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NIST Pubs

Processes Analytics Formalism for Decision Guidance in Sustainable Manufacturing:

November 1, 2013

Author(s)

Alexander Brodsky, Guodong Shao, Frank Riddick

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin:

November 1, 2013

Author(s)

Petrina C. Potts

A Framework to Update the Plan to Coordinate NEHRP Post-Earthquake Investigations

November 1, 2013

Author(s)

William Holmes, Jonathan Bray, Thomas Holzer, Laurie Johnson, Jack Moehle, Sharon Wood

In 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) "Earthquake Structural and

Checking the Net Content of Packaged Goods (NIST HB 133-2014)

November 1, 2013

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, David A. Sefcik, Lisa Warfield

This handbook has been prepared as a procedural guide for the compliance testing of net contents statements on packaged goods. Compliance testing of packaged

NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2014 Ed.)

October 31, 2013

Author(s)

Tina Butcher, Linda D. Crown, Richard A. Harshman, Juana Williams

Handbook 44 was first printed in 1949, having been preceded by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms. This 2014 edition was developed

A Methodology for Handling Standards Terminology for Sustainable Manufacturing

October 30, 2013

Author(s)

Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, David J. Lechevalier, Katherine C. Morris, Sudarsan Rachuri

In order to develop the discipline of sustainable manufacturing, the language of discourse needs to be properly and clearly communicated, for both manufacturers

Benefits and Costs of Commissioning: A Case Study Analysis

October 29, 2013

Author(s)

Stanley W. Gilbert

Commissioning is a quality assurance process for the design, construction and operation of buildings. Specifically, Building Commissioning is a process of

Effects of JPEG 2000 Lossy Image Compression on 1000 ppi Latent Fingerprint Casework

October 25, 2013

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Frederick R. Byers, Lindsay M. Petersen, Michael D. Garris

This paper presents the findings of a study conducted to measure the impact of JPEG 2000 lossy compression on the comparison of 1000 ppi latent fingerprint

ITL Updates Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

October 22, 2013

Author(s)

Elizabeth B. Lennon

This ITL Bulletin describes revisions made to FIPS 201-1 and gives background information on the PIV standard, which was mandated by Homeland Security

Evaluation of Energy Consumption Rating Methods for Thermoelectric Wine Chillers and Compact Refrigerators

October 21, 2013

Author(s)

David A. Yashar, Young-Jin Baik

Most types of refrigerating appliances are rated according to an established test procedure and their energy use is regulated by the US Department of energy

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin:

October 1, 2013

Author(s)

Petrina C. Potts

Uniform laws and regulations in the areas of legal metrology and engine fuel quality : as adopted by the 98th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2013:

October 1, 2013

Author(s)

Linda Crown, David Sefcik, Lisa Warfield, Carol Hockert

A methodology for handling standards terminology for sustainable manufacturing:

October 1, 2013

Author(s)

Anantha Narayanan, David Lechevalier, KC Morris, Sudarsan Rachuri

Benefits and Costs of Commissioning: A Case Study Analysis:

October 1, 2013

Author(s)

Stanley W. Gilbert, Lindsay M. Petersen, Michael D. Garris

Effects of JPEG 2000 Lossy Image Compression on 1000 ppi Latent Fingerprint Casework:

October 1, 2013

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Frederick R. Byers, Lindsay M. Petersen, Michael D. Garris

NIST Handbook 130: Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality (2014 Ed.)

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, David Sefcik, Lisa Warfield

This handbook compiles uniform laws and regulations developed by the Committee on Laws and Regulations of the National Conference of Weights and Measures (NCWM)

Energy Performance of the NIST Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility relative to a Maryland Code- Compliant Design

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to construct a Net Zero

Benefits and Costs of Energy Standard Adoption in New Commercial Buildings: State-by-State Summaries

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Energy efficiency requirements in current commercial building energy codes vary across states. Energy standards that are currently adopted by states range from

Fingerprint Scanner Affordances

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Michelle P. Steves, Brian Stanton, Mary Theofanos, Dana E. Chisnell, Hannah Wald

Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) Technical Manual and User Guide

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt, Joshua D. Kneifel, Priya Lavappa, Sangwon Suh, Anne Landfield Greig

Building stakeholders need practical metrics, data, and tools to support decisions related to sustainable building designs, technologies, standards, and codes

Programmers Guide to the Air-Handling Unit Performance Assessment Rule DLL

September 26, 2013

Author(s)

Michael A. Galler

The AHU Performance Assessment Rules (APAR) were developed in 2001 and have been implemented as part of a limited number of Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD

Effect of Concentration on R134a/Al2O3 Nanolubricant Mixture Boiling on a Reentrant Cavity Surface with Extensive Measurement and Analysis Details

September 25, 2013

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski

This paper quantifies the influence of Al2O3 nanoparticles on the pool boiling performance of R134a/polyolester mixtures on a Turbo-BII-HP boiling surface

Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Scott W. Rose

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed computing system that enables access to Internet resources by user-friendly domain names rather than IP addresses

Interlaboratory Analytical Comparison Study of Total Fatty Acid Concentrations in Human Serum: Results for Exercise 01: QA12FASER01

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Michele M. Schantz, Carissa Powers, Rosemary Schleicher

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and NIHs Office of Dietary

Applying the Hedonic Method

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Stanley W. Gilbert

Often, advances in measurement science will enable the development of new product innovations. When trying to estimate the value of the benefits of an advance

Best Practices Guide for High-Volume Fly Ash Concretes: Assuring Properties and Performance

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Chiara F. Ferraris, Kenneth A. Snyder

A best practices guide is developed from a synthesis of recent research on high-volume fly ash (HVFA) concrete mixtures. These best practices can be applied by

Exploratory Study of Airflow from SCBA Exposed to Elevated Temperatures

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Michelle K. Donnelly, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Anthony D. Putorti Jr.

This exploratory set of experiments investigated the impact of external exposure temperatures on Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) supply air, and the

Cryptographic Key Management Issues & Challenges in Cloud Services

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Michaela Iorga, Santosh Chokhani

To interact with various services in the cloud and to store the data generated/processed by those services, several security capabilities are required. Based on

Conformance Test Architecture and Test Suite for ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 NIEM XML Encoded Transactions

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, Dylan J. Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis

The latest version of the ANSI/NIST-ITL standard was published in November 2011 (AN-2011). In addition to specifying Record Types in traditional encoding, the

Reference Correlation of the Viscosity of n-Hexane from the Triple Point to 600 K and up to 100 MPa

September 10, 2013

Author(s)

E.K. Michailidou, Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins

This paper contains new, representative reference equations for the viscosity of n-hexane. The equations are based in part upon a body of experimental data that

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