ANSI was originally established on Oct. 19, 1918, as the American Engineering Standards Committee, an impartial national body to coordinate standards development, approve national consensus standards, and halt user confusion on acceptability.

ACCA Standard 12 establishes the minimum evaluation requirements for energy consumption, water conservation, occupant comfort, and indoor air quality in residential buildings.

 ICC-ES PMG is a subsidiary of the International Code Council, a member-focused organization that publishes the I-Codes.

Restricted water access, for example, is linked to approximately 700,000 preventable child fatalities every year, in addition to the millions of cases of diseases related to contaminated water.

'The webcast focuses on recognizing the value of a holistic approach to assessing a building and its systems, as well as addressing the myths and realities of energy efficiency as discovered through real life experiences.'

Topics range from design innovations spreading through the industry to the latest in building integration and observation, as well as troubleshooting the most common issues occurring in building management systems.

The “Management Commitment and Employee Involvement” safety resources offer guidelines, training, checklists, logs and other valuable resources related to hazard prevention and control, safety and health planning, and other construction-specific safety topics.

' ... industry would be negatively impacted by an increase in tariffs, as would the consumers that rely on the products we manufacture.'