Affiliation:
1. Center for Building Technology National Institute of
Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899
Abstract
This paper reviews three programs at the National Institute of Stan dards and Technology (NIST) that provide specimens of low-density glass-fiber in sulation as reference materials. The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) provides specimens as Proficiency Test Materials, the Standard Reference Materials Program (SRMP), as Standard Reference Materials; and the Center for Building Technology (CBT), as Calibrated Transfer Specimens. The pro grams of SRMP and CBT arc summarized for the years 1980 to 1989 The paper in cludes a catalogue of NIST publications covering the technical development of the low-density glass-fiber insulation used in the programs of NVLAP, SRMP and CBT.