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Setting Standards for Sustainability
ASTM International Committee E60
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What is ASTM?
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An Introduction to ASTM International
• Voluntary consensus standards for
materials, products, systems and
services
• Standards for more than 100
industrial and management
sectors
• Proven, practical, vital
• Established in 1898
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What is ASTM International?
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 Globally relevant, technically excellent
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Complies with World Trade Organization principles for the development
of international standards; Annex 4 of WTO Technical Barriers to Trade
Agreement
All stakeholders invited
Public and private sector cooperation
Electronic tools for document
development and delivery
Standards used in research
and development, product testing
and quality systems
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Sustainability
ASTM International Today
ASTM International Committees,
Standards and Members
• 145+
Technical committees
• 12,000+
Standards
• 30,000+
Members
• 7,800+
International members
from 135 countries
• 4,400+
ASTM standards used
in 75 countries
‘Audited Designator’
accreditation:
American National
Standards Institute
Standards Worldwide
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ASTM International and Sustainability
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Many ASTM International committees address sustainability:
infrastructure/built environment, water, agriculture, energy, products,
waste, materials, and toxics (partial list):
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C01 on Cement
C09 on Concrete and Concrete
Aggregates
C16 on Thermal Insulation
D02 on Petroleum Products and
Lubricants
D03 on Gaseous Fuels
D04 on Road and Paving Materials
D05 on Coal and Coke
D18 on Soil and Rock
D19 on Water
D20 on Plastics
D22 on Air Quality
D34 on Waste Management
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E06 on Performance of Buildings
E35 on Pesticides and Alternative
Control Agents
E44 on Solar, Geothermal and Other
Alternative Energy Sources
E47 on Biological Effects and
Environmental Fate
E48 on Biotechnology
E50 on Environmental Assessment,
Risk Management and Corrective
Action
F40 on Declarable Substances in
Materials
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Committee E60 Facts and Figures
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 Committee Established October 2008
 700+ Members
 Technical Subcommittees
o E60.01 Buildings and Construction
o E60.02 Hospitality
o E60.13 Manufacturing
o E60.80 General Sustainability Standards
 Administrative Subcommittees
o E60.90 Executive
o E60.91 Strategic Planning
o E60.95 Student Liaison/Affairs
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E60 Scope
 Scope:
 Standards Relating to Sustainability and Sustainable Development
 Support and Serve as Resource
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“Incubator” or “Consultant”
 Will Not Duplicate the Efforts of Existing ASTM Committees
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Horizontal Committees – Could cross many committees
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Reason BEAC wants to understand more about E60
Reason BEAC identified sustainability as major issue
Vertical (Silo) Committees – Typical ASTM committee
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Committee E60
 ICC IgCC
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Past workshops at Committee Weeks
 ASHRAE 189.1:
o Many E60 members on 189.1 SSPC
o Set up view only site for code members to review referenced documents
 Outreach to other Committees, letters and visits to Executive Committees
 Student Liaison/Affairs:
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Barret Wessel - Barrett Wessel (bwessel@terpmail.umd.edu)
 E60 Sustainability Award – Recognizes accomplishments outside of E60 –
Workshops, Symposia, etc.
 ISO TAGS (via ad hoc committees):
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PCC 277 on Procurement
 Josh Jacobs – josh.jacobs@ul.com
TC59/SC17 on Green Construction Works
 Martha VanGeem – martha.vangeem@gmail.com
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ASTM Sustainability Database
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http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/sustain.html
• Nearly 1000 total standards
• 300+ standards from
other organizations
• Open submission process
• Ad hoc effort
• Manager: Rick Bowers
(rbowers@usg.com)
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E60 Published Standards
 General Construction:
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E2114-08 Standard Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Performance of
Buildings
E2129-10 Standard Practice for Data Collection for Sustainability Assessment of
Building Products
E2432-11 Standard Guide for General Principles of Sustainability Relative to Buildings
E2921-13 Standard Practice for Minimum Criteria for Comparing Whole Building Life
Cycle Assessments for Use with Building Codes and Rating Systems
 Green Roofing:
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E2396-11 Standard Test Method for Saturated Water Permeability of Granular Drainage
Media [Falling-Head Method] for Green Roof Systems
E2397-11 Standard Practice for Determination of Dead Loads and Live Loads
associated with Green Roof Systems
E2398-11 Standard Test Method for Water Capture and Media Retention of
Geocomposite Drain Layers for Green Roof Systems
E2399-11 Standard Test Method for Maximum Media Density for Dead Load Analysis of
Green Roof Systems
E2400-06 Standard Guide for Selection, Installation, and Maintenance of Plants for
Green Roof Systems
TRANSFERRED TO D08.24
SUMMER 2014
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E60 Published Standards
 Green Cleaning:
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E1971-05 Standard Guide for Stewardship for the Cleaning of Commercial and
Institutional Buildings
 Water Related:
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E2635-08 Standard Practice for Water Conservation in Buildings Through In-Situ Water
Reclamation
E2717-11 Standard Practice for Estimating the Environmental Load of Residential
Wastewater
E2727-10 Standard Practice for Assessment of Rainwater Quality
E2728-11 Standard Guide for Water Stewardship in the Design, Construction, and
Operation of Buildings
 Earthen Building:
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E2392/E2392M-10e1 Standard Guide for Design of Earthen Wall Building Systems
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E60 Published Standards
 9 Green Meeting Standards:
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Standard Specification for Evaluation and Selection of Venues for Environmentally Sustainable
Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences
Standard Specification for Evaluation and Selection of Food and Beverage for Environmentally
Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences
Standard Specification for Evaluation and Selection of Onsite Offices for Environmentally
Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences
Standard Specification for Evaluation and Selection of Communication and Marketing Materials for
Environmentally Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences
Standard Specification for Evaluation and Selection of Audio Visual (AV) and Production for
Environmentally Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences
Standard Specification for Evaluation and Selection of Transportation for Environmentally
Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences
Standard Specification for Evaluation and Selection of Exhibits for Environmentally Sustainable
Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences
Standard Specification for Evaluation and Selection of Destinations for Environmentally
Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences
Standard Specification for Accomodations and Selection of Destinations for Environmentally
Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences
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Standards under Development
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 Draft Standards/Initiatives
 Classification for product reclamation,
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including product take-back
Infrastructure standards relating to
development of building sites
General principles of sustainability
PCR for environmental declarations for
building products and systems
Chain of Custody
Construction Waste Mgmt.
Sustainable Dentistry
Green Chemistry – AA and TPD/HPD
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Leadership and Roles – Members-at-Large (3)
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 New position to E60 Exec.
based on by-law changes
in 2012.
 Christine Subasic
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csubasicpe@aol.com
 Johanna Walsh
 Work on projects that will
impact all members and
outreach to members.
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 Dan Figola
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 “Voice of all members.”
johanna@twirlmanagement.com
dfigola@hancor.com
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Leadership and Roles – Subcommittee Chairs
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 E60.01 (Construction)
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Barry Reid (2013)
bsreid@gapac.com
 E60.02 (Hospitality)
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Lindsay Arrel (2013)
larell@denverconvention.com
 E60.13 (Manufacturing)
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Amy Costello (2013)
aacostello@armstrong.com
 E60.80 (General):
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Rodney McPhee (2008)
rmcphee@cwc.ca
 Responsible for helping TG leaders
 Set direction in the subcommittees
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Leadership and Roles – Elected Officers
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 Committee Chair (1st Term):
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Michael Schmeida
mschmeida@oatey.com
 Cmte. Vice Chair
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Emily Lorenz
emilyblorenz@gmail.com
 Membership Secy (2nd Term):
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Joe Schwetz
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schwetz.joe@us.sika.com
 Recording Secy (1st Term):
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Terry Liles
terry.liles@huber.com
 Set vision, strategy and outreach for committee.
 Over site of ad hoc, TAGs.
 Support efforts of sub-chairs.
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Leadership and Roles - Support
 Directors (2):
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Role:
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Provide outside perspective
Extensive
ASTM/standards/code
experience
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Chris Mathis:
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chris@mathisconsulting.com
Bob Wessel:
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Provide guidance through
processes.
Advice
Staff perspective
Ideas
rwessel@gypsum.org
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Steve Mawn
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smawn@astm.org
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Issues Moving Through 2015
 Younger leadership – but committed to development.
 Committee growing beyond its “roots”.
 Swiftly evolving sustainability and regulatory world.
 Standardizing the word “Social”.
 Member classification – Logical?
 Housekeeping and getting organized… “growing pains”.
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 E60 Follows the April-October
Meeting Cycle.
 Many Members in Many Other
Committees… Can Meet,
Discuss, etc. Most Any Meeting.
Sustainability
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Setting Standards for Sustainability
ASTM International Committee E60
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