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46 • august 2014 • world fence news Acoustifence helps quiet construction site clamor continued from page 42 the construction work," said Lahnie Johnson, president and founder of Acoustiblok, Inc. "The construction industry is starting to see the impor- tance of utilizing Acoustifence sound barriers on large-scale construction projects where construction noise is a concern," he said. For more information on Acoustiblok and its products, call 813- 980-1400, fax 813-549-2653 or visit www.acoustiblok.com. These photos show various stages of the installation of Acoustifence at the SAMOHI Science and Technology Building improvement project. This is one of two large scale construc- tion projects in the Los Angeles/San- ta Monica areas which used Acous- tifence to minimize construction noise. W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Penn. — ASTM International has announced that the 13th edition of its ASTM Stan- dards for Fence Materials and Prod- ucts will go on sale in the near future. The new edition provides the latest fencing and fencing-related standards used in the manufacture of fence ma- terials and products. It is extremely im- portant that fencing manufacturers, con- tractors, and sup- pliers; architects; project designers; engineers and oth- ers working with ASTM standards use only the latest and most current versions, as revisions do occur. In addition, the new edition con- tains three new ASTM standards. There are approximately 50 ASTM standards in the new edition, covering: • Chain-link and wire fence fabric • Fence construction and installa- tion • Fences for playgrounds, sports fields, sports courts, and other recre- ation facilities • Fence fittings and protective coatings • Industrial and commercial hori- zontal slide gates • Fencing materials used in deten- tion and correctional facilities • Design and fabrication of wood fencing. New standards include: F2919/F2919M, Specification for Welded Wire Mesh Fence Fabric (Metallic-Coated or Polymer Coated) with Variable Mesh Patterns or Mesh- es Greater than 6 in.2 [3871 mm2] in Panels F2957, Specification for Orna- mental Aluminum Fence Systems F3000/F3000M, Specification for Polymer Privacy Insert Slats for Chain Link Fabric and Privacy Chain Link Fabric Manufactured Contain- ing Pre-Installed Privacy Slats The edition is available in both print and online editions. Print: 250 Pages (2014): Soft Cov- er: 8.5" x 11"; Price: $190; ISBN: 978- 0-8031-0710-6; Stock #: FENCE14. Online+: Price: $175; Stock #: FENCECMP; Includes Access to Redlines, Withdrawn, and Historical Standards. Questions should be di- rected to: sales@astm.org. Included in the 13th edition are the following standards: A0392, Standard Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric A0491, Standard Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric A0824, Standard Specification for Metallic-Coated Steel Marcelled Ten- sion Wire for Use With Chain Link Fence F0537, Standard Specification for Design, Fabrication, and Installation of Fences Constructed of Wood and Related Materials F0552, Standard Terminology Relating to Chain Link Fencing F0567, Standard Practice for In- stallation of Chain-Link Fence F0626, Standard Specification for Fence Fittings F0654, Standard Specification for ASTM to publish updated book of fence standards continued on page 49 App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Autodesk is a registered trademark of Autodesk Inc. and/or its affiliates in the USA or other countries. iPad and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. FabCAD is a registered trademark of FabCAD Inc. Authorized Developer MEMBER