July 1, 2010 During 2010 Annual Meeting, ASHRAE installed new officers and directors. New President is Lynn G. Bellenger, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, partner, Pathfinder Engineers and Architects. Bellenger's presidential theme, "Modeling a Sustainable World," notes that energy simulation, daylight analysis, CFD and BIM software offer modeling tools that enable us to create and refine our vision of a building. Entire list of ASHRAE's new officers and directors can be found in full release.

July 1, 2010 ASTM International Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems has completed development of 2 standards for polypropylene (PP) sanitary sewer pipe that address dual- and triple-wall profile designs. Taken together, ASTM F2736 and ASTM F2764 provide specifiers with opportunity to design entire systems with polypropylene pipe. Because standards collectively cover pipe from 6-60 in., they cover majority of pipe sizes utilized for sanitary sewer connections and trunk lines.

July 1, 2010 Welding & Gases Today features article, Building a New Cylinder Fill Plant, by Weldcoa Sales Manager Don Renner, that sorts out best practices and regulations that help make fill plant building process go smoothly. Fill plant should be first priority when planning building, and space needed for fill process and kind of layout needed for business should be determined before construction. Article also provides case examples and details regulations to know to prevent costly mistakes.

July 1, 2010 Appearing in Second Quarter 2010 issue of The MHEDA Journal, "The Cost Of Goods Not Sold" discusses how effective inventory management can impact bottom-line results - particularly in times of recession. Article outlines support for premise that incremental sales, selling more to current customers, has minimal positive impact on profitability. Author also points fallacy behind assuming that adding new customers does not increase costs.

July 1, 2010 In recognition of its research initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy, Automotive Applications Council of AISI's Steel Market Development Institute has been named finalist for American Metal Market's 2010 Awards for Steel Excellence in environmental responsibility/stewardship category. Council was selected for UltraLight Steel Automotive initiatives, which consist of 4 research projects designed to revolutionize steel-intensive vehicle designs.

July 1, 2010 With IEEE Xplore® Mobile, users can perform searches of over 2 million technical documents with any mobile device connected to Internet. Users can conduct basic search from IEEE Xplore Mobile home page, then refine it by searching within results or by using subject filters. Predictive type-ahead feature that suggests searches as you type is available for mobile devices that are JavaScript-enabled. All results for abstracts and citations are displayed 10 at a time by relevancy.

July 1, 2010 Hosted by EPRI, Volt/Var workshop marked beginning of industry-wide project to define load models that can be used to understand benefits and predict savings impacts of new voltage control strategies. During forum, 10 different utilities described their voltage control strategies, and discussions focused on issues that need to be solved in the industry. Over 60 people participated in workshop, which followed EPRI Power Quality and Smart Distribution conference.

July 1, 2010 To help brands develop unique identities and preference with consumers, The Brand Zone will appear at PACK EXPO International 2010. Covering 60,000+ ft², The Brand Zone will highlight innovative containers and materials that respond to consumer demands for convenience, portion control, portability, and sustainability. Exhibits will include advances in glass, plastic, metal, and paperboard as well as showcase various decorating and labeling techniques and reclosable packaging options.

June 30, 2010 Subcommittee E35.15 on Antimicrobial Agents has revised ASTM E2149, Test Method for Determining the Antimicrobial Activity of Immobilized Antimicrobial Agents Under Dynamic Contact Conditions, to provide more reproducible and reliable method consistent with other E35.15 microbiological standards. Subcommittee is currently looking for microbiological laboratories to participate in inter-laboratory testing in study to begin in fall 2010.

June 30, 2010 US EPA is finalizing requirements under national mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program for underground coal mines, industrial wastewater treatment systems, industrial waste landfills, and magnesium production facilities. Data from these sectors will promote GHG emissions understanding and help develop effective policies/programs to reduce them. Source categories data collection will begin January 1, 2011, and first annual reports will be submitted to EPA on March 31, 2012.

June 30, 2010 ASHRAE earned US EPA's ENERGY STAR, national symbol for protecting environment through superior energy efficiency, for its renovated Headquarters in Atlanta. This signifies that building performs in top 25% of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency. According to ASHRAE President Gordon Holness, "renovation gave us the opportunity to demonstrate that existing buildings can be upgraded to provide equal or better than new building performance."

June 30, 2010 ASTM Subcommittee E54.02 on Emergency Preparedness, Training, and Procedures is working with Subcommittee E06.81 on Building Economics on revisions to ASTM E2541, Guide for Stakeholder-Focused, Consensus-Based Disaster Restoration Process for Contaminated Assets. Revisions will provide users with in-depth economic analysis capability when recovering from catastrophic disaster and will link standard to ASTM E917, ASTM E964, ASTM E1074, ASTM E1765, and ASTM E2506 cost analysis standards.

June 30, 2010 The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) unveiled details for Aluminum Week, which will feature educational and networking programs for aluminum industry professionals. Scheduled for September 20-23, Aluminum Week will feature collocated events such as Aluminum Association Annual Meeting and AEC Extrusion Symposium. Aluminum Anodizers Council (AAC) will also be unveiling their Anodizing Quality Workshop.

June 30, 2010 Previously offered only to APICS members, APICS Operations Management Body of Knowledge Framework is available to public as complimentary resource. It defines scope of operations management profession and provides resource and framework to understand operations management today and in future. Built on 50+ years of operations management knowledge, framework connects knowledge and competencies required to be effective in operations management field to daily work of professionals worldwide.

June 30, 2010 ALA invites research scientists, engineers, and business leaders to accelerate breakthroughs in laboratory automation strategies and technologies by submitting abstracts for podium and poster presentations for LabAutomation2011 Conference and Exhibition, Jan 29 to Feb 2. Abstract focus areas include detection and separation, micro- and nanotechnologies, high-throughput technologies, informatics, and evolving applications of laboratory automation.

June 30, 2010 According to Maria Ferrante, VP, Education and Workforce Development, PMMI, being inducted into the Packaging Hall of Fame is the top honor a packaging professional can receive in his or her career. Nomination submissions are due by Aug 24, 2010 and should describe how candidate has personally advanced science, technology, and practice of packaging; expanded packaging knowledge and understanding of packaging; and been a remarkable volunteer leader in packaging community.

June 30, 2010 U.S. Department of Energy announced that 20 communities have been selected for over $60 million in funding under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to implement local energy efficiency and renewable energy programs that will reduce energy use by American homes, vehicles, and businesses. Under Secretary of Energy Kristina Johnson said that these projects "will stimulate the economy and create jobs on the main streets of local communities across the nation."

June 30, 2010 Aerospace and defense industry was briefed on initiatives proposed by Defense Department to achieve cost savings in defense acquisition system while maintaining financially healthy defense industry. In response, industry noted "Secretary Gates and Undersecretary Carter should be congratulated for opening a dialogue to partner with industry to cut costs, improve productivity and achieve efficiencies." It was also said that while some progress has been made, there is more work to be done.

June 30, 2010 HomeGrid Forum, the non-profit trade group promoting United Nations' International Telecommunication Union's G.hn standardization efforts, signed agreement with Broadband Forum to deliver global compliance and interoperability testing program for products using G.hn technology. Broadband Forum will support HomeGrid Forum's validation of G.hn products, their promotion of product conformance and interoperability, and help expedite total time to market for HomeGrid Forum Certified products.

June 30, 2010 Broadband subscription growth increased during first quarter of 2010, supported by healthy DSL growth in every region, fiber rollouts in Asia, and IPTV service offerings. Revealed by Broadband Forum at CommunicAsia press conference in conjunction with research by Point Topic, figures show global broadband lines top 484 million lines. This represents 3.12% growth in quarter and 12.41% in last 12 months to end of Q1 2010. Simultaneously, number of IPTV subscribers grew to 36.3 million.