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Technical Note (NIST TN)

Enhancing Performance and Safety in Ambulances Through Improved Design Standards

May 18, 2012

Author(s)

Deogratias Kibira, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Mehdi Dadfarnia

This paper describes how modeling and simulation can play a major role in developing standards recommendations for patient compartment layout of automotive

Assessment of Factors Affecting Fire Performance of Mattresses: A Review

March 20, 2012

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, Rick D. Davis

An in-depth analysis of U.S. residential fire statistics shows that although the total number of fires and deaths due to mattress fires has dropped as a result

Thermal Behavior of Structural Fire Fighting Protective Ensemble Samples Modified with Phase Change Material and Exposed in Full-Scale Room Fires.

March 20, 2012

Author(s)

Adam M. Barowy, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Phase change materials (PCM) have been suggested as a means to increase the thermal protective performance of structural fire fighting protective ensembles

Developing Emergency Communication Strategies for Buildings

March 12, 2012

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Steve M. Gwynne, Kathryn M. Butler, Bryan L. Hoskins, Carolyn Sandler

The purpose of this document is to provide the foundation for the development of a guidance document on emergency communication message content and

Analysis of Radio-Propagation Environments to Support Standards Development for RF-Based Electronic Safety Equipment

March 5, 2012

Author(s)

Catherine A. Remley, William F. Young, Jacob L. Healy

We analyze data from NIST field tests in which radio-propagation channel characteristics were measured at approximately the same physical locations where the

Challenges in Microbial Sampling in the Indoor Environment

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

Jayne B. Morrow, Autumn S. Downey, Jordan Peccia

This report summarizes the results of the Challenges in Microbial Sampling in the Indoor Environment Workshop held on February 14-15, 2011 at the National

An Assessment of Methods for Determining Wind Loads (NIST TN 1738)

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

Emil Simiu, Chris Letchford, Nicholas Isyumov, Arindam G. Chowdhury, Dong Hun Yeo

The purpose of this work is to present an assessment of methods for determining wind loads on buildings and other structures that warrant comment, correction or

Airflow and Indoor Air Quality Models of DOE Reference Commercial Buildings

February 24, 2012

Author(s)

Lisa C. Ng, Amy Musser, Andrew K. Persily, Steven J. Emmerich

Sixteen reference commercial buildings were defined by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and created as EnergyPlus input files. They were developed for use in

NIST Technical Note 1735 LoopDA 3.0- Natural Ventilation Design and Analysis Software User Guide

February 22, 2012

Author(s)

William Dols, Steven Emmerich, Brian Polidoro

LoopDA 3.0 is an update to version 1.0 of the natural ventlation design tool developed by the Natural Institute of Standards and Technology. This software tool

Experimental Study of the Three Dimensional Internal Structure of Underventilated Compartment Fires in an ISO 9705 Room.

February 8, 2012

Author(s)

Kelly M. Opert, Andrew J. Lock, Matthew F. Bundy, Erik L. Johnsson, Cheolhong Hwang, Anthony P. Hamins, Stephen P. Fuss, Ki-Yong Lee

This report documents a set of 9 full scale ISO 9705 room under-ventilated compartment fire experiments for the purpose of guiding the development of the

Motorcoach Flammability Project Final Report: Tire Fires - Passenger Compartment Penetration, Tenability, Mitigation, and Material Performance

January 27, 2012

Author(s)

Erik L. Johnsson, Jiann C. Yang

Full scale fire experiments were conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to investigate tire fire interactions with the passenger

Prototype Commercial Buildings for Energy and Sustainability Assessment: Design Specification, Life- Cycle Costing and Carbon Assessment

January 10, 2012

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Recommendations for Elevator Messaging Strategies

January 6, 2012

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Bryan L. Hoskins

Building occupants, who have been instructed to use elevators for evacuation, and have subsequently congregated within the elevator lobby for eventual

Simulation of the Dynamics of a Wind-Driven Fire in a Ranch-Style House - Texas

January 5, 2012

Author(s)

Adam M. Barowy, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

This report describes the results of calculations using the NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) performed to provide insight on the thermal conditions that may

Database-Assisted Design for Wind: Multiple Points-in-Time Approach

December 22, 2011

Author(s)

Dong Hun Yeo

One of the problems encountered in the estimation of wind effects on high-rise structures is the development of combinations of such effects as translational

A Review of Fire Blocking Technologies for Soft Furnishings

December 20, 2011

Author(s)

Rick D. Davis, Shonali Nazare

Development and Use of the NIST Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Site Testbed

December 16, 2011

Author(s)

Kamel Saidi, Geraldine Cheok, Marek Franaszek, Christopher U. Brown, Jeremy Swerdlow, Robert R. Lipman, Itai Katz, Mani Golparvar-Fard, Paul Goodrum, Manu Akula, Gabriel Dadi, Behshad Ghadimi

The Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Site (IACJS) Testbed is a large laboratory facility that was established at the National Institute of Standards

Energy Consumption of Automatic Ice Makers Installed in Domestic Refrigerators, Revision 1

December 7, 2011

Author(s)

David A. Yashar, Ki-Jung Park

This study examines the energy consumption of automatic ice makers installed in domestic refrigerators. The purpose of this research is to determine a method of

Annex 47 Report 1: Commissioning Overview

December 1, 2011

Author(s)

Chlo? Legris, Daniel Choiniere, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti

This report summarizes part of the work of IEA-ECBCS Annex 47 Cost-Effective Commissioning of Existing and Low Energy Buildings. It is based on the research

High-temperature tensile constitutive data and models for structural steels in fire

November 30, 2011

Author(s)

William E. Luecke, Stephen W. Banovic, Joseph D. McColskey

This report documents the stress-strain behavior of a collection of structural steels recovered from the collapse of the World Trade Center. These steels

Fire Exposures of Fire Fighter Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Facepiece Lenses

November 29, 2011

Author(s)

Amy E. Mensch, George G. Cajaty Barbosa Braga, Nelson P. Bryner

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), conducted experiments which demonstrated a range of realistic thermal exposures and environmental

Certified Transmittance Density Uncertainties for Standard Reference Materials using a Transfer Spectrophotometer

November 28, 2011

Author(s)

John C. Travis, Melody V. Smith, Steven J. Choquette, Hung-Kung Liu

Overall uncertainties are evaluated for the certification of transmittance density (absorbance referred to air) and regular spectral transmittance for solid

Test Results Prepared for Honeywell:Flammability of Refrigerants in the Japanese High Pressure Gas Law Test

November 22, 2011

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, John L. Pagliaro, Peter B. Sunderland

The goal of the work was to determine the flammability of R1234ze(E) (C3H2F4) per the Japanese High Pressure Gas Law (see Appendix I). Tests were also performed

Prototype Commercial Buildings for Energy and Sustainability Assessment: Whole Building Energy Simulation Design

November 22, 2011

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Determining the Optimal Spatial Location of Shade Trees for Energy Savings: A Case Study Approach

November 22, 2011

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, David T. Butry

Tracking the National Fire Problem: The Data behind the Statistics

November 21, 2011

Author(s)

Douglas S. Thomas, David T. Butry

The objective of this report is to support the development of descriptive statistics and associated measures of uncertainty for characterizing, tracking, and

Moments of the Truncated Complex Gaussian Distribution

November 1, 2011

Author(s)

Ryan J. Pirkl

We present arbitrary moments of the univariate and bivariate truncated complex Gaussian distribution. Using these moment expressions, we investigate the

An Experimental and Computational Study of Reinforced Concrete Assemblies under a Column Removal Scenario

October 26, 2011

Author(s)

Hai S. Lew, Yihai Bao, Fahim Sadek, Joseph A. Main, Santiago Pujol, Mete Sozen

This report presents an experimental and computational study of two reinforced concrete beam-column assemblies, each comprising three columns and two beams. The

Model Development and Validation for Particle Release Experiments in a Two-story Office Building

October 5, 2011

Author(s)

William S. Dols, Andrew K. Persily, Jayne B. Morrow

Optimization of Building HVAC Systems Using Intelligent Agents - A Proof of Concept Study

October 3, 2011

Author(s)

George E. Kelly, Steven T. Bushby

This paper describes the development and implementation of a simulation testbed used to study the concept of employing intelligent agents to optimize the