 8, et al System aspects of electrical energy supply
IEC/TC 22 Power electronic systems and equipment
IEC/TC 62 Electrical equipment in medical practice
IEC/TC 64 Electrical installations and protection against electric shock
IEC/TC 82 Solar photovoltaic energy systems
IEC/SYC Electrotechnical Aspects of Smart Cities
Standards Michigan Workspace for IEC/ITU Consultations
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology, et. al
ISO/TC 205 Building environmental design
ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies
ISO/TC 232 Education and Learning Services
ISO/TC 260 Human Resource Management
ISO/TC 267 Facility Management
ISO/TC 268 Sustainable cities and communities
ISO/TC 301 Energy management and energy savings
ISO/TC 304 Healthcare organization management
We collaborate with the appropriate ANSI US TAG; or others elsewhere in academia. We have begun tracking ITU titles with special attention to ITU Radio Communication Sector.
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We have collaborations with Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Sapienza – Università di Roma, Universität Zürich, Universität Potsdam, Université de Toulouse. Universidade Federal de Itajubá, University of Windsor, the University of Alberta, to name a few — most of whom collaborate with us on electrotechnology issues. Standards Michigan and its 50-state affiliates are (obviously) domiciled in the United States. However, and for most issues, we defer to the International Standards expertise at the American National Standards Institute
ANSI INTERACTIVE MAP: INTERNATIONAL TRADE & DEVELOPMENT
Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
These three regions make up 50% of world GDP
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Data Point: Global Construction Market is Expected to Reach $11 trillion by 2031
General Public Participation in ANSI ISO Activities
March 2021 edition of the TMB Communiqué.
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, Consolidated ISO Supplement
International Electrotechnical Commission Annual Report 2019
ANSI Education & Training Overview
ITU Digital Technical Standards
* A “Hello, World!” program generally is a computer program that outputs or displays the message “Hello, World!”. Such a program is very simple in most programming languages (such as Python and Javascript) and is often used to illustrate the basic syntax of a programming language. It is often the first program written by people learning to code. It can also be used as a sanity test to make sure that a computer language is correctly installed, and that the operator understands how to use it.
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”Here at the University of Greenland, you are committed to shaping the Arctic through research and innovation.”
Keynote speech at Ilisimatusarfik, the University of Greenland ⬇️
https://t.co/cI022Wl5Kq— Jutta Urpilainen (@JuttaUrpilainen) September 17, 2024
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Every day is a “standards” journey!
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The ISO Research Grant is awarded annually to one postgraduate student (Masters, PhD or postdoc) to conduct a research study related to a theme proposed by ISO. The grant amount is 25,000 CHF. A different theme is proposed each year, but the broad focus is on evaluating the impacts of international standards. We have covered it since its inception in the early days of the original Standards Michigan enterprise. (See ABOUT). We see no information on the next revision cycle but can provide information about the 2026 grant cycle in the link below:
ISO Research Grant 2022: Call for Proposals
ISO Research Grant 2021: ANSI Announcement
Mike Anthony at ISO Offices Genève
“you shall above all things be glad and young”
My last first day of high school! It sure has flown by, but ready to soak this year in before college 🤗😊@LDukesAntuono @JustinFell16 @micaelaminner @SHUgriffinsSB @CoachMandy13 @Coach_TessSU @ExtraInningSB pic.twitter.com/R4pA9T58E3
— Addison Belviso (Committed) (@AddiBelviso2027) August 18, 2026
My oldest starts kindergarten tomorrow, and (shamelessly) I'm going to be an absolute wreck😅
How it started, how it's going pic.twitter.com/f8sfiMFqsa
— Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” (@MrDanielBuck) August 18, 2026
Doesn’t seem possible! Off to college today, can’t believe how fast 18 years went! #gocats pic.twitter.com/BcZ9DI8Dfa
— Robbie Sieverding (@udbasketball) August 19, 2026
(sometimes numbered or referred to as poem 22) by E. E. Cummings.
writersalmanac.publicradio.org
It begins with the lines you recalled (phrased as “you shall above all things be glad and young”) and continues in Cummings’s characteristic style—lowercase letters, unconventional spacing/punctuation, and playful wordplay. It urges the addressee to stay joyful and youthful in spirit, notes that youth and gladness transform whatever life brings, includes a passage about love and mystery, and ends with the memorable preference for learning song from one bird over teaching stars not to dance.
americanpoems.com
The poem appears in collections of his work (such as Selected Poems and the complete poems editions). Because Cummings’s works remain under copyright, the full text isn’t reproduced here; you can find it in standard published editions or reliable poetry sites/anthologies that have permission.
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Ploughman’s Lunch
Standards Wisconsin | Extension Service | Food Standards
August 2025 Update on Extension Budget Reduction
University food service increasingly treats international variety as both an educational and marketing virtue. There is nothing inherently wrong with variety in fair measure. Yet an outsized emphasis on cuisines outside American and Anglosphere traditions can cause universities to neglect the foodways of the very nation and institutions that have attracted generations of international students.
Food is part of the inheritance of an educational settlement. Regional American cooking, the English ploughman’s lunch, Canadian breads and preserves, Australian meat pies and the ordinary dishes of Scotland, Wales and Ireland carry histories of agriculture, climate, season and family life. They deserve a place beside newer arrivals.
Universities need not choose between hospitality and inheritance. A generous table can accommodate both. Indeed, international students may reasonably expect to encounter the distinctive food traditions of their host country. Cosmopolitanism is most interesting when cultures remain recognizable. University kitchens can welcome the world without forgetting the food already at home.
Standard Specification for 100 % Cotton Denim Fabrics
School spirit need not require everyone to dress like the athletic department.
Licensed campus spirit wear is good business. Colleges earn royalties while students and alumni become walking advertisements for the institution. The arrangement is understandable, profitable and nearly universal. Yet something may be lost when the university wardrobe collapses into hoodies, sweatshirts, athletic jerseys and logo-covered leisurewear.
Young adulthood is a brief season. Students arrive on campus at an age when health, vitality and physical beauty are often at their height. They are also meeting one another, forming friendships, attending dinners, concerts and games and, whether consciously or not, presenting themselves to possible future partners. Dress has always been part of that social language.
A university therefore has interests beyond maximizing licensed-apparel revenue. An educational settlement should leave room for elegance, individuality and occasion: dresses, jackets, sweaters, skirts, proper shoes and well-cut trousers alongside the inevitable sweatshirt.
FYI: This standard was withdrawn in January 2023; its contents migrated to other titles:
Standard Test Method for Thickness of Textile Materials
Test Methods for Visually Inspecting and Grading Fabrics
“The Dressmaking Factory” 1881 Charles Ginnar
Metering and Billing
Although electrical power delivered with both active and reactive components our interest lies primarily in the useable power component — watts (power) and watt-hour(energy). A secondary concern is whether or not energy useage meters are over-specified; particularly on points in building power chains downstream from the utility service meters.
Electrical meters, used for measuring electricity consumption, must comply with various codes and standards to ensure accuracy, safety, and reliability. Today at the usual hour – from the user point of view – we will review the status of key codes and standards relevant to electrical meter manufacturing, primarily focusing on North American standards. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
ANSI C12.1 – Code for Electricity Metering
- Specifies performance criteria for AC watt-hour meters, demand meters, pulse devices, and auxiliary devices.
- Covers testing, installation, accuracy classes, voltage/frequency ratings, and environmental tests (e.g., RF interference).
- Current edition: ANSI C12.1-2024.
ANSI C12.10 – Physical Aspects of Watt-hour Meters
- Defines physical and dimensional requirements for watt-hour meters, including socket and bottom-connected meters.
- Ensures compatibility with metering installations.
ANSI C12.20 – Electricity Meters – 0.1, 0.2, and 0.5 Accuracy Classes
- Establishes accuracy requirements for revenue-grade meters (0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.5% accuracy classes).
- Note: Content merged into ANSI C12.1 in recent updates, with C12.20 withdrawn.
ANSI C12.31 – Standard Definitions of AC Electrical Power
- Defines terms for active, reactive, and apparent power/energy, ensuring consistent measurement methodologies.
- Under revision as ANSI C12.31-202x.
- Published by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA).
- Aligns with ANSI C12 standards, focusing on metering equipment specifications and safety.
UL 2735 – Standard for Electric Utility Meters
- Safety standard for electric meters, addressing electrical shock, fire hazards, and mechanical risks.
- Ensures meters meet safety requirements for installation and operation.
NFPA 70 – National Electrical Code (NEC)
- While not specific to manufacturing, NEC governs meter installation requirements (e.g., meter base mounting, grounding).
- Relevant for ensuring meters comply with installation safety standards. We cover this topic of a safety point of view in the sessions linked below:
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Comparative Feedback on Consumers’ Energy-Saving Behavior: A College Dormitory Example
Energy Standard for Sites & Buildings: Metering
Section 8 Key points:
Metering for New Buildings: New buildings larger than 25,000 square feet must be equipped with metering to measure the electrical energy usage of the entire building.
Tenant Spaces: In buildings with tenant spaces, individual tenant spaces larger than 10,000 square feet must also be separately metered.
Subsystem Metering: Buildings with electrical loads exceeding specified thresholds must have additional metering to measure energy use for various subsystems, including:
HVAC systems
Lighting systems
Plug loads
Process loads
These metering requirements are intended to help building owners and operators monitor energy consumption, identify opportunities for energy savings, and comply with building energy codes and standards.
Despite best intentions a fair question to ask: What does over metering look like? (University of Alberta Research)
University of Michigan
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is an ANSI-accredited continuous-maintenance standards developer (a major contributor to what we call a regulatory product development “stream”). Continuous maintenance means that changes to titles in its catalog can change in as little as 30-45 days. This is meaningful to jurisdictions that require conformance to the “latest” version of ASHRAE 90.1
Among the leading titles in its catalog is ASHRAE 90.1 Energy Standard for Sites and Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. Standard 90.1 has been a benchmark for commercial building energy codes in the United States and a key basis for codes and standards around the world for more than 35 years. Free access to ASHRAE 90.1 version is available at the link below:
READ ONLY Version of 2022 ASHRAE 90.1
If you cannot access it with the link above, try the link below and select 90.1 from the title list:
Current Popular ASHRAE Standards and Guidelines
Chapter 9: Lighting, begins on Page 148, and therein lie the tables that are the most widely used metrics (lighting power densities) by electrical and illumination engineers for specifying luminaires and getting them wired and controlled “per code”. Many jurisdictions provide access to this Chapter without charge. Respecting ASHRAE’s copyright, we will not do so here but will use them during today’s Illumination Colloquium, 16:00 UTC.
Keep in mind that recently ASHRAE expanded the scope of 90.1 to include energy usage in the spaces between buildings:
25 January 2023: Newly Released ASHRAE 90.1-2022 Includes Expanded Scope For Building Sites
At this time, there are no redlines open for public comment
Online Standards Actions & Public Review Drafts
Education industry facility managers, energy conservation workgroups, sustainability officers, electric shop foreman, electricians and front-line maintenance professionals who change lighting fixtures, maintain environmental air systems are encouraged to participate directly in the ASHRAE consensus standard development process.
Univerzita Karlova
We also maintain ASHRAE best practice titles as standing items on our Mechanical, Water, Energy and Illumination colloquia. See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting; open to everyone.
Issue: [Various]
Category: Mechanical, Electrical, Energy Conservation, Facility Asset Management, US Department of Energy, #SmartCampus
Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Larry Spielvogel, Richard Robben
Under Construction: ASHRAE WORKSPACE
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US Department of Energy Codes Program: Power and Lighting
New update alert! The 2022 update to the Trademark Assignment Dataset is now available online. Find 1.29 million trademark assignments, involving 2.28 million unique trademark properties issued by the USPTO between March 1952 and January 2023: https://t.co/njrDAbSpwB pic.twitter.com/GkAXrHoQ9T
— USPTO (@uspto) July 13, 2023
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