Over 13,000 ASTM standards operate globally. Defined and set by us, they improve the lives of millions every day. Combined with our innovative business services, they enhance performance and help everyone have confidence in the things they buy and use – from the toy in a child’s hand to the aircraft overhead.
Working across borders, disciplines, and industries we harness the expertise of over 30,000 members to create consensus and improve performance in manufacturing and materials, products and processes, systems and services.
Understanding commercial needs and consumer priorities, we touch every part of everyday life: helping our world work better.
For over 125 years, ASTM has been well known as one of the world’s largest and most established standards creating organizations. Today, ASTM also offers a wide range of products and services that go well beyond standards: training, proficiency testing, certification and the new portal service Compass. These offerings significantly enhance the benefits ASTM provides to its stakeholders worldwide.
CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) is a national association dedicated to improving the documentation, management and communication of building information as used by the construction community. CSI accomplishes its mission through the development of construction standards and formats such as MasterFormat and UniFormat; the promulgation of those formats through master guide specifications and building information management (BIM) software; training and certification programs, including the Construction Documents Technology (CDT) and Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) exams; publication of Construction Specifier magazine; and an ever-expanding membership of decision-makers who identify and specify building product solutions. CSI members include a cross-section of specifiers, architects, contractors, suppliers and other construction project professionals who are touched by construction documentation. For more information, visit www.csinet.org, or call 800.689.2900.
We’re all about helping the industry build safer, more sustainable buildings that make a positive impact on the future of the built environment and making it easy to do so.
How do we do it? Our NBS platforms and consultancy service help specifiers and manufacturers collaborate, making construction specifications smarter, rich in detail and safeguarded for the future.
As part of Hubexo, a global leader in data, insights, and software solutions, we’re digitising the process of selecting products for construction projects and ensuring that those who work in the built environment have the information they need to make informed decisions.
We help architects, engineers, designers, and contractors to work smarter and reduce risk with our specification platform, NBS Chorus, and our in-house specification and design management consultancy, NBS Schumann.
We also make it easier for them to find the construction products they need through NBS Source, a platform which helps manufacturers to grow their business by exposing their products to the right people.
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