M8 Archives - Standards Michigan

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

I-Codes

Hephaestus: God of Fire, Metalwork, and Building

Today we survey the broad sweep of the International Code Council catalog of best practice titles; incorporated by reference into public safety regulations in most of the United States. This session will be a “survey” and “organizational” session when we limit detail and simply identify priority titles and the technical specifics in play over the next twelve months.

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2024/2025/2026 International Code Council Code Development Schedule

Complete Monographs (To be posted soon)

International Green Construction Code: Definitions

International Fire Code

Storm Shelters

Hammurabi

International Energy Conservation Code

Sport Occupancies

International Mechanical Code

Higher Education Laboratories

Interior Finishes

Morning Shower

International Building Code | Electrical

Day Care

Stadium & Arena Structural Engineering

Off-Site Construction

K-TAG Matrix for Healthcare Facilities

Before the Harvest

WILLAG.ORG RADIO | AM 580

IoT Enabled Smart Gardening

Nikhil Sukhdev – Naman Nahata

PES University, Bangalore, India

Sunil Sridhara – Gnana Swamy

CTAS Development

Abstract: Internet of Things (IoT) is the interconnection of physical objects and devices to the internet and in turn to each other to aid decision making. This paper deals with automation of gardening systems using IoT. With water resources becoming ever so scarce by the day, it has become imperative that we use water extremely judiciously in all walks of our daily life. We track the environmental conditions such as humidity of the soil, and temperature and take an appropriate route towards the problem. Based on the data collected, we run algorithms which help keep the garden in good condition and at the same time using resources optimally.

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Fountains

“Temple, Fountain and Cave in Sezincote Park” | Thomas Daniell (1819) | Yale Center for British Art

From time to time we break from our interest in lowering the cost of our “cities-within-cities” to enjoy the work of our colleagues responsible for seasonal ambience and public art. We have a dedicated post that celebrates the accomplishments of our gardeners and horticultural staff. Today we dedicate a post to campus fountains–a focal point for gathering and a place for personal reflection for which there is no price.

Alas, we find a quickening of standards developing organizations growing their footprint in the spaces around buildings now. They used to confine the scopes of their standardization enterprises to the building envelope. That day will soon be behind us as an energized cadre of water rights social justice workers, public safety, sustainability and energy conservation professionals descend upon campus fountains with prescriptive requirements for evaporation rates, bromine concentrations, training, certification and inspections. In other words regulators and conformity functionaries will outnumber benefactors and fountain designers 1 million to 1.

We will deal with all that when the day comes. For the moment, let’s just enjoy them.

We are happy to walk you through the relevant structural, water safety, plumbing and electrical issues any day at 11 AM EST during our daily standing online teleconferences. Click on any image for author attribution, photo credit or other information.

Purdue University

The Great Court at Trinity College, Cambridge

Regent University

University of Washington

Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Bayern, Deutschland

College of the Desert / Palm Desert, California

California Institute of Technology

Berry College

Utah Valley University

Universitat d’Alacant / Sant Vicent del Raspeig, Spain

Collin County Community College / Plano, Texas

University of Toledo

University of Michigan College of Engineering

Harvard University

Florida State University

University of North Texas

Campus Garden Brew

Make you own compost tea

Harvard Energy & Facilities

Harvard Life Sciences Facilities

Harvard Office of Facilities

Harvard University | Campus Property, Facilities, and Resources

Harvard University Buildings & Facilities

Harvard University Facilities Maintenance Department

Nationalize the Ivy League

Standards Massachusetts

Penn Cooling

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