The Lithuanian Standards Board is the national standardization organization of Lithuania. Its main role is to develop, adopt and promote national standards and technical regulations in various fields, such as engineering, manufacturing, construction, information technology, and environmental management. The LST is responsible for coordinating the development of Lithuanian standards and ensuring that they are in line with international standards. It also participates in the development of international standards through its membership in the International Organization for Standardization and the European Committee for Standardization.
In addition to standardization activities, the LST also provides training and consulting services to businesses, organizations, and government agencies in the field of standardization and quality management. It also serves as a national contact point for the European Union’s New Approach Directives, which provide for the harmonization of technical regulations within the EU.
The “Life and Mind” building at Oxford is a new research center that aims to bring together researchers from different fields to study the intersection of biology, psychology, and philosophy. The center’s research focuses on the fundamental questions about the nature of life and mind, including the origins of life, the evolution of consciousness, and the relationship between mind and body. The center brings together researchers from diverse fields, including biology, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and artificial intelligence, to work collaboratively on these questions.
Several noteworthy challenges which should not be unfamiliar to Friends of Standards Michigan:
How to accommodate a diverse wide range of academic departments and programs, while also providing flexible and adaptable spaces for research, teaching, and collaboration. This required careful consideration of the building’s layout, structural design, and mechanical systems, as well as the materials and finishes used throughout the building.
Another major challenge was preserving and enhancing the historic character of the building’s site, which is located in the heart of Oxford’s historic city centre. This required sensitive design solutions that could integrate modern facilities and technologies while also respecting the surrounding architecture and urban fabric.
The building’s complex structural design required careful coordination and collaboration between the architects, engineers, and contractors involved in the project. The building includes a large underground lecture theatre, which required innovative solutions for acoustics and ventilation, as well as advanced construction techniques to ensure stability and safety.
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“Arlington, VA (May 02, 2022) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—announced that its TR-14 Committee, which oversees TIA’s standards for towers and antenna supporting structures, has begun the process of updating the TIA-222-H standard since it’s last full revision in 2017. TIA invites all industry stakeholders to get involved and submit input for the update of TIA-222-H to TIA-222-I. From the project prospectus:
This Standard provides the requirements for the structural design and fabrication of new and the modification of existing antenna supporting structures, antennas, small wind turbine supporting structures, appurtenance mounting systems, structural components, guy assemblies, insulators and foundations.
This Standard is based on limit states design. It is applicable mainly to steel structures but may also be applied to other materials, when required, so as to provide an equivalent level of reliability.
The appropriate standards should be referenced for structures that support antennas but that are primarily intended for other applications, such as water towers, electrical transmission and distribution structures, sign support structures, lighting support structures, buildings, bridges, etc. This Standard, however, does apply to the calculation of effective projected areas of appurtenances (antennas, mounts, lines, etc.) and to the serviceability limit states appropriate for structures that support antennas.
Appropriate analysis and design criteria for other structural materials are outlined in Section 6.0 of the Standard. When a structure with a lower reliability is utilized as part of a communication system, the structure may require modification in order to meet the reliability requirements of this Standard. When the primary use of the structure is other than for communications, a higher reliability may be required in accordance with the applicable standard governing the primary use of the structure.
Structural requirements during construction and construction means and methods provisions are not within the scope of this Standard. For construction related loading, analysis, and design requirements during construction, installation, alteration, and maintenance, refer to the ANSI/TIA-322 Standard, “Loading, Analysis, and Design Criteria Related to the Installation, Alteration and Maintenance of Communication Structures”. For applicable construction means and methods provisions, refer to the ANSI/ASSE A10.48 Standard, “Criteria for Safety Practices with the Construction, Demolition, Modification and Maintenance of Communication Structures”.
TIA invites all industry stakeholders who are interested in participating in the revision of TIA-222 to contact TIA at standards@tiaonline.org as soon as possible.
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