Freely Available Standards - COVID 19
Many standard development organizations (SDOs) have made medical device supply and personal protective equipment standards freely available in response to the global health crisis. The following list will be updated weekly.
AAMI - Includes standards for masks, gowns, gloves, ventilators and sterilization. https://www.aami.org/news-resources/aami-coronavirus-updates/coronavirus-resources-for-the-field,
ANSI - Expanding their standard portal, ANSI has opened up relevant IEC standards in a read-only format for the duration of the crisis. To access the portal, users must accept the license agreement and register. Once registered, users can return to the portal via https://asc.ansi.org.
CSA - To access CSA freely available standards, create an account at CSA Communities and select the "View Standards." option. https://www.csagroup.org/news/covid-19-response-standards-handbooks/
IEEE - Access to content in the IEEE collection will remain free for the duration of the global health crisis, with additional rights for all types of reuse, including full text and data mining, and analysis. https://innovate.ieee.org/covid-19_related_research/
ISO - Is providing free access in a read-only format for standards related to protective gloves, lung ventilators, medical devices, protective clothing, medical electrical equipment, respiratory protective devices and more: https://www.iso.org/covid19
For other standards please refer to the pages in this guide. UBC Library maintains a standards collection on the Techstreet platform and can add additional standards to this collection. If you do not find what you are looking for here, contact one of the librarians under the Getting Started page.
Finding Standards - CSA and ISO
UBC Library provides access to a custom collection of CSA and ISO standards through Techstreet, a standards aggregator.
You will know you are connected to Techstreet as the UBC logo appears on the page.
Make sure you have FileOpen installed in order to read the PDFs. You can download and install FileOpen from the Dashboard page in the Subscription column (left hand side), under Tools at the bottom of the page (see image below).
Looking for more CSA standards?
Many CSA standards are available in the CCOHS database (Legislation section): http://resources.library.ubc.ca/page.php?id=144
Some additional standards are available through the CSA Community Group (registration required): https://community.csagroup.org/welcome
The Library has also purchased individual print copies of some CSA standards that can be found under the Canadian Standards Association in the library catalogue.
If you are unable to find what you're looking for, please contact one of the librarians under Research Help in this guide.
Additional Standards
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ASTM CompassIncludes a digital edition of nearly every ASTM International book and paper spanning 140+ industries and 100+ years including books, journals, Special Technical Publications (STPs) and standards.
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IEEE Xplore Digital LibraryIEEE Standards: The IEL IEEE Electronic Library provides access to over 3800 current, revised and superseded standards in the field of electrical and computer engineering.
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IBR Standards PortalSelected standards which have been adopted by the US Federal Government are available to view here. Includes standards from ISO, IEC, API, ASHRAE, UL and more.
IEEE Standards Education Grants
IEEE offers grants for graduate and undergraduate design projects which make use of standards. Grants are $500, given four times per year, and include publication of a paper on the IEEE website.
Energy Codes
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2012 International Energy Conservation Code with ASHRAE 90.1 by ISBN: 9781609830915Publication Date: 2011-08-04
The National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB 2015)
The NECB outlines the minimum energy efficiency levels for all new buildings and offers more flexibility for achieving code compliance. It was last updated in December 2018.