ASTM Sustainability Committee is developing resiliency guide.
Press Release Summary:
Proposed standard WK54254, being drafted by ASTM International Committee on Sustainability (E60), will help consistently evaluate resiliency of products and materials. According to ASTM's Michael Schmeida, this standard will be pertinent to all applications and market segments in helping determine materials and products best suited for various applications. E60 is also planning October 2017 symposium on paradigm among safety, resiliency, and sustainability.
Original Press Release:
ASTM Sustainability Committee Developing Resiliency Guide, Definitions, Symposium
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.—ASTM International’s Committee on Sustainability (E60) is drafting a guide to help consistently evaluate the resiliency of products and materials, including a consensus-driven definition of resiliency. The guide would apply to all applications and market segments, according to ASTM member Michael Schmeida.
“The topic of resiliency is becoming more discussed both in ASTM and outside by a variety of parties,” says Schmeida, director of technical services at the Gypsum Association, based in Ohio. “But there is not a definition of resiliency developed in a consensus manner, nor one that covers the concept at high-level.”
The proposed standard (WK54254) will help people determine what materials and products are best suited, in terms of resiliency, for various applications.
According to Schmeida, the primary users of the guide will be other standards developers looking to better define resiliency for their product types. Designers and consumers could also use the guide to make more environmentally-conscious and sustainable purchases.
As chairman of E60, Schmeida notes that the committee is planning an October 2017 symposium on the paradigm among safety, resiliency, and sustainability. He encourages those interested in participating to email the symposium chair and E60 vice chair Emily Lorenz at emilyblorenz@gmail.com.
Committee E60 welcomes participation in all of its activities. The committee is particularly interested in the continuing to grow Subcommittee E60.07 on Water Use and Conservation.
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ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability Next Meeting: Oct. 24-27, 2016, October Committee Week, Orlando, Fla.
Media Inquiries: Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org
Technical Contact: Michael Schmeida, MSc, LEED AP, Gypsum Association, Medina, Ohio, tel +1.301.277.8742; mschmeida@gypsum.org
ASTM Staff Contact: Stephen Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org
