Notable NIST Publications

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Buildings and Construction

• Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability, NIST Technical Note 2032, December 2018
• Opening the Doors to Better Buildings: Choices for the Building Community, NBS Special Publication 476, July 1977
• Center for Building Technology: A Perspective, NBS Special Publication 439-1, May 1979
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Chemistry

• Periodic Table: Atomic Properties of the Elements, NIST Special Publication 966, 2001
• Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis, NBS Technical Note 1096, April 1986
• Analytical Chemistry: Key to Progress on National Problems, NBS Special Publication 351, August 1972
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Cybersecurity

• Trustworthy Email, recommendations and guidelines for enhancing trust in email, NIST Special Publication 800-177r1, February 2019
• Blockchain Technology Overview, NIST Interagency or Internal Reports 8202, October 2018
• National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, NIST Special Publication 800-181, December 2016
• Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery, NIST Special Publication 800-184, December 2016
• An Introduction to Computer Security: The NIST Handbook, NIST Special Publication 800-12, October 1995
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Disaster and Failure Studies

The National Construction Safety Team Act (15 USC 7301) was signed into law on October 1, 2002, by President Bush and authorizes NIST to investigate building failures by dispatching "teams of experts, where appropriate and practical, within 48 hours after major building disasters." Search for related publications.

World Trade Center Investigation Materials – A building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster was conducted starting in 2002 with the final reports released in 2005 and 2008. The goal was to investigate the building construction, the materials used, and the technical conditions that contributed to the outcome of the WTC disaster.

• September 2005 Final Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers, NIST NCSTAR 1
• November 2008 Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, NIST NCSTAR 1A
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Fire Research

• History of Fire Testing, NIST Technical Note 1628, March 2009
• Structural Design for Fire: A Survey of Building Codes and Standards, NIST Technical Note 1842, September 2014
• Process of Human Behavior in Fires, NIST Technical Note 1632, May 2009
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NIST History

• The NIST Center for Neutron Research: Over 40 Years Serving NIST/NBS and the Nation, NIST Special Publication 1120, August 2011
• A Century of Excellence in Measurements, Standards, and Technology 1901-2000, NIST Special Publication 958, January 2001
• NIST at 100: Foundations for Progress, NIST Special Publication 956, 2000
• Responding to National Needs The National Bureau of Standards Becomes the National Institute of Standards and Technology 1969-1993, NIST Special Publication 955, November 2000
• Achievement in Radio: Seventy Years of Radio Science, Technology, Standards, and Measurement at the National Bureau of Standards, NBS Special Publication 555, October 1986
• Measures for Progress: A History of the National Bureau of Standards, NBS Miscellaneous Publication 275, 1966

Time and Frequency

• From Sundials to Atomic Clocks: Understanding Time and Frequency, NIST Monograph 155e1999, March 1999
• Frequency Standards and Clocks: A Tutorial Introduction, NBS Technical Note 616, June 1977
• Time and Frequency: Users' Manual, NBS Technical Note 695, May 1977
• The National Measurement System for Time and Frequency, NBS Special Publication 445-1, June 1976
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Weights and Measures

• Household Weights and Measures, NBS Special Publication 430, March 1978
• Weights and Measures Standards of the United States: A Brief History, NBS Special Publication 447, March 1976
• The International Bureau of Weights and Measures 1875-1975, NBS Special Publication 420, May 1975
• Brief History and Use of the English and Metric Systems of Measurement, NBS Special Publication 304A, August 1968
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