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Michigan State University | Ingham County
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Early operations benefited from administrative support (aegis) provided by the University of Michigan, including office space and resources in Ann Arbor. This arrangement persisted until a financial crisis in the late 1970s (1976–1980), during which SCUP relocated to New York.
The decoupling—marking full operational and administrative independence from the University of Michigan—occurred in 1980, when SCUP returned to Ann Arbor as a self-sustaining nonprofit headquartered at a separate location –1330 Eisenhower Place — less than a mile walk from Standards Michigan‘s front door at 455 East Eisenhower.
* Of the 220 ANSI Accredited Standards Developers, the State of Michigan ranks 3rd in the ranking of U.S. states with the most ANSI-accredited standards developers (ASDs) headquartered there; behind the Regulatory Hegemons of California and ChicagoLand and excluding the expected cluster foxtrot of non-profits domiciled in the Washington-New York Deep State Megalopolis.  Much of Michigan’s presence in the private consensus standards space originates from its industrial ascendency through most of the 1900’s.
“The world is changed by examples, not by opinions.”
– Marc Andreesen (Founder of Netscape, the first dominant web browser)
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
Summer occupies a surprisingly small place in the orchestral imagination. Winter has storms and Christmas; spring has awakening; autumn brings harvest, melancholy and departure. Summer, by contrast, often appears indirectly—as heat, evening, landscape or memory.
Gershwin’s Summertime became perhaps the season’s most familiar American expression, while Barber found summer in the remembered voices and warm night air of Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Delius gave us A Song of Summer and Summer Night on the River.
Still’s Summerland belongs naturally in this slender company. Perhaps summer resists composition because its characteristic activity is precisely the suspension of activity: long days asking little of us.
This is the second movement of William Grant Still’s *Three Visions*, composed in 1936 and originally written for piano. Set between the troubled atmosphere of *Dark Horsemen* and the luminous *Radiant Pinnacle*, it imagines a place of repose beyond earthly difficulty.
The music moves slowly, carried by long melodic lines and harmonies that seem to suspend ordinary time.
Still later arranged the work for other instruments, and it has proved especially adaptable to strings and wind ensembles. Its warmth is neither idle nor sentimental. There is movement beneath the stillness: a summer landscape understood less as a season than as a state of rest.
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Ancient Air Conditioning | CLICK ON IMAGE
Today at 15:00 UTC we will review the latest in best practice literature for air conditioning systems. Note that we have broken out this topic from the standing Mechanical colloquia. Our approach features interoperability and system considerations. Catalogs on the agenda:
ACCA
Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
ASHRAE International
Standard 90.1-2022—Energy Standard for Sites and Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
Standard 90.4 Energy Standard for Data Centers
Acceptable Performance Standard for District Cooling Systems
ASME
Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Systems
European Standards
EN 14511Â Specifies the requirements for air conditioners, liquid chilling packages, and heat pumps with electrically driven compressors.
IEEE
International Code Council
International Building Code Interior Environment & HVAC Systems
International Mechanical Code Chapter 11 Refrigeration
NFPA
National Electrical Code Article 430: Motors, Motor Circuits and Motor Controllers
Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems
Underwriters Laboratories (largely product standards, not embedded system nor interoperability titles)
Uptime Institute
Implementing Data Center Cooling Best Practices
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University of Rochester Central Utilities Plant Absorption Chiller
Issues: [11-67, 15-124, 15-135, 15-165]
Category: Energy, Mechanical
Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Larry Spielvogel, Richard Robben
Ancient Air Conditioning | CLICK ON IMAGE
The Air Conditioning Contractors Association of America is an accredited standards developer for the design, maintenance, installation, testing, and performance of indoor environment systems.  We find several ACCA best practice titles referenced as in education facility design guidelines and construction contracts. Much of its catalog forms the foundation for the technical curricula in trade schools. Its library is linked below:
It welcomes original public input and public comment on titles in its standards catalog at the link below:
ACCA Standards Development Home Page
As of this posting the ACCA has not released any titles for public comment. We encourage our colleagues to interact directly with the ACCA standards team: Air Conditioning Contractors Association, 2800 Shirlington Rd, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22206, (703) 575-4477, membership@acca.org.
We maintain the ACCA suite on the standing agenda of our Air Conditioning and Mechanical teleconferences. See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting; open to everyone.
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The Watson Institute | Allegheny County 412
Special education classrooms are governed not by one standard, but by the intersection of building, fire, electrical, accessibility, environmental and educational requirements. Among the dominant U.S. codes and standards are:
The resulting classroom is therefore a systems problem: accessibility, acoustics, lighting, ventilation, electrical power, signaling, emergency egress and assistive technology all meet in the same room.
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ANSI Essential Requirements: Due Process Requirements for American National Standards
Saugatuck High School | Allegan County Michigan @ Detroit Institute of Arts | Michigan West
The American voluntary consensus standards system depends upon the steady participation of universities. To encourage that participation, many standards developers offer research grants, scholarships, travel stipends, student paper competitions, and postgraduate fellowships for faculty members, graduate students, and emerging professionals.
These programs help offset the costs of research, conference attendance, committee meetings, and publication while introducing new generations of scholars to the consensus process.Â
The investment benefits both the standards community and higher education. Universities contribute fresh research, analytical methods, and technical expertise, while students gain firsthand experience with the development of engineering, scientific, accounting, safety, and building standards that influence practice throughout the world.
Student Research Grants, Scholarships & Travel Support
ANSI — Student Paper Competition, standards education programs, internships, university outreach, and free standards-related learning resources. (From Classrooms to Competitions: How ANSI and its Members are Opening Standards to Students)
ASTM International — Academic Outreach Program featuring student memberships, scholarships, research grants, travel assistance, student chapters, and opportunities to participate directly in standards committees. (Student Members)
ASHRAE — Society scholarships, Graduate Student Grant-in-Aid research awards, undergraduate equipment grants, and conference travel assistance.
ASCE — Undergraduate and graduate scholarships, Student Chapter awards, and discipline-specific fellowships.
ASME — Scholarships and fellowships through the ASME Foundation together with student paper competitions and travel assistance.
IEEE — Scholarships, fellowships, travel grants, Foundation awards, and Society-sponsored student programs. Most grants originate at the society, region and section level. Example: Education & Healthcare Facilities Â
ICC — Student chapters, scholarships, educational partnerships, and workforce development initiatives.
NFPA Research Foundation — Sponsored university research and academic partnerships advancing fire, electrical, and life safety.
NIST — Graduate student research opportunities, laboratory collaborations, and financial assistance for visiting scientists.Â
(Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) | Summer 2026 Abstract Book
(Professional Research Experience Program)
(Summer High School Intern Program)
(Measurement Science and Engineering MSE Research Grant Programs)
(Standards Curricula Development Program 2026 (Application Deadline July 13, 2026)
SAE International — Engineering scholarships supporting students in automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, and mobility disciplines.
FASB / GASB — The Postgraduate Technical Assistant Program and the Gilbert W. Crain Memorial Research Grant support the next generation of accounting standards professionals.
Relata:
Evaluation of Electrical Feeder and Branch Circuit Loading: Phase I (January 2017)
Image Credit: Michael Tompsett
International Standards Development Opportunities
| Organization | Opportunity |
|---|---|
| ISO | ISO Young Professionals Programme — Annual leadership and standards development program sponsored through ISO member bodies. |
| ISO | ISO DEVCO — Capacity-building initiatives, technical assistance, education, and participation support for developing countries. |
| IEC | IEC Young Professionals Programme — International leadership development and participation in electrotechnical standards activities. |
| IEC | IEC Academy — Standards education, webinars, technical training, and professional development resources. |
| ITU | ITU Academia Programme — Membership and engagement opportunities for universities participating in international telecommunications standards development. |
| ITU | ITU Fellowships Programme — Travel assistance and fellowships enabling qualified participants to attend ITU standards meetings and conferences. |
| ITU-R | ITU-R Fellowships — Support for participation in Radiocommunication Sector meetings and technical study groups. |
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