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DOE-EERE | Energy Conservation Standards

February 7, 2018
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IES | Changes to Illumination Engineering Nomenclature

January 31, 2018
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The Illumination Engineering Society (IES) is one of the first names in non-profit trade associations whose consensus documents are heavily referenced in the specifications of building construction projects for the US education industry.   We are following developments in a few technical committees put together by the IES who set the standard of care for illumination technologies by integrating leading practice consensus in other consensus documents developed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (whose interest lies in leveling the playing field for its member manufacturers), the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (whose interest lies in the research activity),  ASHRAE International. (whose interest lies in energy conservation), and NFPA International (whose interest lies in fire safety of lighting systems within building premises).  There are a number of other trade associations that are participants in research and open source standards for faster moving parts of the illumination science.  We will cover these in future posts.

For the moment, action in technical committee that develops definitions and nomenclature for lighting systems in all industries — ANSI/IES RP-16-10 Nomenclature and Definitions for Illuminating Engineering — has released a redline for public review:

ANSI Standards Action  – January 5, 2018 – Pages 28-32

Comments are due February 4, 2018.   You are encouraged to send comments directly to IES (with copy to psa@ansi.org) c/o pmcgillicuddy@ies.org.   Application information to participate in the IES process is available at this link:  https://www.ies.org/standards/technical-committees/  

We will place this on the agenda of our next Open Door teleconference (every Wednesday,  11:00 AM Eastern) which is open to everyone with the login information below:

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ATIS Call for Members

January 14, 2018
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The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), an ANSI-accredited consensus standards developer, brings together the top global information and communication and technology (ICT) companies to advance the industry’s most pressing business priorities.  ATIS gives its 150 members a strategic view of the future of technology in the industry through access to the insights of the Chief Technology Officers of the leading ICT companies. 

ATIS is currently seeking to broaden the membership base of its ANSI consensus bodies and is interested in new members to participate in its initiatives, including emergency services, sustainability, energy efficiency, network synchronization, and wireless technologies.  Of particular interest is membership from the government, academia, and user (communications service provider) communities.  Membership and participation in ATIS’ activities is open to all organizations as defined in its operating procedures.  More information is available at www.atis.org or by e-mail from membership@atis.org.

Link to ANSI Standards Action Announcement Page 11. 

Perspective:

• ANSI accredits individual organizations as standards developing organizations (SDO’s); not individual standards.  An SDO may develop a document that, from a practical standpoint, cannot be developed in accordance with the rigorous ANSI requirement for balance and may be directly or indirectly identified as such.  That document may benefit from the “halo-effect” of other documents in the SDO suite that are. This possibility is the economic reality imposed by the market or the technology — especially in fast moving spaces such as ICT which does not impose as much of a risk to public safety as, say, fire (though public safety communications systems are mission-critical).   Other organizations — such as the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the International Code Council and the American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers — all produce documents that do not, and frequently cannot, follow the ANSI balance of interest requirement.   These documents are effectively “open source” documents; the subject of a separate discussion.

• The “academic interest” frequently (but not always) claimed by standards developers in every nation is a nuanced interest category.  Participation in ANSI accredited document development by a subject matter expert directly employed by a school district, college or university does not necessarily mean the interest of the User stakeholder is represented.  A large number of faculty are consultants for manufacturers and compliance (general) interests and work on the academic/research side of the institution — not the business side of the institution which provides the market for ICT manufacturers.

•  The sparse participation by the user/owner/final fiduciary in the education industry in standards development is usually not because of any shortcoming of the SDO such as ATIS (as this Call for Members demonstrates).  The sparse participation is ultimately the problem of participatory democracy seen in the standards systems of many nations; explained more fully in our ABOUT.  The large number of trade associations in the education industry – compared with other industries such as energy and finance — diminishes its ability to participate and advocate in ICT and other economic spaces.

The ATIS suite, and all other technical and business standards suites are standing agenda items on our weekly Wednesday,  11 AM teleconferences which are open to everyone and accessible online at this link: Standards Michigan Open Door Teleconference Login Credentials.

 

 

 

NIST | Cybersecurity Framework

January 12, 2018
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The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the second draft of the proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity—also known as the Cybersecurity Framework. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) encourages all relevant stakeholders to submit draft comments to NIST by the deadline on Friday, January 19, 2018.

Created through collaboration between industry and government, the Cybersecurity Framework was released in 2014 as a result of an executive order signed by former President Barack Obama, “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.” The framework consists of standards, guidelines, and practices to promote the protection of critical infrastructure, and uses a common language to address and manage cybersecurity risk in a cost-effective way based on business needs without placing additional regulatory requirements on business.

The second draft aims to clarify, refine, and enhance the framework, amplifying its value and making it easier to use. The latest draft reflects comments received to date, including those from a public review process launched in January 2017 and a workshop in May 2017.

ANSI encourages its stakeholders to submit comment for the latest draft of Cybersecurity Framework version 1.1 and the draft Roadmap, are due to NIST by 11:59 PM on Friday, January 19, 2018 via cyberframework@nist.gov. NIST reports that it anticipates finalizing Cybersecurity Framework version 1.1 in Spring 2018.

Posted by ANSI on December 8, 2017. 

ASHRAE 209 | Energy Simulation Aided Design for Buildings

January 6, 2018
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NFPA 10XX | Safety Personnel Qualification Standards

December 20, 2017
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ASHRAE 3210 | Assessment of Education Facilities for Fungal Contamination

December 16, 2017
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ICE 1100 | Assessment-Based Certificate Programs

December 14, 2017
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Information Technology Cabling Systems

December 5, 2017
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GASB | Financial Statement Standards

December 2, 2017
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The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) develops open source consensus standards for all US industries and is now asking financial statement preparers to participate in a survey that is part of a GASB pre-agenda research effort to evaluate disclosure requirements.  The objective of GASB’s research activity is to gather feedback on these broad questions:

  • What existing note disclosures are effective or ineffective in providing information that is useful for making decisions and assessing accountability?
  • What concerns exist regarding the application of standards?
  • What is the nature and extent of disclosures that governments currently include in their financial reports that are not specifically required by existing financial reporting standards?

Disclosure requirements are currently extensive and constituent input is vital to GASB’s standard setting process,   You may comment directly at this link: Survey of Financial Statement Preparers

Specific survey questions can be directed to GASB staff: Pam Dolan (pdolan@gasb.org) or Lisa Parker (lrparker@gasb.org)   

 

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