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Measure Twice, Spit Once
Watermelon eating contest at the Appalachian Fair https://t.co/mLGntihhxi via @YouTube
— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) August 15, 2026
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Pool, Spa & Recreational Waters
“Innenansicht des Kaiserbades in Aachen” | Jan Luyken (1682)
Education communities provide a large market for recreational and therapeutic water technology suppliers. Some of the larger research universities have dozens of pools including those in university-affiliated healthcare facilities. Apart from publicly visible NCAA swimming programs there are whirpools in healthcare facilities and therapeutic tubs for athletes in other sports. Ownership of these facilities requires a cadre of conformance experts to assure water safety.
NSF International is one of the first names in this space and has collaborated with key industry stakeholders to make pools, spas and recreational water products safer since 1949. The parent document in its suite is NSF 50 Pool, Spa and Recreational Water Standards which covers everything from pool pumps, strainers, variable frequency drives and pool drains to suction fittings, grates, and ozone and ultraviolet systems.
The workspace for this committee is linked below:
Joint Committee on Recreational Water Facilities
(Standards Michigan is an observer on this and several other NSF committees and is the only “eyes and ears” for the user interest; arguably the largest market for swimming pools given their presence in schools and universities.)
There are 14 task groups that drill into specifics such as the following:
Chemical feeders
Pool chemical evaluation
Flotation systems
Filters
Water quality
Safety surfacing
The meeting packet is confidential to registered attendees. You may communicate directly with the NSF Joint Committee Chairperson, Mr. Tom Vyles (admin@standards.nsf.org) about arranging direct access as an observer or technical committee member.
Almost all ANSI accredited technical committees have a shortage of user-interests (compliance officers, manufacturers and installers usually dominate). We encourage anyone in the education facility industry paying the bill for the services of compliance officers, manufacturers and installers to participate.
We maintain this title on the standing agenda of our Water and Sport colloquia. See our CALENDAR for the next onine meeting; open to everyone.
Fullerton College
Issue: [13-89]
Category: Water, Sport
Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Ron George, Larry Spielvogel
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IAPMO Swimming Pool & Spa Standards
UL 1081 Standard for Swimming Pool Pumps, Filters, and Chlorinators | (UL Standards tend to be product standards so we rank them lower in our priority ranking than interoperability standards.)
County Fair
Standards Arizona | Other Agricultural Extension Offices
Chandler High School
4-H is a U.S.-based network of youth organizations whose mission is “engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development”. Its name is a reference to the occurrence of the initial letter H four times in the organization’s original motto head, heart, hands, and health, which was later incorporated into the fuller pledge officially adopted in 1927. In the United States, the organization is administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
You’ll rarely need a doctor, lawyer, or policeman
But every day, three times a day, you need a farmer pic.twitter.com/X4CTPe11eT
— Conor Lynch (@c_k_lynch) July 25, 2022
Investigating Augmented Reality Animals as Companions
“A Friend in Need” 1903 Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
Investigating Augmented Reality Animals as Companions
Nahal Norouzi – Gerd Bruder – Greg Welch
Jeremy Bailenson
ABSTRACT. Human-animal interaction has been studied in a variety of settings and for a range of populations, with some findings pointing towards its benefits for physical, mental and social human health. Technological advances opened up new opportunities for researchers to replicate human-animal interactions with robotic and graphical animals, and to investigate human-animal relationships for different applications such as mental health and education. Although graphical animals have been studied in the past in the physical health and education domains, most of the time, their realizations were bound to computer screens, limiting their full potential, especially in terms of companionship and the provision of support. In this work, we describe past research efforts investigating influences of human-animal interaction on mental health and different realization of such animals. We discuss the idea that augmented reality could offer potential for human-animal interaction in terms of mental and social health, and propose several aspects of augmented reality animals that warrant further research for such interactions.
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Bleachers, Folding Seating & Grandstands
“View of the Colosseum” 1747 Giovanni Paolo Panini
Play is the making of civilization—how one plays the game
more to the point than whether the game is won or lost.
We follow development of best practice literature for spectator seating structures produced by the International Code Council, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 102), the American Society of Civil Engineers Structural Engineering Institute (ASCE SEI-7). There are also federal regulations promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Note that some of the regulations were inspired by the several regional building code non-profits before the International Code Council was formed in year ~ 2000)
The parent standard from the International Code Council is linked below:
ICC 300 Standard on Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating, and Grandstands
The development of this standard is coordinated with the ICC Group A Codes. We have tracked concepts in it previous revisions; available in the link below.
2024/2025/2026 ICC CODE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
As always, we encourage our colleagues with workpoint experience to participate directly in the ICC Code Development process. CLICK HERE to get started.
Issue: [15-283]
Category: Athletics & Recreation, Architectural, Public Safety
Contact: Mike Anthony, Jack Janveja, Richard Robben
Virtual reality technology in evacuation simulation of sport stadiums
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St. Ignatius Chapel
An AVP responsible for essential works at a Catholic educational settlement may inherit obligations extending beyond ordinary physical stewardship. Chapels, shrines, cemeteries, religious art and spaces for worship carry sacramental and cultural significance as well as maintenance costs. Capital decisions may therefore require consultation with clergy, religious orders and diocesan authorities alongside trustees, architects and engineers. The liturgical calendar can influence operations while Catholic social teaching may shape decisions about labor, energy, land and investment. At a secular settlement these considerations may exist as heritage or community concerns; at a Catholic institution they remain part of the living mission the physical estate serves.
We follow up on yesterday’s topic: Examination of the Job Summary of the recently hired Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. We explore the duties of the highest level settlement functionary responsible for the beauty and economics of essential works of our settlements.
University of San Francisco | Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (Full Description)
Reporting directly to the President, the University of San Francisco’s Chief Financial Officer is a senior institutional steward whose responsibilities extend well beyond finance. The position directs financial planning, investments, debt and liquidity while also participating in long-range decisions affecting the University’s physical estate.
The CFO leads capital improvement planning, construction and campus development; oversees maintenance and facilities operations; evaluates real estate opportunities; directs acquisition, disposition, sale and leasing transactions; and helps steward University assets in alignment with the institutional Master Plan.
As a member of the President’s Cabinet and liaison to the Board’s Audit, Physical Facilities & Master Plan, Finance and Investment Committees, the position joins financial authority with responsibility for the long-term stewardship of the educational settlement.
The salary range for this position is $350,000 to $400,000, depending on experience and qualifications. Beyond compensation, this role offers the opportunity to steward the university’s financial health in service of its Jesuit Catholic mission.
The Common Cup
Michigan Central Summer Fall | Michigan Central Winter Spring
Open every day since 2007: offering locally sourced coffee, teas, baked goods, and a welcoming space for studying or events. Across Linden Street from First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor, Angell Elementary School and footsteps away from Chi Omega and seven other sororities and fraternity houses on the oddly-shaped lot bounded by South University. Washtenaw and Hill Streets.
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The University Lutheran Chapel in Ann Arbor, Michigan was designed by architect Glen Paulsen in 1959; a local Ann Arbor architect known for his modernist work and close ties to the University of Michigan community. The chapel is one of his most celebrated designs and is widely regarded as an outstanding example of mid-20th-century ecclesiastical architecture in the Midwest. The dramatic hyperbolic-paraboloid roof and the integration of natural light through colored glass strips are signature elements of the building.His work often emphasized clean lines, structural expression (e.g., exposed concrete and steel), and integration with natural surroundings, influenced by his time with Eero Saarinen and his teaching roles at the University of Michigan and Cranbrook Academy of Art. While the University Lutheran Chapel (1959) in Ann Arbor exemplifies his ecclesiastical modernism with its hyperbolic-paraboloid roof, below is a curated list of his other key projects, drawn from biographical records, architectural archives, and historical surveys. In the fullness of time his private practice from 1958 to 1969 morphed into TMP (Tarapata-MacMahon-Paulsen, 1969–1977).
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