Appliance Design - September 2008 - (Page 16) NEwS watch (EEA) in 2001, to the emerging field of EVaLUatION FacILItY OPENS. nanotechnology. EEA’s list is drawn from OnSpeX, a division of the CSA Group, case studies that include the introduc- and a provider of performance evaluation of ozone-damaging halocarbons tion, inspection, and advisory services, and of environmentally persistent and opened a new 25,000-sq.-ft. testing faciltoxic PCBs. The researchers found that ity in Cleveland. The Cleveland facility while the nanotechnology community is features analytical Testing; a corrosion doing some things right, it is in danger chamber; cookware performance testof repeating old, and potentially costly, ing; an electrical lab; environmental mistakes. According to researchers, nano- conditioning; a gas lab, which analyzes technology commercialization appears and quantifies combustion exhaust hampered and diverted because many gases generated from cooking and heatof the same government organizations ing appliances; materials and physical responsible for promoting nanotechnol- properties analysis; motor, engine, powogy also are responsible for regulating it. er tool and utility vehicle testing capaRisk research strategies are weak and not bilities; a rainroom; UV chamber; and a leading to clear answers to critical safety wind tunnel. For more information, visit questions and to filling clear knowledge www.OnSpeX.com. gaps. Collaborations on risk research, environment and health monitoring, and “green” applications are hindered by dis- ISO OFFIcE StaNDaRD. A new stanciplinary and institutional barriers. Most dard, ISO/IEC 10779:2008, Information importantly, stakeholders and the public technology – Office Equipment, provides are not being fully engaged, according to accessibility guidelines for elderly persons AD09061DESC 7/31/06 9:48 AM Page 1 the researchers. and persons with disabilities, and provides guidelines for the design and evaluation of office equipment to facilitate their operation by persons with the widest range of capabilities, including persons with disabilities or with temporary disabilities. The standard provides guidelines to be used when planning, developing and designing office equipment such as copying machines, page printers and multi-function devices. It outlines specifications for operation, display, controls, terms, and maintenance. It also includes provisions for evaluation, feedback and user-support requirements. haIER at thE OLYMPIcS. Haier, the official appliance sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, provided more than 60,000 environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient products to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Haier designed a complete line of green products for the Beijing Games, and 31 categories of 16 applianceDESIGN September 2008 AD09084Exmek1.indd 1 www.applianceDESIGN.com 8/11/08 3:03:44 PM http://www.OnSpeX.com http://www.exmek.com http://www.design-concepts.com http://www.exmek.com http://www.appliancedesign.com
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