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Energy Upgrades Pay Off for Taxpayers and Feds

March 5, 2008

Buildings account for 40 percent of the energy consumed within the United States and a similar percentage of carbon dioxide emissions. National Institute of...

A NIST researcher adjusts a multi-gas analyzer which will measure carbon monoxide, oxygen, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons concentrations produced by such a generator located, against safety advice, in a garage.

NIST to Study Hazards of Portable Gasoline-Powered Generators

March 5, 2008

The same gasoline-powered portable generators that keep the lights burning, the freezer cold, and the house warm when a storm shuts off the electricity, can...

NIST Building Safety Efforts Mark Fifth Anniversary of R.I. Nightclub Fire

February 19, 2008

Five years ago on Feb. 20, 2003, pyrotechnics lit during a concert at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., started a rapidly spreading fire that caused...

Workshop Offers U.S. Industry Access to International R&D Collaborations

February 5, 2008

Companies interested in participating in international advanced manufacturing research and development can learn about new collaboration opportunities offered...

Urban search and rescue robot and its control unit sit atop one of the packing crates

'Nitty-Gritty' but Vital Data Helps Field Rescue Robots

February 5, 2008

A new ASTM International standard for urban search and rescue robots and components tackles humble logistics problems that, left unsolved, could hamper the use...

NIST Helps Heat Pumps 'Go With the Flow' to Boost Output

January 23, 2008

Air-source heat pumps typically deliver 1 1/2 to three times more heating energy to a home than the electric energy they consume. This is possible because heat...

NIST technician putting bolts into the map encasement

NIST Encasement Now Protecting 'America's Birth Certificate'

December 12, 2007

A hermetically sealed glass and aluminum encasement built by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will protect the first world map to label...

Photo of the front of a truck cab that has been instrumented for NIST tests of collision warning systems.

NIST Measures Performance of Auto Crash Warning Systems

November 27, 2007

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and tested a laser-based ranging system to assess the performance of...

Elevators Seen as Playing Hi-Rise Fire Evacuation Role

October 25, 2007

"In case of fire use the stairs, not the elevator"—appears on signs posted in elevator lobbies throughout the United States. In the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001...

NIST Official Testifies on Fire Research Program

October 11, 2007

On Oct. 2, 2007, S. Shyam Sunder, director of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), testified...

Home Sprinklers Score 'A' in NIST Cost-Benefit Study

October 11, 2007

Sometimes life-saving technologies seem beyond the reach of the average person. If you put residential fire sprinklers in that category, think again. National...

NIST Helps Plan Measurement Standards for the Hydrogen Economy

September 27, 2007

How do you conveniently measure something that not only is 14 times lighter than air but also invisible? That's just one of the tasks National Institute of...

NIST Firebrand Device Could Save U.S. and Japanese Homes

September 13, 2007

Crackling embers and glowing firebrands might make for a romantic evening in front of the fireplace, but for homeowners in high fire-risk areas, windborne fire...

Flames coming out of the first doorway of a test structure after the floor has collapsed into the basement.

Fire Tests Examine Structural Collapse Hazards and Warning Devices

August 30, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted experiments this week in Sharon Hill, Pa., on the hazards of fires under residential floors...

NIST Begins Technical Study of S.C. Warehouse Fire

July 20, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is beginning a technical study of the June 18, 2007, fire at the Super Sofa...

NIST Begins Technical Study of South Carolina Warehouse Fire

July 16, 2007

GAITHERSBURG, MD—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is beginning a technical study of the...

NIST/Industry Quality Measurement Data Standard

June 21, 2007

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers, together with colleagues from the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), key manufacturing...

NIST Fire Experts Examine Charleston Building Collapse

June 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 examine the...

NIST experiment to replicate an office fire

NIST WTC Recommendations Spur New Model Building Codes

June 21, 2007

Safer buildings—especially tall structures—that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal of the first comprehensive set...

Photo of a mounted fan outside of a building

Fans Clear High-Rise Stairwells of Smoke

June 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 survivability of...

First Comprehensive Set of Model Code Changes Adopted Based on Recommendations from Commerce's NIST World Trade Center Investigation

June 20, 2007

GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Safer buildings-especially tall structures-that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal of the first...

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Engineering Laboratory

News and Updates

Energy Upgrades Pay Off for Taxpayers and Feds

NIST to Study Hazards of Portable Gasoline-Powered Generators

NIST Building Safety Efforts Mark Fifth Anniversary of R.I. Nightclub Fire

Workshop Offers U.S. Industry Access to International R&D Collaborations

'Nitty-Gritty' but Vital Data Helps Field Rescue Robots

NIST Helps Heat Pumps 'Go With the Flow' to Boost Output

NIST Encasement Now Protecting 'America's Birth Certificate'

NIST Measures Performance of Auto Crash Warning Systems

Elevators Seen as Playing Hi-Rise Fire Evacuation Role

NIST Official Testifies on Fire Research Program

Home Sprinklers Score 'A' in NIST Cost-Benefit Study

NIST Helps Plan Measurement Standards for the Hydrogen Economy

NIST Firebrand Device Could Save U.S. and Japanese Homes

Fire Tests Examine Structural Collapse Hazards and Warning Devices

NIST Begins Technical Study of S.C. Warehouse Fire

NIST Begins Technical Study of South Carolina Warehouse Fire

NIST/Industry Quality Measurement Data Standard

NIST Fire Experts Examine Charleston Building Collapse

NIST WTC Recommendations Spur New Model Building Codes

Fans Clear High-Rise Stairwells of Smoke

First Comprehensive Set of Model Code Changes Adopted Based on Recommendations from Commerce's NIST World Trade Center Investigation

Building Retrofits Reduce Chem/Bio Hazards Risks

Rescue Robot Tests To Offer Responders High-Tech Help

NIST Building Software Offers Green Product Advice

Fifteen Named to Earthquake Hazards Reduction Advisory Committee

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