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National Design Specification for Wood Construction
“The Country School” 1871 Winslow Homer
The 2024 National Design Specification for Wood Construction was developed by AWC’s Wood Design Standards Committee and approved as a standard by ANSI (American National Standards Institute) on October 16, 2023. The 2024 NDS is referenced in the 2024 International Building Code.
International Code Council Mass Timber: Outcomes of the ICC Tall Wood Ad Hoc Committee
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LIVECAM: Timber Construction
Timber construction offers numerous benefits for university buildings, combining sustainability, aesthetics, and functionality. One of the primary advantages is its environmental impact. Timber is a renewable resource, and modern forestry practices ensure sustainable harvesting. Timber construction also has a lower carbon footprint compared to steel or concrete, as it sequesters carbon dioxide, helping mitigate climate change.
Aesthetically, timber provides a warm, natural look that can enhance the campus environment, creating inviting and inspiring spaces for students and faculty. It can be used in various architectural styles, from traditional to contemporary, offering versatility in design.
Functionally, timber is a strong and durable material. Engineered wood products, such as cross-laminated timber (CLT), provide excellent structural integrity, allowing for larger spans and innovative architectural designs. Timber construction is often faster than traditional methods, reducing construction time and minimizing disruption on campus.
Additionally, timber buildings offer superior thermal insulation properties, contributing to energy efficiency and reducing heating and cooling costs. The acoustic properties of wood also enhance the learning environment by dampening noise and creating quieter spaces.
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La zona deportiva de la Universidad, que hoy protagoniza #historiaunav, es contigua a @etsaunav, bordea el río y la carretera de Esquiroz y se apoya en una ladera empinada que cierra el valle. pic.twitter.com/F6kjnLUf8J
— Universidad de Navarra (@unav) January 22, 2024
Estudiantes de @tecnun y @MedUNAV desarrollan un simulador de electromiografía.
La práctica se ha enmarcado en el curso BioDesign, organizado por la Escuela de Ingeniería y el Laboratorio de Ingeniería Biomédica.
👉 https://t.co/8RzNLrU5Ky pic.twitter.com/bdcdH9E0ln— Universidad de Navarra (@unav) February 1, 2024
Building Environment Design
I don’t build in order to have clients.
I have clients in order to build.
— Ayn Rand
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“Détruire est facile ; construire est difficile.”
— Victor Hugo
The highest level of standardization for the building interiors on the emergent #SmartCampus originates in ISO TC 205 — Building Environment Design. This committee is charged with standards setting in the design of new buildings and retrofit of existing buildings for acceptable indoor environment and practicable energy conservation and efficiency. Building environment design addresses the technical building systems and related architectural aspects, and includes the related design processes, design methods, design outcomes, and design-phase building commissioning. Indoor environment includes air quality, and thermal, acoustic, and visual factors. The business plan is linked below:
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN ISO/TC 205
Some of the key ideas in the scope of this project are listed below:
– the design of energy-efficient buildings
– building control systems design
– indoor air quality
– indoor thermal environment
– indoor acoustical environment
– indoor visual environment
– radiant heating and cooling systems
– heating and cooling systems
– building commissioning planning
– moisture in buildings
We see many of the foregoing ideas in the catalog of ASHRAE International — ANSI’s US Technical Advisory Group Administrator in this project, as well as a number of others (CLICK HERE). There are 31 Participating member and 28 Observing member nations.
Generally speaking, ISO consensus products are performance standards and contrast sharply with prescriptive standards in the energy-related domains in the United States. Prescriptive standards are easy to enforce but difficult to write. Performance standards are easy to write but difficult to enforce.
Facility managers that oversee building automation units in education communities in the United States are encouraged to participate in the development of ISO 205 by communicating directly with Brian Cox at ASHRAE ([email protected]). We keep all ISO standards on the standing agenda of our periodic Global and AEdificare standards colloquia. We also maintain this committee’s catalog on the standing agenda of our Mechanical colloquium. See our CALENDAR for the next online meetings; open to everyone.
Issue: [10-30]
Category: International, Mechanical, Energy, Facility Asset Management
Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Richard Robben, Larry Spielvogel
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Smart Cities: Wicked Problems
“Oxford from the River with Christ Church in the Foreground” | William Turner (1820)
Smart cities: moving beyond urban cybernetics to tackle wicked problems
Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2015 | “The Smart City”
Abstract. This article makes three related arguments. First, that although many definitions of the smart city have been proposed, corporate promoters say a smart city uses information technology to pursue efficient systems through real-time monitoring and control. Second, this definition is not new and equivalent to the idea of urban cybernetics debated in the 1970s. Third, drawing on a discussion of Rio de Janeiro’s Operations Center, I argue that viewing urban problems as wicked problems allows for more fundamental solutions than urban cybernetics, but requires local innovation and stakeholder participation. Therefore the last section describes institutions for municipal innovation and IT-enabled collaborative planning.
So proud to announce the @ellisoninst is beginning construction on our new campus at the @UniofOxford and broadening our mission: Science & Engineering for Humanity. EIT develops & deploys technology in pursuit of solving four of humanity’s most challenging & enduring problems.… pic.twitter.com/vSkHWSS8EK
— David Agus (@DavidAgus) October 15, 2023
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Mercer County is famous for the Battle of Trenton during the American Revolutionary War. On December 26, 1776, General George Washington led a surprise attack across the Delaware River, resulting in a crucial victory against the Hessian forces stationed in Trenton. This victory boosted the morale of the Continental Army and is considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
Mercer County Community College Financial Statement 2023: $82,503,849
2024 International Fire Code: Section 606 Commercial Cooking Equipment and Systems
Culinary Students Taught to Cook Up Plant-Based Cuisine
Testing, Inspection & Certification
“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.
Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
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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