The Role of Construction in Homeland Security National Institute of Standards and Technology Arden Bement, Director

National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST’s mission is to develop and promote measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life. NIST Assets Include: 3,000 employees 1,600 guest researchers $820 million annual budget NIST Laboratories -- National measurement standards Advanced Technology Program -- $640 million current R&D partnerships with industry Manufacturing Extension Partnership -- 400 centers nationwide to help small manufacturers Baldrige National Quality Award NIST mission and assets $800 million annual budget includes approximately $633 million appropriation plus approximately $110 million in fees and contracts plus approximately $60 million in carry-over 1,200 industrial partners indicates CRADA partners and other relationships 2,000 field agents in MEP Centers and Offices providing hands-on support to U.S. small manufacturers 1,500 guest researchers annually at NIST labs provide infusion of new ideas and talent and take NIST ideas back to universities, industry, and national labs. Guest researchers from across the world. $1.5 billion in federal contributions to ATP since 1991 -- matched by $1.5 billion from industry. NIST labs maintain the U.S. national standards for all fundamental measurements (length, time, mass, electric current, etc.) and for dozens of derived measurements

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World Trade Center Buildings One of worst-ever building disasters. Unprecedented death and destruction in any single U.S. event. Never before have over 400 emergency responders lost their lives in a single incident. Unprepared for dramatic collapse of buildings occupied and in use.

Proposed NIST Response Plan BPAT Recommendations WTC Investigation R&D Govt. Industry Professional Academic Inputs/Actions Dissemination and Technical Assistance Program Public Inputs/ Efforts Technical Basis for Improved Building and Fire Codes and Standards Guidance and Tools for Improved Practices Owners, Contractors, Designers, Emergency Responders and Regulatory Authorities Standards and Code Development Organizations

Lessons To Be Learned Structural Fire Protection Dynamics of building fires and collapse vulnerability General methodologies for fire safety design & retrofit Performance of fireproofing materials and connections Safety & performance of open-web steel trussed joists under fires Collapse mechanisms and role of pivotal components such as transfer girders and floor diaphragms

Lessons To Be Learned Life Safety Firefighting & evacuation technologies/practices for tall buildings Control of fire spread in buildings with potentially large open floor plans Command, control, and communication systems for emergency response

Lessons To Be Learned Engineering Practice Process for innovative systems and systems requiring code variances Margin of safety to accommodate abnormal loads Smart sensing, IT integration, and automation

Desired Outcome Make buildings safer. Enhance safety of fire and emergency responders. Better protect occupants and property in future. Better emergency response capabilities and procedures in future disasters.

NIST and the World Trade Center http://wtc.nist.gov

TISP Steering Committee American Institute of Architects (AIA) American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Facilities Council (FFC) Associated General Contractors (AGC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Construction Industry Institute (CII) Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was established by Congress in 1987 to promote quality awareness, to recognize quality achievements of U.S. companies, and to publicize successful quality strategies. In conjunction with the private sector, NIST developed and manages the award program. Three awards may be given annually in each of five categories: manufacturing, service, small business, education, and health care.

Working Together The challenges… The outcome hinges on us. Thank you. Homeland security Economy and global competitiveness Technological change Striving for excellence The outcome hinges on us. Thank you.