Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO/ANSI UPC 1-2018)
If extraterrestrials landed on Earth, across homes, they would find furniture designed for similar purposes, lights in typical placements, an affinity for screens, and, of […]
ISO 13857:2019 – Safety Distances To Prevent Limb Hazards
The association between standards and measurements has persisted ever since the onset of industry. When it comes to machinery, even outside of industry, clear comprehension […]
ASME PASE-2019: Portable Automotive Service Equipment
The safety standard for portable automotive service equipment, ASME PASE-2019, specifies the design, maintenance, and other considerations for a range of equipment and tools essential […]
What Are Soft Skills?
To be an effective auditor or assessor, it takes a variety of soft skills. But what exactly are they and how can you acquire them? […]
ISO 22301:2019 – Business Continuity Management Systems
As ideal as it would be to comprehensively plan for and preemptively pinpoint every threat, uncertainty, by its very nature, looms perennially. For any organization, […]
ANSI/ASHRAE 62.2-2019: Ventilation in Residential Buildings
Regardless of the building, assuring an acceptable indoor air quality (IAQ) is a shared interest. In the home, ventilation and air quality contain unique considerations, […]
Basics of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
In June of 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was signed into law. The landmark privacy legislation passed on the heels of the European […]
ANSI/ASHRAE 62.1-2019: Ventilation for Indoor Air Quality
On average, we breathe air in and out 12 times a minute. Our bodies inhale the gaseous matter to send oxygen though the alveolar walls […]
ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2019: Energy Standard For Buildings
The energy standard for buildings has been revised: ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2019: Energy Standard For Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The earliest human shelters guarded Paleolithic gatherers […]
ANSI Art and ASCII Art – Origins in Standards
While both ANSI art and ASCII art have fizzled in popularity since their glory days on bulletin board systems (BBSs), they have remained consistently practiced, […]