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Inert gases that are found in insulating glass units help make windows more energy efficient. A new ASTM International standard provides a long-needed method for evaluating gas concentration inside insulating glass units without destroying or altering the edge seal. The new standard, ASTM E2649 , Test Method for Determining Argon Concentration in Sealed Insulating Glass Units Using Spark Emission…
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Coinciding with Earth Day 2009, the inaugural meetings of ASTM International Committee E60 on Sustainability covered standards work, an expanded sustainability database, a student liaison subcommittee and more. Ninety-five stakeholders from a range of industries met April 21-23 in Vancouver, British, Columbia, Canada, and discussed best practices for sustainability and the potential to…, Life Cycle Assessment Workshop to Be Held in October, On Sunday, Oct. 18, and Monday, Oct. 19, Committee E60 will host a workshop on life cycle assessment and both its theory and practice. The purpose is to share information on the effective use of LCA methodology in supporting standards development. The workshop will be held during the ASTM October committee week meetings in Atlanta, Ga., E60 Develops Submission Criteria and Expands Online Sustainability Database, Through new criteria and a new task group, Committee E60 has expanded the scope of its online sustainability database, and it encourages all ASTM committees and outside organizations to submit sustainability-related standards for possible inclusion in the resource. According to Meadows, the sustainability database fills a void in having one place to gather sustainability standards from both ASTM…, Proposed Standards from New Student Liaison and Affairs Subcommittee, To give a voice to ASTM student members who represent universities around the world, Committee E60 has established Subcommittee E60.95 on Student Liaison and Affairs. Sustainability, notes Meadows, is about managing resources today so that they are available to future generations, and as such, students have a vested interest in the work of the committee. E60 plans to communicate with interested…
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Sustainability standards development and related exchange of information will highlight the inaugural April 21-23 meetings of ASTM International Committee E60 on Sustainability. Coinciding with Earth Day 2009 on April 22, the meetings are scheduled in conjunction with the ASTM April committee week sessions in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Forum for a Comprehensive Approach to…
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Insulating concrete form systems are gaining acceptance as energy efficient building envelopes for both residential and commercial construction, with more than 80 ICF products available. In order to deal with the varying quality of ICFs, ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings has developed a new standard, ASTM E2634 , Specification for Flat Wall Insulating Concrete Form (ICF…
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ASTM Committee E60 to Develop Standards That Will Drive Mainstream Market Implementation ASTM International, one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world, today announced the formation of ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability. This new standards development initiative results from the cooperative efforts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and cross…
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ASTM International has announced the planned formation of a new technical committee on sustainability. An organizational meeting for the new standards writing committee will be held Oct.1, 2008, in Miami, Fla. ASTM Standards: Bringing Sustainability into the Mainstream Numerous environmental, social and economic challenges have brought issues of sustainability to the forefront in recent years. …
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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…