Standards for building structures ensure safety, comfort, and performance in the design and construction of buildings. They help architects, engineers, and builders create spaces that meet diverse user needs.

Insights

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Quality management: The path to continuous improvement

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A not-so-private outhouse in Nicaragua.

Sharing our love of toilets

Flush with sanitation standards on World Toilet Day. 

Sample standards

Water meters for cold potable water and hot water
Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements

Water meters for cold potable water and hot water
Part 3: Test report format

Water meters for cold potable water and hot water
Part 2: Test methods

Acoustics — Measurement of speech level reduction of furniture ensembles and enclosures
Part 1: Laboratory method

Building construction — Accessibility and usability of the built environment

Acoustics — Measurement of room acoustic parameters
Part 2: Reverberation time in ordinary rooms