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ASPE Opens Registration for Plumbing Design Certification Exam

January 19, 2018

2018 CPD Exam is being held on April 5 and 6.

Four Universities Receive NIST Funding to Develop Standards Curricula

January 18, 2018

Since 2012, NIST’s Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program has made 31 awards totaling more than $1.8 million.

Code Classroom

Dry Drains

Water conservation can affect drainline transport.

January 18, 2018

Ron George

Drains are getting to the point where the flows are insufficient to transport solids down the drain, and this is why…

ANCR Develops Nation’s First Whole-Community Resilience Benchmarks

January 16, 2018

Application deadline for volunteer committee openings is February 1, and the deadline for lead company sponsorships for the effort is January 22

Construction Owner Faces Manslaughter Charges Over Trench Death

January 15, 2018

This is the first time a Washington employer has faced felony charges for a workplace fatality.

China Officially Promulgates Standardization Law

ANSI Releases Latest Issue of ANSI in China Newsletter

January 15, 2018

Newsletter contains updates on technical activities, policy decisions, trade matters, and other information of interest to ANSI members operating in or interacting with China.

Rheem Earns First Rule 1111 Certification for Residential Furnace

January 12, 2018

SCAQMD created the California mandate to reduce nitrogen oxide in natural gas-fired, fan-type central furnaces from 40 nanograms per joule to 14 nanograms per joule.

OSHA Renews Safety Commitment For Women in Construction

January 8, 2018

The five-year alliance will focus on hazards of particular concern to women in the construction industry, including personal protective equipment selection, sanitation, and workplace intimidation and violence.

Networking and Education Await in Orlando

January 8, 2018

The Code Council and ICC-ES will sponsor exhibits at the 2018 International Builders’ Show and Kitchen & Bath Industry Show.

Code Change Submission Window Expanded

January 5, 2018

New deadline gives the 2018 Group A International Codes the opportunity to affect the most widely used and adopted set of building safety codes in the U.S.