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Site Tracks Implementation of Trade Center Suggestions

February 16, 2006

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has implemented a Web-based system so that the public can track the progress toward implementing the...

Draft Statement of Work for Structural Analysis of WTC 7

January 4, 2006

NIST is interested in receiving technical comments about the scope of work and technical approach for The draft statement of work for structural analysis of WTC...

WTC Report Urges Action for Safer Tall Buildings

November 3, 2005

Testifying before a hearing of the House Science Committee on Oct. 26, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director William Jeffrey urged...

NIST Urges Implementation of Recommendations from World Trade Center Investigation Final Towers Report Released Today at Congressional Hearing

October 26, 2005

WASHINGTON, D.C.— William Jeffrey, director of the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), today called on the...

NIST Coordinates Study of Hurricane Structure Damage

October 20, 2005

On Oct. 13, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it has deployed the first of three teams of technical experts under a...

Commerce's NIST Coordinates Study of Structural Damage from Gulf Hurricanes

October 13, 2005

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it has deployed the first of three teams...

Final Nightclub Fire Report Urges Code Compliance

June 30, 2005

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) fire investigators have urged all state and local governments to adopt and aggressively enforce national...

Final NIST Rhode Island Nightclub Fire Report Urges Strict Adherence to and Strengthening of Current Model Safety Codes

June 29, 2005

Full list of recommendations Complete Report: Volume 1 (.pdf; requires Acrobat Reader) Appendices: Volume 2 (.pdf; requires Acrobat Reader) GAITHERSBURG, MD —...

NIST World Trade Center Investigation Team Calls for Improvements

June 23, 2005

Presentation by Shyam Sunder, lead investigator (includes abridged recommendations) Remarks by Hratch Semerjian, Acting NIST Director Draft summary report...

Meeting Slated to Discuss Structural Steel and Fire

June 2, 2005

The World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, showed the critical importance of fire resistant materials for structural steel. To accelerate...

Latest Findings from NIST World Trade Center Investigation Released

October 19, 2004

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released the latest findings from its building and fire safety...

April 2005 Public Briefing on NIST's World Trade Center Investigation

September 27, 2004

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a public meeting starting at 1 p.m. (EST) on April 5, 2005, at the Crowne Plaza Times Square...

NIST Tests Provide Fire Resistance Data on World Trade Center Floor Systems

September 9, 2004

Fire Resistance Testing of WTC Floor System, Aug. 25, 2004, Presentation by S. Shyam Sunder (Note: Presentation is presented in .pdf.) Fire Resistance Testing...

Tests of a Typical WTC Floor System and Individual Steel Members

July 26, 2004

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to sponsor a fire test of a World Trade Center (WTC) tower floor system as...

Status of Data Collection Efforts

July 21, 2004

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is basing its review, analysis, modeling, and testing work for the World Trade Center (WTC)...

Federal Investigators Classify WTC Victims' Locations Within Collapsed Buildings

July 20, 2004

As part of its building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and...

Interim Findings from NIST World Trade Center Building and Fire Safety Investigation Identify Issues with Current Standards, Codes and Practices

June 18, 2004

Fact Sheet of Key Interim Findings Presentation by S. Sunder (.pdf) Progress Report The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Computer model of fire at The Station nightclub after 90 seconds

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