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Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ASCE has a rigorous and formal process overseen by the Codes & Standards Committee (CSC). Standards are created or updated by a balanced, volunteer standards committee, followed by a public review period.

All standards are updated or reaffirmed at least every 5 years. ASCE's standards program is regularly audited to ensure compliance with the ASCE Rules for Standards Committees and that it is consistent with ANSI requirements.

• Join a Committee

  Consensus-based codes and standards heavily impact all areas of engineering. ASCE leads the development and adoption efforts for the professions' most used documents, including ASCE 7. Join a committee.

• Submit a Proposal for a New Standard

  Anyone can submit a proposal to change or create a standard. Please contact ASCE Codes and Standards Staff for a proposal form.

• Comment on a Draft Standard

  ASCE conducts a minimum 45-day Public Comment period on any new, revised, or reaffirmed standard. Any individual who is not a member of a Committee shall be permitted to participate in a public comment period on a standard.

  Standards currently accepting Public Comments include:

  Public Comments Open:

  Public Comment 3 for ASCE/COS 73-XX Standard Practice for Sustainable Infrastructure (Comment Deadline 9/11/23)

  Past Public Comments:

  • Public Comment for ASCE/EWRI 39-XX Guidelines for Operational Hail Suppression (Comment Deadline 5/29/23)
  • Public Comment for Supplement 1 for ASCE/SEI 41-17 Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings (Comment Deadline 6/1/23)
  • Public Comment for ASCE/SEI 41 Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings (Comment Deadline 6/12/23)

  Note: Accessing the Public Comment System requires an ASCE web user account.

• Attend a Standards Committee Meeting

  Standards committee meetings are open for anyone to attend. Please contact James Neckel for more information.

  Upcoming Standards Meeting/Conference calls

  • September 7, 2023 | 8:30 – 5:00 p.m. ET | ASCE 7 Flood Load Subcommittee; Hybrid Meeting (posted Aug 22, 2023).
  • September 8, 2023 | 8:30 – 1:00 p.m. ET | ASCE 7 Flood Load Subcommittee; Hybrid Meeting (posted Aug 22, 2023).
  • September 15, 2023 | ASCE 73 Sustainable Infrastructure Standards Committee; Virtual Meeting 3:00pm – 5:00 p.m. (Posted Aug 29, 2023)
  • September 15, 2023 | Flood Resistant Design & Construction (ASCE/SEI 24); Virtual Meeting 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (posted Aug 22, 2023).
  • September 18–19, 2023 | 12:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET| Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-28) Seismic Subcommittee; In-Person Meeting, San Francisco Bay Area (posted April 19, 2023).
  • September 27, 2023 | Minimum Design Loads (ASCE/SEI 7); Virtual Meeting (posted July 19, 2023).
  • September 28, 2023 | 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. PT | Seismic Design of Piers and Wharves | Virtual Meeting; 10am-12pm (posted Aug 29, 2023).
  • October 17–18, 2023 | 8:30 - 4:30 p.m. ET; 8:30 - 2:00 p.m. | Steel Transmission Pole Structures (ASCE/SEI 48); Hybrid meeting, hosted by AEP at 8500 Smiths Mill Road, New Albany, OH (posted July 27, 2023).
  • October 23, 2023 | Dead & Live Load Subcommittee (ASCE/SEI 7); Virtual Meeting (posted Aug 22, 2023). 
  • October 25–26, 2023 | TBD | Prestressed Concrete Transmission Pole Structures; In-Person Meeting (posted June 13, 2023).
  • October 26–27, 2023 | ASCE 7-28 Wind Loading Subcommittee; Main Committee; In-Person Meeting, Reston, VA. (posted Aug 22, 2023). 
  • November 29, 2023 | Minimum Design Loads (ASCE/SEI 7); Virtual Meeting (posted July 19, 2023).

  Past Standards Meeting/Conference calls:

  • February 22–23, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET | Minimum Design Loads for Structures Supporting Overhead Power Lines & Wired Telecommunications Infrastructure; In-Person.
  • April 12–April 13, 2023 | 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET | Design and Construction of Foundations; In-Person Meeting; Reston, VA.
  • April 19, 2023 | 3 – 5 p.m. | ASCE XX - Prestressed Concrete Transmission Pole Structures Standards Activity Committee will hold a conference call.
  • April 25–26, 2023 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT | Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures; In-Person Meeting, Fort Worth, TX.
  • May 19, 2023 | 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET & May 20, 2023 | 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET | Sustainable Infrastructure Standards Committee | Standard 73-XX; In-person in Reston, VA with virtual option (posted April 18, 2023).
  • May 21, 2023 | 4:00 p.m. ET | Border International Water Quality (ASCE/EWRI 33); Virtual Meeting (posted May 3, 2023).
  • May 23, 2023 | 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. ET | Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-28).
  • May 23, 2023 | Loads Subcommittee; Virtual Meeting (posted May 3, 2023).
  • May 24, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET | Minimum Design Loads for Structures Supporting Overhead Power Lines & Wired Telecommunications Infrastructure; Virtual Meeting (posted April 14, 2023).
  • May 31–June 1, 2023 | ASCE/T&DI Automated People Movers Standards Committee (ASCE 21) | Virtual Meeting (posted May 3, 2023).
  • June 1, 2023 | 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. ET | Prestressed Concrete Transmission Pole Structures; Virtual Meeting #2 (posted May 11, 2023).
  • June 1st & 2nd, 2023 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | ASCE 7-28 Wind Load Subcommittee Meeting; In-person in Reston, VA with virtual option (posted April 19, 2023).
  • June 7, 2023 | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET | Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-28) Future Conditions Subcommittee; Virtual Meeting (posted May 15, 2023).
  • June 8, 2023 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. & Friday, June 9, 2023 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | ASCE/COPRI Design Standards for Piers and Wharves Committee; Norfolk, VA (posted May 3, 2023).
  • June 20, 2023 | 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. ET | Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 728) Tsunami Loads and Effects Subcommittee; Virtual Meeting (posted May 15, 2023).
  • June 29, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET | Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings (ASCE 41-23) Main Committee; In-Person Meeting in Oakland, CA (posted May 29, 2023).
  • July 11, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET | Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-28) Main Committee; In-Person Meeting, Reston, VA.
  • July 18, 2023 | 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET | Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-28) Main Committee; In-Person Meeting, Reston, VA (posted April 14, 2023).
  • July 19, 2023 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET | Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-28) Loads on Temporary Structures Subcommittee; Virtual Meeting (posted May 15, 2023).
  • July 19, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET | Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-28) General Subcommittee; Virtual Meeting (posted May 15, 2023).
  • July 19, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET | Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-28) Snow and Rain Loads Subcommittee; In-Person Meeting, Reston, VA (posted May 3, 2023).
  • July 19, 2023 | 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. ET | Prestressed Concrete Transmission Pole Structures; Virtual Meeting (posted June 13, 2023).
  • July 26–27, 2023 | 3:00 – 10:30 p.m. & 3:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-28) Tsunami Loads and Effects Subcommittee; In-Person Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory at Sand Point, WA (posted May 15, 2023).
  • August 8, 2023 | 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. ET | ASCE 67 Schedule Delay Analysis; Virtual Meeting (posted July 21, 2023).
  • August 11, 2023 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET | ASCE 24; Virtual Meeting (posted July 28, 2023).August 2, 2023 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET | Load Combinations Subcommittee; Virtual Meeting (posted July 02, 2023).
  • August 11, 2023 | 10am - 11am ET | ASCE 7-28 Subcommittee for Ch 10 Atmospheric Icing (posted July 25, 2023).
  • August 12, 2023 | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT | Standard for Testing and Evaluation of Pipeline Systems (STEPS) Committee; San Antonio Marriot River Center in Conference Room 16-17 (posted July 12, 2023).
  • August 16–17, 2023 | TBD | Wind Speed Estimation in Tornadoes; Champagne, IL (posted June 13, 2023).
  • August 21, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET | Steel Transmission Pole Structures (ASCE/SEI 48); Virtual Meeting (posted July 27, 2023).
  • August 23, 2023 | 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. ET | Prestressed Concrete Transmission Pole Structures; Virtual Meeting (posted June 13, 2023).

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