Readings: Domestic Science

“The Alchemists Laboratory” 1625 | Heinrich Khunrath

The size of the U.S. Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) industry is approximately $48.19 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow to about $60.06 billion by 2032.  The industry is driven by factors such as increasing government regulatory action, consumer awareness about safety, and the rising need for quality assurance in various sectors like automotive, healthcare, consumer goods, municipal and campus building construction.  TIC standards are found in design guidelines, construction contracts, building commissioning and acceptance.

Today we focus on the public commenting facilities of the dominant standards developers relevant to our work:

ASTM International

Intertek

International Electrical Testing Association (Portage, Michigan)

NSF International (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Underwriters Laboratories

Each of the foregoing organizations have global affiliates such as SGS, Bureau Veritas, and TÜV SÜD which we cover in a separate session at some point in the future.  We deal with electrotechnical TIC standards in any of our electrotechnology-oriented sessions every Tuesday.

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Electrical Safety Stack

The University of Michigan has supported the voice of the United States education facility industry since 1993 — the second longest tenure of any voice in the United States.  That voice has survived several organizational changes but remains intact and will continue its Safer-Simpler-Lower Cost-Longer Lasting advocacy on Code Panel 3 in the 2029 Edition.

Today, during our customary “Open Door” teleconference we will examine the technical concepts under the purview of Code Panel 1; among them:

Article 206 Signaling Circuits

Article 300 General Requirements for Wiring Methods and Materials

Article 590 Temporary Installations

Chapter 7 Specific Conditions for Information Technology

Chapter 9 Conductor Properties Tables

Public Input on the 2029 Edition will be received until April 9, 2026.