ASABE announces post-frame building nomenclature standard.
Press Release Summary:
ASABE announced it has completed ANSI/ASABE S618, Post-Frame Building System Nomenclature, which establishes standard terminology for use in design, construction, marketing, and regulation of post-frame buildings. It provides security against inappropriate use of post-frame building terminology by individuals involved in code development and specification writing. Nomenclature is included for all primary and secondary frame components, diaphragm and shear wall elements, and foundation types.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Develops Post-Frame Building Nomenclature Standard
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN - The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) announces the completion of a new post-frame standard, ANSI/ASABE S618, Post-Frame Building System Nomenclature, that establishes standard terminology for use in the design, construction, marketing and regulation of post-frame buildings.
The standard helps define post-frame building systems and provides security against inappropriate application of post-frame building terminology by individuals involved in code development and specification writing. It complements existing ASABE standards and brings consistency to NFBA and ASABE publications, particularly those that are currently referenced in building codes.
This standard includes nomenclature for all primary frame components, secondary framing components, diaphragm and shear wall elements, and foundation types.
A copy of the document can be ordered by contacting ASABE headquarters directly at: martin@asabe.org. ASABE members and those with site-license privileges to the ASABE online Technical Library, at www.asabe.org, can view an electronic copy of the standard in about 6 weeks.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 225 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at ASABE, 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at http://asabe.org/standards/proposed.html.
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Its 9,000 members, from more then 100 countries, are consultants, managers, researchers, and others who have the training and experience to understand the interrelationships between technology and living systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300 (phone) or (269) 429-3852 (fax); hq@asabe.org. Details can also be found at www.asabe.org/.
