ASME B30.20-2025: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
A volume of the overall safety standard for cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings, ASME B30.20-2025: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, has been released. Revising…
ASTM C670-24ae1: Test Methods for Construction Materials
In construction, precision and bias statements are not just technical details—they are foundational for quality, safety, compliance, and cost-efficiency. They assure that the measurements and…
ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 100-2024: Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings
The American National Standard for energy efficiency in existing buildings, ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 100, has been revised. New buildings continuously emerge. New indoor environments are introduced…
ASCE/SEI 24-2025: Flood Resistant Design and Construction
Besides the dangers that floods pose to humans, they also can leave behind a broad array of destruction in their wake, such as dismantling roads,…
ASA/ANSI S12.61-2024: Noise Emission Values of Machinery
Due to the presence of machinery, engines, and heavy equipment, industrial environments can produce high levels of noise. The noise can be loud enough to…
ASTM C31/C31M-25a: Making Concrete Test Specimens
Concrete test specimens (concrete cylinders, beams, or cubes) are used in various construction projects; they help to determine the quality and strength of concrete used on…
What’s New in the 2024 International Residential Code?
The homes of the first American settlers of the mid-1600s were almost completely built from logs. These early dwellings had an open-plan interior, and a…
NECA 100-2024: Symbols for Electrical Construction Drawings
Electrical construction symbols provide a standardized, universal language for representing various electrical components and circuits in a drawing. They enable engineers, electricians, and other construction…
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ANSI E1.2-2021: Aluminum Trusses and Towers
Truss systems are imperative for enhancing audio, video, lighting, motion capturing, staging, and other creative components. ANSI E1.2-2021: Entertainment Technology – Design, Manufacture and Use…