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Artificial Intelligence

“The_Geographer” | Johannes Vermeer

#SmartCampus is an electrotechnical transformation.   There is no other industry more sensitive to competitor claims of “smartness” than the education industry in any nation.

Though there are many open source consortia moving rapidly to claim ownership of this space these consortia may not meet the criteria for large scale adoption that often results from market acceptance, recognition and endorsement by local, state and federal government.   At the moment the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers is the first name in consensus standards for artificial intelligence technology.  Today we list three standards early in their trajectory in which the education facilities industry — as a user of this technology — can have an influence guaranteed by ANSI Due process requirements for American national standards:

P7008 – Standard for Ethically Driven Nudging for Robotic, Intelligent and Autonomous Systems

Nudges, as exhibited by robotic, intelligent or autonomous systems, are defined as overt or hidden suggestions designed to influence human behavior or emotions. Sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, IEEE P7008 delineates the concepts, functions and benefits necessary to establish and ensure ethically driven methodologies for the design of robotic, intelligent and autonomous systems in accordance with worldwide ethics and moral theories, with an emphasis on aligning the ethics and engineering communities to understand how to pragmatically design and implement these systems. Prospectus: IEEE Artificial Intelligence Standard P7008

P7009 – Standard for Fail-Safe Design of Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Systems

Malfunctioning autonomous and semi-autonomous systems can disadvantage and harm users, society, and the environment. Effective fail-safe mechanisms can help mitigate risks related to system malfunction and provide developers, installers and operators with clear technical criteria to terminate unsuccessful or compromised operations in a safe and consistent manner. Sponsored by the IEEE Reliability Society, IEEE P7009 establishes clear procedures for measuring, testing, and certifying a system’s ability to fail safely on a scale from weak to strong, with instructions for improving system performance. The standard provides a basis for developers, as well as users and regulators, to design robust and transparent fail-safe mechanisms for increased accountability.  Prospectus: IEEE Artificial Intelligence Standard P7009

P7010 – Wellbeing Metrics Standard for Ethical Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems

Today, with the advancement of autonomous and intelligent systems, programmers, engineers, and technologists need to consider how the products and services they create can increase human wellbeing based on a wider spectrum of measure than economic growth and productivity alone (i.e., emotional health, societal impacts, environment, etc.). Sponsored by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, IEEE P7010 identifies wellbeing Indicators and metrics relating to human factors directly affected by autonomous and intelligent systems and establishes a baseline for aligning the types of objective and subjective data these systems should analyze and include, in both programming and functionality, to proactively utilize these technologies to increase human well being.  Prospectus: IEEE Artificial Intelligence Standard P7010

All three standardization projects completed balloting in December 2018.   This is a milestone in the technical committee’s work before the drafts are released for public review and posted in the link below:*

IEEE Standards Association Public Review

While the influence of these standards may not show up directly, or even discernably in facility management operations budgets we will keep an eye on them.  We will collaborate with the IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee where such collaboration can be effective.  We are happy to discuss these standards any day at 11 AM Eastern time during our daily livecast.  Log in with the credentials at the upper right of our home page.

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Issue: [18-290] [18-291] [18-292]

Category: #SmartCampus, Electrical, Telecommunications, Information and Computer Technology, Facility Asset Management

Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Jim Harvey, Kane Howard, Richard Robben

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The Transformative Power of Blockchain and AI Drive Dynamic Discussions at ANSI’s Highly Successful Joint Member Forum 2018

ANSI’s Legal Issues Forum Draws 100 Professionals for Discussion of Legal, Societal, and Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence

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International Existing Building Code

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C103.2 Information on construction documents

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Energy Efficiency in the International Energy Conservation Code

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

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Thermography for Electrical & Mechanical Equipment

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Exterior Lighting Fixture Interchangeability

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Emergency Power Switchgear

Optimal worker safety is best accomplished when product, installation, operation and maintenance standards move together.  In the electrical power world, this is not easy considering the constellation of regulatory product developers* who claim some part of the building premise power chain:

  • International Electrotechnical Commission
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
  • National Electrical Manufacturers Association
  • National Fire Protection Association
  • National Electrical Contractors Association
  • Underwriters Laboratory

There is subtle interdependency — and gaps — in technical documents developed by all of the foregoing list of organizations that claim some authority over the standard of care for the building premise power chain.   This condition complicates the work of the facility manager in the emergent Smart Campus who requires support for application of an integrated skill set to manage risk.

Now comes Underwriters Laboratory (UL) with a proposal for changes to its product standard — UL 1558 Standard for Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breaker Switchgear  — on Page 32 of this week’s ANSI Standards Action.   The proposed changes drill into the details regarding the manufacture, installation, operation and maintenance of emergency power systems.

Comments are due November 18th.

You may obtain an electronic copy of UL 845 from: http://www.shopulstandards.com.  You may send comments (with copy to [email protected]) to: Derrick Martin, (510) 319-4271, [email protected].   We will refer this commenting opportunity to the IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee which meets online 4 times per month to respond to candidate changes to all Underwriters Laboratory standards.  The next meeting is today, October 23rd — 15:00 in Europe and 3:00 PM Eastern time in the Americas.

Issue: [18-240]

Category: Electrical, Telecommunications, Public Safety, Risk Management, Facility Asset Management

Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Jim Harvey, Kane Howard, Daleep Mohla


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GUIDE INFORMATION FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THE WHITE BOOK | 2015-16

UL invites public participation in the development of all of its standards (CLICK HERE)

UL 1558 Emergency Switchgear STP Roster

*We use the term “regulatory product developer” to refer generically to ANSI-accredited and open source consensus document developers whose products — with substantial investment in administering intellectual property — are written to be incorporated by reference into public safety regulations.  

Sustainability Criteria for Professional Services

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Door Locking Systems

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