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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Applied and Computational Mathematics Division, Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year 2016

March 29, 2017

Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert

This report summarizes recent technical work of the Applied and Computational Sciences Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National...

Report on Lightweight Cryptography

March 28, 2017

Author(s)

Kerry McKay, Lawrence E. Bassham, Meltem Sonmez Turan, Nicky Mouha

NIST-approved cryptographic standards were designed to perform well using general-purpose computers. In recent years, there has been increased deployment of...

Selected Procedures for Volumetric Calibrations (2017 Ed)

March 28, 2017

Author(s)

Val R. Miller, Georgia L. Harris

This publication contains Good Measurement Procedures (GMP), Good Laboratory Procedures (GLP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for use in calibration...

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Winter and Summer 2016 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robin LXXIX and LXXX Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum

March 16, 2017

Author(s)

Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer

The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure...

Improving Biometric and Forensic Technology: The Future of Research Datasets Symposium Report

March 14, 2017

Author(s)

Shannan Williams, Melissa Taylor, Kiebuzinski George

On January 26th and 27th, 2015, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), held a...

Contactless Fingerprint Devices Usability Test

March 6, 2017

Author(s)

Susanne M. Furman, Brian C. Stanton, Mary F. Theofanos, John M. Libert, John D. Grantham

Face In Video Evaluation (FIVE) Face Recognition of Non-Cooperative Subjects

March 6, 2017

Author(s)

Patrick J. Grother, Mei L. Ngan, George W. Quinn

Assessment of Closed Circuit Television Digital Video Recording and Export Technologies

March 6, 2017

Author(s)

Michael Garris, Mary T. Laamanen, Craig S. Russell, Lawrence D. Nadel

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted research to define and...

Guideline for Automatic Guided Vehicle Calibration

March 2, 2017

Author(s)

Steven Legowik, Roger V. Bostelman, Tsai H. Hong, Elena R. Messina

This report documents the steps followed to calibrate an all-wheel steer Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) for optimal performance. Proper calibration of the...

Fire Modeling Analysis: Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

D W. Stroup

This report describes results obtained from a fire protection engineering analysis of an historic government office building located in Washington, DC. The...

Mini-Matt Flammability and Its Relation to Full-Scale Mattress Flammability

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Roy A. McLane

Mini-mattresses of a size used for commercial display, were subjected to a pair of NIST-developed gas burners and the resulting heat release behavior was...

Verification and Validation of CFAST, A Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Spread

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Walter W. Jones, Richard D. Peacock, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke

CFAST is a zone model capable of predicting the environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected to a fire. It calculates the time evolving distribution...

BACnet Enhancement for Biometric Access Control

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado

Technical Issues Related to the Measurement and Modeling of Contaminant Transport and Accumulation in Building Plumbing Systems

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado

This report identifies and examines the important issues associated with a measurement and modeling program intended to evaluate how contaminants accidentally...

MatML Editor: User Documentation

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

J Bakoczy, E F. Begley

This manuscript contains the end-user documentation for the MatML Editor, an enabling technology intended to support widespread adoption of the language. The...

Recommended Information Set and Interface Design for use by First Responders During Building Incidents

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

William D. Davis, Walter W. Jones, David Holmberg, K A. Reed

This paper identifies building and building related information that would be useful to first responders (fire, police, EMS) and discusses examples of how the...

Distributed Biometric Access Control Testbed

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado, S Cook, Michael Galler

Modeling Building Access Control with BACnet

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado, S Cook, Banty Jain, Michael Galler

This report describes a typical implementation of a building access control system integrated with other portions of a building automation system, using some of...

Alert Categorization, Revision 1.0

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Alan B. Vinh

There are many types of sensor devices available in today s market with many still in development. These devices send signals representing the detection of...

BACnet Lighting Control Applications

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado

The Integration of Biometric Access Control in Buildings

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado

Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis - April 2005 NISTIR 85-3273-20 (Rev. 4/05)

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

S Fuller, Amy S. Rushing

This is the April 2005 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and...

Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis - April 2003

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Amy S. Rushing, S Fuller

This is the April 2003 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and...

Investigation of Unresolved Issues From ATL Temperature Control Module

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado

A series of measurements and performance evaluations has been conducted in the Temperature Control Module (TCM) for three control system vendors in order to...

AEX XML Schema Reference Guide

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Mark E. Palmer, M Burns, T L. Teague, Mary Turton, Rurik Turton

The AEX XML Schema Reference Guide summarizes the design principles and the structures of the AEX (Automating Equipment Information eXchange) XML schemas...

Results of Shear Resistance Tests of Manufactures House Walls

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Michael A. Riley, R E. Vega

The tests reported herein were intended to gain information on how manufactured home shear walls perform under extreme loads. The specimens tested represent...

BEES 3.0 Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability: Technical Manual and User Guide

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt

The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) version 3.0 software implements a rational, systematic technique for selecting environmentally...

Benefits and Costs of Research: A Case Study of Fire Dynamics Simulation

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt

The Fire Dynamics Simulation (FDS) research program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has produced software that simulates fire...

Measuring the Affordability of Residential Building Innovations

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

C J. Leng

Innovations in residential construction have faced many barriers to adoption. One critical barrier is the absence of metrics that allow homeowners, home...

Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis - April 2004

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

L I. Schultz, Amy S. Rushing, S Fuller

This is the April 2004 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and...

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