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DRINKING, WASTEWATER & STORMWATER SYSTEMS
“Fille romaine à la fontaine” 1875 Léon Bonnat
Civilization has historically flourished around rivers and major waterways. Mesopotamia, the so-called cradle of civilization, was situated between the major rivers Tigris and Euphrates; the ancient society of the Egyptians depended entirely upon the Nile. Rome was also founded on the banks of the Italian river Tiber. Large metropolises like Rotterdam, London, Montreal, Paris, New York City, Buenos Aires, Shanghai, Tokyo, Chicago, and Hong Kong owe their success in part to their easy accessibility via water and the resultant expansion of trade. Islands with safe water ports, like Singapore, have flourished for the same reason. In places such as North Africa and the Middle East, where water is more scarce, access to clean drinking water was and is a major factor in human development.*
With this perspective, and our own “home waters” situated in the Great Lakes, we are attentive to water management standardization activity administered by International Organization Standardization Technical Committee 224 (ISO TC/224). The scope of the committee is multidimensional; as described in the business plan linked below:
Water-related management standards define a very active space; arguably, as fast-moving a space as electrotechnology. The ISO TC/224 is a fairly well accomplished committee with at least 16 consensus products emerging from a 34 nations led by Association Française de Normalisation (@AFNOR) as the global Secretariat and 34 participating nations. The American Water Works Association is ANSI’s US Technical Advisory Group administrator to the ISO.
We do not advocate the user interest in this standard at the moment but encourage educational institutions with resident expertise — either on the business side or academic side of US educational institutions — to participate in it. You are encouraged to communicate directly with Paul Olson at AWWA, 6666 W. Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235, Phone: (303) 347-6178, Email: polson@awwa.org.
The work products of TC 224 (and ISO 147 and ISO TC 282) are also on the standing agendas of our Water, Global and Bucolia colloquia. See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting, open to everyone.
Issue: [13-163]
Category: Global, Water
Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Christine Fischer, Jack Janveja. Richard Robben, Larry Spielvogel
Readings / Emergency Telecommunication Plans
“Wireless telegraphy is the modern form of fire.
It has the power to destroy as well as to create.”
— Guglielmo Marconi
“View of Lake Geneva” (Before 1881)
Guidelines for national emergency telecommunication plans
GLOBAL GUIDELINES TO DEVELOP NATIONAL EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATION PLANS (Superceded redline)
International Telecommunications Union / Geneva, Switzerland
Preserving AM Radio in Cars Keeps Americans Safe
AM radio, a critical safety tool, is in danger of disappearing
Oklahoma Farm Report: Preserving Am Radio In Vehicles
More
ITU Emergency Telecommunications
Homeland Power Security
“Electric Production and Direction” 1933 / William Karp / Smithsonian American Art Museum
We collaborate with the IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee in assisting the US Army Corps of Engineers in gathering power system data from education communities that will inform statistical solutions for enhancing power system reliability for the Homeland.
United States Army Corps Power Relability Enhancement Program Flyer No. 1
United States Army Corps Power Reliability Enhancement Program Flyer No. 2
We maintain status information about this project — and all projects that enhance the reliability of education community power reliability — on the standing agenda of our periodic Power, Risk and Security colloquia. See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting; open to everyone
Issue: [19-156]
Category: Power, Data, Security
Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Robert G. Arno, Mark Bunal, Jim Harvey, Jerry Jimenez, Paul Kempf. Richard Robben
Artificial Intelligence with Python 2020
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Enhancing the Sustainability of Outdoor Floodlighting for Cultural Heritage Buildings
Enhancing the Sustainability of Outdoor Floodlighting for Cultural Heritage Buildings
Matej B. Kobav, et al
Faculty of Electrical engineering, University of Ljubljana Slovenia
Abstract: Improperly lit architectural heritage sites contribute to intrusive light, impacting the environment. To combat this, a methodology using specialized luminaires with silhouette-based aperture was implemented during the renovation of Slovenian churches. By precisely directing light and minimizing spillage, this approach significantly reduced intrusive light. Real-life example of the Church of St. Thomas exemplifies its success. Such sustainable strategies ensure the preservation of cultural heritage while minimizing environmental impact.
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Principles of Energy Saving in Buildings. A Survey
Colloquy January
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رياضة
Alysha Newman | University of Miami | World Athletic Championships
Today we review the literature informing the safety and sustainability agenda of sport enterprises in education communities; in the United States at least — one of the last, if not the last, meritocracies in academia at large. School districts have hundreds of playgrounds, gymnasiums and playgrounds. Athletic departments are very visible enterprises; particularly at large colleges and universities with varsity teams that have long been “farm clubs” for professional sport companies.
This facility class is far more complicated (technically) than classroom facilities; closer to research and healthcare delivery enterprises in risk aggregation when you consider how many people are involved as spectators. This facility class resides proximate to the actuality of rehabilitated or additional sanitary facilities which we cover in our periodic Water 200 colloquia.
Throughout 2024 we will break down our coverage thus:
Field sport
Court sport
Water sport
We will also explore best practice codes and standards for recreational activity:
Rock Climbing: In the sport of rock climbing, technical skills, grip strength, and body positioning are crucial for both indoor and outdoor climbing. Climbers must navigate a variety of challenging terrains and routes.
Fencing: Fencing requires quick thinking, precise footwork, and precise blade work. Fencers need to anticipate their opponent’s moves and respond with well-timed and accurate attacks and parries.
Quidditch: Once a fictional sport; now widely played as “Quadball”.
Internal Revenue Service Non-Profit Tax Filing 990: National Collegiate Athletic Association
There are no fewer than 25 ANSI-accredited standards-setting organizations with a catalog of titles in this domain. We expanded the detail to some of the titles to enlighten understanding the complexity of these spaces:
Acoustical Society of America
American Institute of Steel Construction
Structural Steel Cantilivers for Sport Facilities
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers
Athletic Field Lighting Standards Committee
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
Standard 90.1-2019, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
Annex G
Standard 189.1-2020, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings
ASTM International (ANSI’s US TAG to ISO/TC 83)*
Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities
American Society of Safety Engineers
American Water Works Association
Swimming advisories for Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin
Association for Challenge Course Technology
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International
Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association
Building Industry Consulting Service International
Building Performance Institute
IAPMO Group
2021 IAPMO Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal, Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Codes
Illumination Engineering Society
RP-6-20: Sports and Recreational Area Lighting
Institut für Sportbodentechnik
Criteria for the Development of Guidelines/Standards for Sports Surfaces
International Code Council
International Building Code
§ Section 302 Occupancy Classification and Use Designation
§ Section 303 Assembly Group A
§ Section 305 Educational Group E
International Energy Conservation Code
Class IV facilities consisting of elementary school and recreational facilities; and amateur league and high school facilities without provisions for spectators
§ 301 Climate Zones
§ C405 Electrical Power and Lighting Requirements
§ 405.3 Interior lighting power requirements
ICC 300-2017: Standard for Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating, and Grandstands
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
National Center for Biotechnology Information
National Fire Protection Association
National Electrical Code
Article 518 Assembly Occupancies
Chapter 7 Special Conditions
Chapter 8 Communications Systems
National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment
NSF International
Recreational Water / Pools / Spas
Synthetic Turf Council
….And so on. We approach federal regulations during a separate colloquium.
Facilities of this type are among the most visible physical assets of any school district, college or university.
Our daily colloquia are open to everyone. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
*ASTM activity in this domain involves more product conformance and less facility integrated systems (our primary interest)
* Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy (1888-1973) was a German-American philosopher, social thinker, and linguist. He was born in Berlin, Germany, and was raised in a Jewish family. Rosenstock-Huessy studied law, theology, and philosophy in Berlin, but his studies were interrupted by World War I. During the war, he served as a lieutenant in the German army and was taken prisoner by the Russian army.
After the war, Rosenstock-Huessy continued his studies and became a professor of law and sociology at the University of Breslau. He was forced to leave Germany in 1933 because of his opposition to the Nazi regime, and he emigrated to the United States. In the United States, Rosenstock-Huessy continued his academic work and became a professor of social philosophy at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.
Rosenstock-Huessy’s work focused on the role of language in shaping human culture and social institutions. He believed that language was not just a means of communication but was also a way of creating and organizing social relations. His ideas had a significant influence on the development of linguistic phenomenology and hermeneutics.
Some of his notable works include “Out of Revolution: Autobiography of Western Man”, “Speech and Reality”, and “The Christian Future, or the Modern Mind Outrun”.
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Paper Cleaner
Centrifugal paper cleaners are used in the pulp and paper industry to remove unwanted contaminants from pulp or paper stock. These contaminants can include dirt, sand, shives, small fibers, and other impurities that can affect the quality of the final paper product. Centrifugal cleaners work on the principle of centrifugal force and are typically installed in the stock preparation stage of papermaking processes. Here’s how they work:
Inlet: The pulp or paper stock containing contaminants is fed into the centrifugal cleaner through an inlet. The inlet is designed to create a tangential flow of the stock, which imparts a swirling motion to the mixture.
Centrifugal Force: Once inside the cleaner, the stock and contaminants are subjected to centrifugal force due to the rapid rotation of the cleaner’s inner drum or rotor. The centrifugal force causes the heavier contaminants to move toward the outer wall of the cleaner, while the cleaner stock moves toward the center of the drum.
Separation: The contaminants, being heavier, are forced against the outer wall of the cleaner by the centrifugal force, and they accumulate there. The clean stock, which is lighter and free of contaminants, moves toward the center of the cleaner.
Outlet: The cleaned stock exits the cleaner through the center outlet, while the accumulated contaminants are removed from the outer wall. The contaminants can be periodically purged from the cleaner to maintain its efficiency.
Adjustment: Centrifugal cleaners often have adjustable settings to control the separation efficiency. Operators can vary the cleaner’s operating parameters, such as the feed rate, drum speed, and cone angle, to optimize the separation process for different types of contaminants and pulp or paper stocks.
They can operate continuously and provide high efficiency in removing heavy contaminants such as coffee filters. They are often used in conjunction with other cleaning processes, such as screening and flotation, to achieve the desired quality and cleanliness of the pulp or paper stock before it is used in the papermaking process.
Facilities: North Carolina State University
Readings / Secular Excess
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— USPTO (@uspto) July 13, 2023
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