ANSI/BOMA Z65.1: Measuring Office Building Areas
How an office space is measured can affect rent calculations, operating expenses, space planning, property valuation, and comparisons between buildings. A consistent approach to measuring…
ANSI/AARST SGM-SF-2023: Soil Gas Mitigation for Homes
Soil gases such as radon can seep through cracks, gaps, and openings in foundations, entering indoor air without any visible warning. You cannot see or…
ATIS-0600329.2024: Earthquake Resistant Network Equipment
Behind every phone call, emergency alert, data exchange, and digital service is a complex telecommunications network engineered to keep critical information flowing reliably. Earthquakes can…
ASCE 20-96: Guidelines for Safe Pile Foundation Design
When soil conditions cannot adequately support building loads near the surface, engineers often turn to pile foundations: deep slender, elongated structural elements (often made of…
ISO 22111:2019— Safe Structural Design
Whether it is an office tower swaying imperceptibly in the wind, a bridge carrying thousands of vehicles every hour, or a stadium roof spanning hundreds…
Building Safety Standards That Protect Structures
While structural failures in buildings are uncommon, they can have devastating consequences. Since 1969, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has investigated more…
ASTM D5268-23: Topsoil Used for Landscaping & Construction
Every healthy lawn, thriving landscape installation, and successful green infrastructure project contains quality topsoil. This is because the composition of topsoil directly affects vegetation establishment,…
ANSI/ASSP A10 Standards for Construction Safety
At sunrise, a construction site comes to life. Steel beams rise, scaffolds stretch skyward, and crews prepare to shape the built environment. Behind every hard…
Why Does NYC Have So Much Scaffolding?
In New York City (NYC), pedestrians hastily come and go, but our daily sightings of scaffolding are here to stay. There are currently over 8,400 scaffolding structures across…