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NIST to Release Report and Recommendations from Investigation of World Trade Center Building 7

August 18, 2008

Gaithersburg, Md. -- The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a media briefing and live public webcast on Aug

Failure Investigations Report Highlights Efforts for Safer Buildings

March 5, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has submitted to Congress the annual report of activities under the National Construction Safety Team

NIST Building Safety Efforts Mark Fifth Anniversary of R.I. Nightclub Fire

February 19, 2008

Five years ago on Feb. 20, 2003, pyrotechnics lit during a concert at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., started a rapidly spreading fire that caused

Elevators Seen as Playing Hi-Rise Fire Evacuation Role

October 25, 2007

"In case of fire use the stairs, not the elevator"—appears on signs posted in elevator lobbies throughout the United States. In the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001

NIST Begins Technical Study of South Carolina Warehouse Fire

July 16, 2007

GAITHERSBURG, MD—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is beginning a technical study of the

NIST Status Update on World Trade Center 7 Investigation

June 29, 2007

A team of scientists and engineers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that is investigating the collapse of New

NIST experiment to replicate an office fire

NIST WTC Recommendations Spur New Model Building Codes

June 21, 2007

Safer buildings—especially tall structures—that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal of the first comprehensive set

NIST Fire Experts Examine Charleston Building Collapse

June 21, 2007

On June 19, 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sent four fire experts to Charleston, S.C., to gather information and examine the

First Comprehensive Set of Model Code Changes Adopted Based on Recommendations from Commerce's NIST World Trade Center Investigation

June 20, 2007

GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Safer buildings-especially tall structures-that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal of the first

NIST's World Trade Center Investigation

September 8, 2006

(9/8/2006, ARCHIVE, incorporated into 9/19/2011 update) What is NIST? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the Commerce

New Fact Sheet Addresses Questions on WTC Report

August 31, 2006

When the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the final report in October 2005 from its technical investigation of the fires and

Commerce's NIST Sending Experts to Examine Missouri Building Collapse

June 27, 2006

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is immediately sending two structural

NIST Reports Stricter Adherence to Standards and Codes, Recognition of Storm Surge as Keys to Minimizing Structural Damage from Hurricanes

June 9, 2006

Performance of Physical Structures in Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita: A Reconnaissance Report (NIST Technical Note 1476) (7 mb .pdf file, requires Acrobat

Q&As on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Reconnaissance and Assessment of Damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

June 9, 2006

1. Why did NIST assess damage from Hurricane Katrina when there are othergroups doing the same thing? Each of the agencies involved in reconnaissance and

NIST Statement on Progressive/Disportionate Collapse Provisions

April 14, 2006

The United Kingdom has a progressive collapse standard Standards to avoid progressive collapse Large panel Construction since 1968. The standard lists two

Site Tracks Implementation of Trade Center Suggestions

February 16, 2006

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has implemented a Web-based system so that the public can track the progress toward implementing the

Draft Statement of Work for Structural Analysis of WTC 7

January 4, 2006

NIST is interested in receiving technical comments about the scope of work and technical approach for The draft statement of work for structural analysis of WTC

WTC Report Urges Action for Safer Tall Buildings

November 3, 2005

Testifying before a hearing of the House Science Committee on Oct. 26, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director William Jeffrey urged

NIST Urges Implementation of Recommendations from World Trade Center Investigation Final Towers Report Released Today at Congressional Hearing

October 26, 2005

WASHINGTON, D.C.— William Jeffrey, director of the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), today called on the