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GEOSCIENCE LABORATORY ACCREDITATIONS

 

 

Geoscience's Thermal Property Testing Laboratory has received accreditation, certification, approval or acceptance from the following agencies:  

  1. California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Bureau of Home Furnishings.

    2. Approved for the following tests:
  2. International Code Council (ICC).

    3. Geoscience prepares R value test reports for insulation companies and distributors which are in turn presented to ICC. Geoscience's reports are evaluated by that organization. A Geoscience Engineer is a professional member of ICC.
     
  3. Dade County Building Code Compliance and Protocol P A301-94.

    4. Geoscience has been approved as a testing laboratory and is certified to perform:
  4. MIL-C-45662A through Loral Aeronutronic (Aeronutronic Ford Corporation).

    5. Geoscience has been certified in thermal conductivity and specific heat measurements under MIL-C-45662A by Aeronutronic Ford Corporation in connection with their USN Trident materials program. Geoscience measures thermal conductivity, specific heat and thermal diffusivity of ceramic insulators using ASTM C-177, ASTM C-2766 and transient slab method, respectively. Geoscience results are used as high accuracy quality control checks by the Navy.
     
  5. Special Process Supplier's Certification through Aerojet Liquid Rocket Company.

    6. Geoscience has been certified as a laboratory that can perform the following tests for the aerospace industry in connection with federal insulation programs:
The following is a list of organizations from whom Geoscience has received approval and recommendation:
  1. Pacific Gas & Electric Company approves Geoscience as a qualified insulation testing laboratory.
  2. Puget Sound Power approves Geoscience as a qualified testing laboratory.
  3. San Diego Gas & Electric Company approves Geoscience as a qualified testing laboratory.
  4. Oregon Department of Energy approves Geoscience as a qualified insulation testing laboratory.
  5. Canadian General Standards Board has reviewed Geoscience's testing laboratory and finds it to be qualified to perform tests for Canadian insulation manufacturers.
  6. Cytec Fiberite has certified Geoscience as a high quality control laboratory service organization.
  7. Governmental Acceptance of Geoscience's Thermal Testing and Evaluation Capabilities

    8. For over 50 years, Geoscience has performed contract research for governmental agencies such as AEC, ERDA, DOE, NASA, ONR, USAF, and the USN's Civil Engineering Laboratory at Port Hueneme in connection with thermal property measurement activities (thermal conductivity, thermal expansion coefficient, specific heat, emissivity, viscosity, etc.). The contract monitors of these agencies visit Geoscience to review measurement techniques. In all cases, over this long time period, the government has accepted and utilized Geoscience's data in energy and conservation programs (see, for example, the monograph NASA SP 5102).

    Geoscience is also involved in a number of cooperative thermal property activities with institutional organizations and technical societies (i.e., the Canadian National Research Council, ASTM C-16 Committee and ASHRAE).

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