NIBS—National Institute of Building Sciences
1090 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005-4905
http://www.nibs.org
NIBS supports advances in building science and technology to improve the
built environment, and has established a public/private partnership to enable
findings on technical, building-related matters to be used effectively to
improve government, commerce, and industry.NSCA—National Systems Contractors Association
3950 River Ridge Drive NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
http://www.nsca.org
NSCA is professional association representing the commercial electronic sys-
tems industry focusing on low-voltage systems.OSCRE
799 Summit Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
http://www.oscre.org
OSCRE is the organization responsible for the development and adoption of
the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate that drives the adoption of
open e-business standards for the real estate industry.SCTE—Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
140 Philips Road
Exton, PA 19341-1318
http://www.scte.org
SCTE is a professional association dedicatedtocabletelevision and telecommu-
nications professionals. The organization provides professional development,
information and standards. SCTE is accredited by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI).SFPE—Society of Fire Protection Engineers
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 620E
Bethesda, MD 20814
http://www.sfpa.org
SFPE is a professional society representing fire protection engineering
practitioners.222 Appendix