We follow the construction spend rate of the US education industry; using the US Census Bureau Construction Spending figures released the first day of every month. We encourage our colleagues in the education facilities industry to respond to Census Bureau-retained data gathering contractors in order to contribute to the accuracy of the report. Today we update our scan of best practice literature that sets the standard of care for student housing in K-12 prep schools, colleges and universities. The topic cuts across many disciplines. https://standardsmichigan.com/standing-agenda-housing/ Because so much of the #SmartCampus transformation involves electrotechnologies, we walk-through of public commenting opportunities on electrical power, telecommunication, information and communication technology standards twice per month. Coincides with the day of two IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee teleconferences at 14:00 Central European time and 2:00 PM Eastern time in the Americas. Monthly walk-through of consensus products developed for labor markets generally; and units within the education facility industry specifically. For an advance agenda send a request to bella@stanardsmichigan.com. Use the credentials at the upper right of our home page to log in. Today at 11 AM/ET we review the consensus products that set the standard of care for prevention, response and resilience of the education facility industry to storms, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and all other disasters. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page. https://standardsmichigan.com/standing-agenda-disasters/ Review of all consensus, consortia and open source codes, standards and regulations regarding energy production and conservation relevant to the education facility industry. Faculty and staff in the education industry in all nations provide basic research, application research in energy technologies. The “cities-within-cities” we call the #SmartCampus” also provide crucibles for new testing new technologies as well as provide energy load for utilities operating under all ownership regimes. Send bella@standardsmichigan.com an email for an advance agenda. https://standardsmichigan.com/agenda-energy-standards-monthly/ An update on our collaboration with other like-minded units in the education industry in the US and other nations. In most cases we conform to participation requirements set by ANSI US Technical Advisory Groups but we also have liaison with other universities in the European Union who conform to the participation requirements of their own national standards bodies. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page. Because a great deal of content is copyright protected by the ISO, IEC and the ITU, please contact bella@standardsmichigan.com for an advance agenda. https://standardsmichigan.com/standing-agenda-international-standards/ Status update on 5G technology proprietary, accredited, open source and consortia standards relevant to the safety and sustainability agenda of the education facility industry, Emphasis on planning, purchasing, installation and interoperability issues. https://standardsmichigan.com/standing-agenda-campus-5g/ Status check on standards action that guide laboratory safety and sustainability in all building disciplines. There are about ten standards developers in this space and they do not all move in a coordinated manner among themselves; much less from state-to-state. Anyone is welcomed to join this teleconference with the login information below. For an agenda, please join our mailing list. https://standardsmichigan.com/standing-agenda-laboratories/ Because so much of the #SmartCampus transformation involves electrotechnologies, we walk-through of public commenting opportunities on electrical power, telecommunication, information and communication technology standards twice per month. Coincides with the day of two IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee teleconferences at 15:00 Central European time and 3:00 PM Eastern time in the Americas. Electrical engineer/inventor Guglielmo Marconi with the spark-gap transmitter (right) and coherer receiver (left) he used in some of his first long distance radiotelegraphy transmissions during the 1890s. Today at 11 AM/ET we host an open agenda for consensus products setting the standard of care across the full span of technologies relevant to the safety and sustainability agenda of the education facility industry. On “continuous maintenance” standards development platforms, for example, exposure drafts are open for comment for as little as 30 to 45 days. There is scant time to respond to the call for public comment. We set aside one session per month to review and respond. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page. Today we walk-through of consensus, open-source and consortia codes and standards incorporated by reference into state regulations of the real assets of the education industry; including how they are financed through municipal bond offerings. Send a request to bella@standardsmichigan.com for an advance agenda. Today we walk-through of ANSI-accredited consensus, open-source and consortia consensus products incorporated by reference into federal regulations of the real assets of the US education industry. Send a request to bella@standardsmichigan.com for an advance agenda. https://standardsmichigan.com/standing-agenda-federal-state-regulations/
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We’re “organized” but not too organized; like the bookseller who knows where every book can be found.
at a conference where you don’t have to present
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