As the first of its kind in the U.S., the standard outlines requirements and best practices for geothermal project design, installation, commissioning, and more in the U.S. and Canada.
Roadmap Details 125 Recommendations to Advance Standardization in the Built Environment
July 9, 2014
With the release of its “Standardization Roadmap: Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment,” the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) said industry, government, standards developing organizations (SDOs), and other stakeholders now have a national framework for action on future energy efficiency standardization.
Canada, US to Partner in Standards Development Project
March 17, 2014
The pilot project, one of two binational pilots launched in July, is focused on new or emerging product areas where neither standards nor regulations currently exist.
Comment Period for 'Home Evaluation and Performance Improvement' Ends Sept. 30
August 19, 2013
The public review period for BSR/ACCA 12 QH -201x, “Home Evaluation and Performance Improvement,” as a revised industry standard has a comment deadline of Sept. 30.
BSR/ACCA 12 QH -201x, “Home Evaluation and Performance Improvement” as a revised industry standard
The American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) Energy Efficiency Standardization Coordination Collaborative (EESCC) is moving into the next phase of its effort to develop a standardization roadmap advancing energy efficiency in the built environment with its workgroups holding workshops in June and July.
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) has made the 2013 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®) and Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) Technical Committee Meeting Monographs available for download. These documents contain every code change proposal submitted for the 2015 editions of the UMC and UPC.
A recent letter to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is requesting that ANSI withdraw Building Performance Institute Inc.’s (BPI) accreditation as a Standards Development Organization for “repeated violations of BPI’s approved operating procedures and specific requirements of the ANSI essential requirements.”
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recently approved two American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) standards addressing fall protection. The standards are part of the Z359 Fall Protection Code.
North American Technician Excellence (NATE) has officially been recognized as an American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited certification body.