Code Talker Articles

These articles are part of the Facilities Manager and written to educate readers on the article featured subject.

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September/October 2019 – APPA TCO – What Are We Waiting for?

July/August 2019 – Make a Difference: Be Part of the Team

May/June 2019 – Leveraging ASHRAE Standards for Facilities Operational Success

Mar/Apr 2019 – Scooting Around the Codes on Campus

Jan/Feb 2019 – The Development of ISO Standards for the Unique Needs of Facilities Management

Nov/Dec 2018 – 2018 Editions of Group A I-Codes: Ready for Release

Sept/Oct 2018 – What Has APPA Done For You Lately?

July/Aug 2018 – NFPA 3000 Standard: Addressing Active Shooter and Hostile Events

May/June 2018 – APPA Total Cost of Ownership – A Standard in the Making

Mar/Apr 2018 – APPA and ASHRAE – A Historic Collaboration

Jan/Feb 2018 – US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)

Nov/Dec 2017 – APPA 1100 Update – Facilities Terms and Definitions Work Group

Sept/Oct 2017 – The APPA TCO Standard – A Major Step in the Right Direction

July/Aug 2017 – Walking the Fine Line between Classroom Security and Egress: Within NFPA, the Debate Closes

May/June 2017 – The Inevitability of Flammable Refrigerants

Mar/Apr 2017 – The Good News About LOTO

Jan/Feb 2017 – APPA 1000 – Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Work Group Report

Nov/Dec 2016 – Informatics Moving Forward

Sept/Oct 2016 – Development of International Standards for Facility Management

July/Aug 2016 (feature article) – The Total Cost of Ownership

June/July 2016 – APPA “I Codes” Work Group Responds to Proposed Changes to ICC Fire, Energy Conservation Codes

Jan/Feb 2016 – Fire Sprinkler System Standards: Are They Meeting Our Expectations?

Nov/Dec 2015 – ISO 18480 International Standards for Facilities Management

Sept/Oct 2015 – The APPA Standards Initiative – Creating ANSI Standards for Total Cost of Ownership

May/June 2015 – The Future of Gender-Neutral Restrooms

Mar/Apr 2015 – APPA Welcomes the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Nov/Dec 2014 – Seeing Eye-to-Eye on I-Codes

Sept/Oct 2014 – First Draft Report on NFPA 13 Released

July/Aug 2014 – APPA’s Codes Work Group Process Works! Group Evaluates Proposed Cleaning Standards

May/June 2014 – New Proposed Edition of NFPA 101 Released

Mar/Apr 2014 – The Growing Mandate for Green Buildings

Jan/Feb 2014 – Getting Involved with Standards and Codes

Nov/Dec 2013 – Price Discovery in Workplace Safety

Sept/Oct 2013 – Current Trends in Commercial Energy Codes

July/Aug 2013 – Reducing Water and Sewer Costs

May/June 2013 – APPA Codes Advocacy Impacts Campus Fire Officials

Mar/Apr 2013 – Disrupting the National Electrical Code