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Considering the effects of meetings on the environment is the purpose of a new activity launched by ASTM International and the Convention Industry Council through its Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) initiative. Responding to a request from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ASTM and CIC have gathered a variety of stakeholders from government, business and industry in Task Group E06.71.…
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Interested parties are invited to join in the standards developing activities of Subcommittee E06.21 on Serviceability, part of ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings. The subcommittee is currently working on proposed new standards for insulating concrete form systems and intumescent coatings., Insulating Concrete Form Systems, Contractors, design engineers, architects and building officials are welcome to join insulating concrete form manufacturers and raw materials suppliers who are currently working on the proposed new standard WK16256 , Specification for Flat Wall Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) Systems. According to Sheldon Warman, technical director, ECO-Block, LLC, and E06.21 member, WK16256 will provide minimum…, Testing Intumescent Coatings, The fire resistive intumescent materials industry has grown rapidly in the last ten years, but there are currently no standards specific to the product category. A proposed new standard, WK17060 , Test Method for Testing Intumescent Coatings, is the first step in developing a series of standards for the industry. “The fact that the products have a life safety function makes it imperative that…
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Subcommittee E06.51 on Performance of Windows, Doors, Skylights and Curtain Walls, part of ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings, has formed a new task group to address skylights in a proposed standard, WK17797 , Human Impact on Commercial Skylights. The new standard will be used to develop, formulate and improve standard methods of tests that simulate falls of persons onto…
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Two keystone documents for the Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems industry are now ASTM International standards. E 2568 , Specification for PB Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems, and E 2570 , Test Methods for Evaluating Water-Resistive Barrier (WRB) Coatings Used Under Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) or EIFS with Drainage, were approved as ASTM standards by ASTM…
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A proposed new test method being developed by ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings will be used to determine air leakage in air barrier assemblies that are integrated with one another in a building enclosure system construction. Interested parties are invited to participate in the ongoing development of WK14823 , Test Method for Determining Air Leakage of Installed Air Barrier Systems,…
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Two new ASTM International standards will provide designers of wood burning appliances with a way to gage the effectiveness of technological improvements in their products. The standards, E 2515 , Test Method for Determination of Particulate Matter Emissions Collected by a Dilution Tunnel, and E 2558 , Test Method for Determining Particulate Matter Emissions from Fires in Low Mass Wood-Burning…
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A proposed new ASTM International standard, WK14283 , Guide for Green Roof Systems, will identify terminology, principles and concepts related to the construction of vegetated green roof systems. The proposed standard is being developed by Subcommittee E06.71 on Sustainability, part of ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings. “We are trying to develop a suite of relevant…
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ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings has approved a new practice that will help developers and builders to better estimate the cost of a construction project. The new standard, E 2514 , Practice for Presentation Format of Elemental Cost Estimates, Summaries, and Analyses, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E06.81 on Building Economics. “Numerous examples of…
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ASTM International Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings has recently approved a revision of one of its most important standards, B 633 , Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Zinc on Iron and Steel. B 633 is under the jurisdiction of Task Group B08.08.04 on Soft Metals, which is part of Subcommittee B08.08 on Metallic Coatings. Zinc coatings are used to provide a sacrificial…
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A new ASTM International standard is focused on equipment that will allow for the emergency evacuation of people who are not able to use standard exit facilities in high-rise buildings. The standard, E 2484 , Specification for High-Rise Building External Evacuation Controlled Descent Devices, was developed by Subcommittee E06.77 on High Rise Building External Evacuation Devices, under the…