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A proposed ASTM International standard aims to make it easier to use tissue engineered medical products to repair cartilage. The proposed standard ( WK55272 Test Method for Tissue Engineering Medical Products – Preclinical Assessment of Engineered Cartilage Tissue Growth Using an MRI) could help with efforts to use regenerative medicine for damaged knee cartilage. The standard is being developed…, ASTM Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices Next Meeting:, Nov. 15-18, 2016, November Committee Week, Orlando, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Mrignayani Kotecha, University of Illinois, tel +1.773.324.1072; mkotecha@uic.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kathleen Chalfin, tel +1.610.832.9717; kchalfin@astm.org Release #10144
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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’s Committee on Performance of Buildings (E06) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Paul G. Johnson of SmithGroupJJR, Inc. in Detroit, MI, U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Johnson for honorable leadership…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10086
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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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ASTM International and The International Code Council will host a delegation of officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council Standardization Organization (GSO) April 3-14. The delegation will visit Pennsylvania, New York City, Chicago and San Antonio. GSO includes the national standards bodies of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The delegation will…, Contacts:, For ICC: Raj Nathan, head of global services, tel +1.562.699.0541, ext. 3318, rnathan@iccsafe.org For ASTM: James Olshefsky, director of external relations, tel +1.610.832.9714, jolshefsky@astm.org ; or Nathan Osburn, director of corporate communications, tel +1.610.832.9603, nosburn@astm.org Release #10019
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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 ASTM International standard seeks to define terminology for description of cellular and/or tissue-based products (CTPs) for skin wounds based on their composition. The proposed standard (WK43184, Classification of Cellular and/or Tissue-Based Products (CTPs) for Skin Wounds) will provide a much-needed common language for healthcare providers, payers, researchers and manufacturers, and…, ASTM Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices Next Meeting:, May 3-6, 2016, May Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Charles Drueck, M.D., Swedish Covenant Hospital Wound Center, Glenview, Ill., tel +1.847.612.8335; cdrueck@msn.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org Release #9963
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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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A proposed ASTM International standard will provide a common way to describe platelet-rich plasma (PRP), which is used in orthopedics, sports medicine and other medical fields, to promote healing and tissue regeneration. According to ASTM member Henry Speich, Ph.D., “platelet-rich plasma” is a general term applied to a broad range of platelet concentrates, but there is no standardized way to…, ASTM Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices Next Meeting:, Nov. 17-19, 2015, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Henry Speich, Ph.D., Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw, Ind., tel +1.901.848.3741; henry.speich@zimmerbiomet.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org Release #9924