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“Knoxville: Summer of 1915”

Michigan Central | Library of Congress: Lyrics | Song of America

Student Musicians Perform Backyard Concerts | University of North Dakota@UofNorthDakota https://t.co/mOy8oKr6Ke pic.twitter.com/TkBfpLieHE

— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) June 25, 2022

Wharton Center completes 2025 Renovations

The History of Cool: How the Air Conditioner Changed Modern Architecture

Air Conditioning

Acoustics

Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 1793, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States. The college was established through a bequest of Colonel Ephraim Williams Jr., a war hero who died in the Battle of Lake George during the French and Indian War. In his will, Colonel Williams left funds for the establishment of a free school on the condition that it be located in Williamstown.

Standard Specification for 100 % Cotton Denim Fabrics

School spirit need not require everyone to dress like the athletic department.

Licensed campus spirit wear is good business. Colleges earn royalties while students and alumni become walking advertisements for the institution. The arrangement is understandable, profitable and nearly universal. Yet something may be lost when the university wardrobe collapses into hoodies, sweatshirts, athletic jerseys and logo-covered leisurewear.

Young adulthood is a brief season. Students arrive on campus at an age when health, vitality and physical beauty are often at their height. They are also meeting one another, forming friendships, attending dinners, concerts and games and, whether consciously or not, presenting themselves to possible future partners. Dress has always been part of that social language.

A university therefore has interests beyond maximizing licensed-apparel revenue. An educational settlement should leave room for elegance, individuality and occasion: dresses, jackets, sweaters, skirts, proper shoes and well-cut trousers alongside the inevitable sweatshirt.

FYI: This standard was withdrawn in January 2023; its contents migrated to other titles:

Standard Test Method for Thickness of Textile Materials

Test Methods for Visually Inspecting and Grading Fabrics

“The Dressmaking Factory” 1881 Charles Ginnar

Stitches, Seams & Stitching

August 14, 2003

“The world is changed by examples, not by opinions.”

– Marc Andreesen (Founder of Netscape, the first dominant web browser)

August 14, 2003 Power Outage at the University of Michigan

“Summerland” William Grant Still 1936

Summer Sabbatica

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.

Also by WGS:

Keeping Animals Cool

Heat Stress Resources

Managing Feedlot Heat Stress

Nebraska 🕊️ pic.twitter.com/g5U4z51VJB

— Lily Ziehmer (@LivinLikeLil) September 4, 2023

Standards Nebraska

Animal Welfare Codes

Air Conditioning

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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 System Construction & Maintenance

Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute

Standards and Guides

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 14511 Specifies the requirements for air conditioners, liquid chilling packages, and heat pumps with electrically driven compressors.

IEEE

Occupant-Based HVAC Thermal Setpoints

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

“Summertime” George Gershwin 1934

Standards Nevada

Summer Sabbatica

Cold Brew

MIAMI WEATHER

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Seeking Donor(s): New Football Operations Center

University of Miami: Condensed Statement of Financial Position 2023 ($7.02B)

Florida: Municipal Securities Issuers

Facilities Operation & Planning: Significant Completed Projects

“Red Shirt, Homosassa Florida” (1904) | Winslow Homer

The Border, DEI, Trump, Islam, BLM & the Misinterpretation of Data

Standards Florida

Coffee

Good luck on finals, Canes! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/mZb2Pfynra

— University of Miami (@univmiami) April 30, 2025

Fontaines

Water fountains enhance campus outdoor settings by creating serene, inviting spaces that promote relaxation and social interaction. Their gentle sounds of flowing water reduce stress, mask noise, and foster a calming atmosphere conducive to study or reflection.

Aesthetically, fountains serve as focal points, adding elegance and visual appeal to courtyards or green spaces. They attract students, faculty, and visitors, encouraging gatherings and community engagement. Environmentally, fountains can support local ecosystems by providing water for birds or plants.

Well-maintained, they symbolize a campus’s commitment to beauty and sustainability, enriching the outdoor experience and enhancing the overall campus ambiance.