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A proposed ASTM standard will provide a needed set of guidelines for conducting and reporting on the on-site inspections of fire resistive materials. Anyone interested, particularly people with inspection experience, is invited to help create the standard ( WK54567 , Practice for the On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Materials). Both spray-applied (SFRM) and intumescent (IFRM)…, ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings Next Meeting:, Oct. 23-26, 2016, October Committee Week, Orlando, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Phil Mancuso, Isolatek International, Stanhope, N.J., tel +1.800.631.9600 ext. 214; pmancuso@isolatek.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org Release #10114
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ASTM International has developed a standard that will allow engineers to effectively use hygrothermal models, a type of mathematical model that helps manage heat and moisture flow in buildings. The new standard (soon to be published as E3054, Guide for Documentation of Hygrothermal Models for Moisture Control Design in Building Envelopes) is the first of several that will provide guidance for…, ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings Next Meeting:, Oct. 23-26, 2016, October Committee Week, Orlando, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Mikael Salonvaara, Owens Corning Sustainability, Jefferson, Ga., tel +1.706.654.0892; Mikael.salonvaara@owenscorning.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org Release #10045
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A new U.S. regulation incorporates ASTM International’s consumer safety performance standard for portable hook-on chairs for children aged six months to three years and under 37 pounds. This specification ( F1235 ), intended to improve the safety of portable hook-on chairs and prevent deaths and injury to young children, was referenced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, tel +1.610.832.9719; lmorrissey@astm.org Release #10037
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Richard P. Rosati, vice president of governmental affairs and industry standards at Bureau Veritas in Buffalo, N.Y., has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products . Formed in 1973, F15 includes 56 technical committees that oversee more than 100 standards related to the safety of consumer products including playground and athletic equipment, pool safety,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10035
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ASTM International has published a new standard to help identify and classify building systems, components, sub-components and their attributes. The new standard ( E3035 , Classification for Facility Asset Component Tracking System (FACTS)) will optimize how assets and their associated functions and attributes are identified, tracked and used in modern buildings. “The new standard drills deep…, ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings Next Meeting:, April 10-13, 2016, April Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, William H. Hunt, GSA Central Office, Atlanta, Ga., tel +1.404.526.3168; william.hunt@gsa.gov , ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org Release #9976
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A newly published ASTM International guide provides standard notation, syntax and symbols for facade inspections while a second guide has been proposed to standardize how drones are used for facade inspections. The first standard ( E3036 , Guide for Notating Façade Conditions in the Field) will save time by providing engineers, architects and others with a common way to use and understand symbols…, ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings Next Meeting:, April 10-13, 2016, April Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Michael Petermann, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., New York, New York, tel +1.212.760.2540; mpetermann@wje.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org Release #9978
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will help minimize confusion in quantifying the texture value (smoothness/roughness) at the surface of concrete. The standard (WK49335, Test Method for Concrete Micro Surface Texture) will be used to measure concrete surfaces with a contact stylus instrument (profilometer). It will describe how to use the profilometer and reliable data indexes, allowing…, ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings Next Meeting:, April 10-13, 2016, April Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Andrew Bowman, Adaptive Concrete Innovations LLC, tel +1.419.408.5906; bb@aciconcrete.net , ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org Release #9943
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Today ASTM International announced that a new safety standard for labeling and packaging individually wrapped liquid-detergent laundry packets is on track for final approval on Sept. 15. The standard (F3159-15, Consumer Safety Specification for Liquid Laundry Packets) is aimed at reducing risks of ingestion, particularly by children. “This is a great example of how industry, consumer groups,…, ASTM Committee F15 Meeting:, Nov. 16-18, 2015, Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contacts:, Rick Hackman, Associate Director, Technical External Relations, Procter & Gamble, tel +1.513.983.0534; hackman.rj@pg.com ; Carol Pollack-Nelson, Owner and Human Factors Psychologist, Independent Safety Consulting, tel +1.301.340.2912; pollacknel@comcast.net, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, tel +1.610.832.9719; lmorrissey@astm.org Release #9900
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A new ASTM International standard provides an important strength test for fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) shapes used in pipelines, cooling towers and other construction projects. Specifically, the standard ( E2954 , Test Method for Axial Compression Test of Reinforced Plastic and Polymer Matrix Composite Vertical Members) helps determine the strength of square, round and rectangular tubing, I-…, ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings Next Meeting:, Oct. 25-28, 2015, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Jay Dorst, P.E., CEL Consulting Inc., Oakland, Calif., tel +1.510.436.7626; jdorst@ce-labs.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org Release #9886
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An ASTM International standard will cover the emergence of infant sleep products with sleeping surfaces of greater than 10 degrees. The standard ( F3118 , Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Inclined Sleep Products) addresses issues such as maximum incline angles, side-to-side surface containment and side height requirements. The standard will establish safety performance requirements, test…, ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products Next Meeting:, Juvenile Products Subcommittees Meeting, Oct. 5-9, 2015, ASTM International headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Mike Steinwachs, Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y., tel +1 716.687.3274; mike.steinwachs@fisher-price.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, tel +1.610.832.9719; lmorrissey@astm.org Release #9829 ###