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NIST Begins Technical Study of South Carolina Warehouse Fire
Release Date: 07/16/2007 GAITHERSBURG, MD—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is … more
NIST Status Update on World Trade Center 7 Investigation
Release Date: 06/29/2007 A team of scientists and engineers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that is investigating … more
Fans Clear High-Rise Stairwells of Smoke
Release Date: 06/21/2007 High pressure fans that direct air flow up the stairway of a burning high-rise building can increase the effectiveness of firefighters and the … more
NIST Fire Experts Examine Charleston Building Collapse
Release Date: 06/21/2007 On June 19, 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sent four fire experts to Charleston, S.C., to gather information and … more
NIST WTC Recommendations Spur New Model Building Codes
Release Date: 06/21/2007 Safer buildings—especially tall structures—that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the … more
First Comprehensive Set of Model Code Changes Adopted Based on Recommendations from Commerce's NIST World Trade Center Investigation
Release Date: 06/20/2007 GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Safer buildings-especially tall structures-that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal … more
Fifteen Named to Earthquake Hazards Reduction Advisory Committee
Release Date: 02/28/2007 William Jeffrey, director of the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has named 15 … more
NIST Test Fans the Flames for High-Rise Fire Safety
Release Date: 11/22/2006 Members of a research team watch flames erupt from an abandoned Chicago apartment building during a Nov. 10 test of positive pressure ventilation … more
Enhanced Air Quality Modeling Software Available
Release Date: 11/22/2006 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced that an enhanced version of its CONTAM indoor air quality modeling … more
NIST’s World Trade Center Investigation
Release Date: 09/08/2006 (9/8/2006, ARCHIVE, incorporated into 9/19/2011 update ) What is NIST? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of … more
New Fact Sheet Addresses Questions on WTC Report
Release Date: 08/31/2006 When the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the final report in October 2005 from its technical investigation of the … more
Workshops Address How to Avoid Progressive Collapse
Release Date: 08/31/2006 The 1995 bombing that triggered the collapse of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla., first raised concerns in the United … more
Commerce's NIST Sending Experts to Examine Missouri Building Collapse
Release Date: 06/27/2006 GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is … more
Improved Rating for Residential Fuel Cells
Release Date: 06/22/2006 A new performance rating system for residential fuel cells developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can help … more
Rooftop PV Data for Better Energy Prediction Models
Release Date: 06/22/2006 NIST’s new Roof Photovoltaic Test Facility duplicates real-life conditions to monitor photovoltaic (PV) systems blended into … more |
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