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“Hanging Gardens of Babylon”

Overview of the status of consensus documents that set the standard of care for the safety and sustainability of the campus outdoor environment.

“Etude pour les constructeurs” Fernand Leger

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.

Periodic review of all consensus, consortia and open source codes, standards and regulations the set the standard of care for security of education facilities.   Send bella@standardsmichigan.com an email for an advance agenda.

“Parable of the Rich Fool” 1627 / Rembrandt

On the day when voters in many states are presented with school bond referenda we select a representative sample of a tax-free bond issue.  We also review public consultation invitations by ANSI-accredited and finance industry consortia involved in the cost of US education communities

Today we walk-through state level adaptations of the consensus products of ANSI-accredited standards setting organizations incorporated by reference into state safety and sustainability regulations of education communities.