ANSI/PLASTICS B151.31-2014 (R2020): Blow Molding Machines
Do you know how plastic water bottles are created? Well, since the 1970s, stretch blow molding has been used for creating preforms of plastic bottles […]
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IWA 42:2022—Net Zero Guidelines
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, CO2 levels were consistently around 280 ppm (parts per million) for almost 6,000 years of human civilization. Since then, humans have […]
ANSI B11.25-2022: Safety Requirements For Large Machines
Approximately 75% of struck-by fatalities involve heavy equipment such as trucks or cranes. Safety standards must take into account the numerous ways to implement administrative […]
ISO/IEC 27002:2022— Information Security Controls
With the increasing use of technology and the world becoming more digital, organizations have collected more and more personal data to help them better understand […]
ASTM E84-23: Surface Burning Of Building Materials
Fire fighting was a sport at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Teams of professional and volunteer firefighters competed, and they were required to […]
ANSI X9.104-1-2004 (R2023): Card Originated Messages
The substitution of electronic financial transactions at the point of sale for their paper-based predecessors has reduced costs and improved efficiency, particularly in the operation […]
ISO/IEC 27035-1:2023— Information Security Management
A single cyber attack, such as data breach, malware, ransomware or DDoS attack, cost companies in the U.S. a median of $18,000 in 2022. That […]
ISO 22393:2023—Security And Community Resilience
Emergencies, disasters, or crises disrupt normal conditions, expose system fragilities, and have impacts that can cause widespread suffering. Consequently, there is a dire need for […]
ASTM E331-00(2023): Standard Test Method For Water Penetration
Water resistance is a critical performance factor for a building envelope—the physical separator between the conditioned and unconditioned environment of a building including the resistance […]
ASTM E1105-15(2023): Field Determination Of Water Penetration
Fenestration—a collective term for the doors, windows, and skylights that penetrate a building’s exterior—is a key element of a home’s design as it enables natural […]