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Smart Grid Program
Last Updated Date: 02/28/2013 The objective of the Smart Grid Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science to enable integration of interoperable and secure … more
700 MHz Band Channel Propagation Model
Last Updated Date: 02/24/2013 To provide telecommunications designers working in public safety communications with channel propagation models to use in simulation and testing. more
Contaminant Control in High-Performance Buildings Project
Last Updated Date: 01/15/2013 Net-zero energy strategies have the potential to significantly impact the indoor air quality of buildings. This project is designed to better … more
MOIST
Last Updated Date: 01/10/2013 MOIST: A computer program for predicting heat and moisture transfer in building envelopes. MOIST is a user-friendly, computer program that … more
Earthquake Risk Reduction in Buildings and Infrastructure Program
Last Updated Date: 01/09/2013 The objective of the Earthquake Risk Reduction in Buildings and Infrastructure Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science … more
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Coordination Project
Last Updated Date: 01/09/2013 NIST is designated by Congress as the Lead Agency for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). This NIST project supports … more
Performance-Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE) for New Buildings Project
Last Updated Date: 01/09/2013 Structural collapse demand and capacity are not clearly defined or directly simulated in current Performance-Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE) … more
Fire Risk Reduction in Communities Program
Last Updated Date: 01/09/2013 The objective of the Fire Risk Reduction in Communities Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science to improve the resilience … more
Lateral Force-Resisting Structural Elements and Systems Project
Last Updated Date: 01/09/2013 This project supports the refinement by 2015 of key seismic provisions in U.S. model building codes and standards that are used for modeling and … more
Seismic Analysis and Design Procedures in Existing Standards Project
Last Updated Date: 01/09/2013 This project provides proposed refinement of key prescriptive seismic provisions in U.S. model building codes and standards concerning: … more
TechBrief Guidance for Evaluated Technologies Project
Last Updated Date: 01/09/2013 To develop a TechBrief (a topical, tightly written, and well-illustrated discussion of a practical problem faced by engineering design and … more
Assessment of Design Methods in Existing PBSD Standards Project
Last Updated Date: 01/09/2013 The project involves critical problem-focused studies in Performance Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE) concerning the applicability and accuracy of … more
Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Buildings Program
Last Updated Date: 01/08/2013 The objective of the Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Buildings Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science to move the … more
Embedded Intelligence in Buildings Program
Last Updated Date: 01/08/2013 The objective of the Embedded Intelligence in Buildings Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science that will improve building … more
Metrics and Tools for Sustainable Building Project
Last Updated Date: 01/08/2013 Building stakeholders need practical metrics, tools, and data to support investment choices and policymaking related to sustainable building … more |
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