The Building Owners and Managers Association International has released its latest floor measurement standard for office buildings, BOMA 2024 for Office Buildings – ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-2024. The standard includes many new features, enhancements and clarifications since the release of the 2017 edition. Read More …
AISC Releases New Seismic Standard for Existing Steel Buildings
A new standard, Seismic Provisions for Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 342-22), is now available as a free download from aisc.org/standards. Read More …
AISI Standards Council Establishes New Group to Address Energy Standards for Building Envelopes
The Standards Council of the American Iron and Steel Institute has formed a new group that will be primarily responsible for the ongoing development of AISI S250, North American Standard for Thermal Transmittance of Building Envelopes with Cold-Formed Steel Framing. The new Committee on Energy Standards falls under the administrative oversight of the AISI Standards Council, which also oversees the Committee on Specifications and the Committee on Framing Standards. Read More …
AISI Reaccredited by ANSI as American National Standards Developer
The American Iron and Steel Institute has been reaccredited by the American National Standards Institute under its revised operating procedures for documenting consensus on AISI-sponsored American National Standards. The revised procedures replace the previous version approved June 13, 2017. Read More …
ACG to Conduct CxA Workshop & Exam Nov. 12 in Atlanta
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The AABC Commissioning Group will conduct an educational workshop on Nov. 12 in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by an administration of the exam for the Certified Commissioning Authority credential for approved candidates. Read More …
CxA Credential Achieves DOE Recognition, ANSI Accreditation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The AABC Commissioning Group announced that its CxA credential achieved accreditation by the American National Standards Institute, as well as becoming a recognized certification by the Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines program. Read More …