Is Water Vapor a Greenhouse Gas?
With much attention given to humans’ climate-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, you might be surprised to learn that CO2 is not the most prevalent greenhouse gas affecting the…
ANSI/ASCE/EWRI 33-2023: Water Quality Management Agreement
Water covers 71% of the earth. Life simply cannot exist without water. If there is one thing that matters more than the availability of water, however,…
IEC 61851-23 Ed. 2.0 B: 2023—DC Electric Vehicle Equipment
Direct current (DC) chargers are bigger, faster, and overall, they are an technological breakthrough when it comes to electric vehicles (EVs). DC chargers are cost-effective…
IWA 29:2019—Professional Farmer Organization
Globally, 40% of the population earns its income from agriculture; hence, agriculture is the largest employer in the world—employing over one billion people. Agriculture also…
ANSI/IES LP-9-20: Commercial And Industrial Facilities
The average American spends as much as 90% of their time inside—mostly at work. As such, ensuring that buildings are healthy is critical for the well-being…
Industry 5.0 – From Virtual to Physical
Industry 5.0 is the first industrial evolution ever led by humans. It recovers the missing link between nature and human made ecosystems. What Is Industry…
IEC 61400-1 Ed. 4.0 b:2019: Wind Turbines Design
Wind energy in the United States helps avoid 336 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually—equivalent to the emissions from 73 million cars. Further, wind…
ANSI C18.4M-2023: Portable Cells & Batteries – Environmental
The lithium-ion battery was first proposed by university researchers in England and Japan in the 1980s. However, it did not become commercially available until the Sony…
ASTM D6954-24: Plastic Biodegradability
Using oxo-biodegradable technology can prevent future contributions to the accumulation of plastic waste that has escaped into the environment. Oxo-biodegradable plastic serves as a solution…