TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Process for Sustainable Information Communications Technology Manufacturers

Stakeholders Invited to Contact TIA Regarding Participation.

Arlington VA. (July 6, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.1 Engineering Committee on Premises Telecommunications Infrastructure has issued a call for interest for document TSB-5046 initially titled ” Process for Sustainable Information Communications Technology Manufacturers”. TR-42.1 is developing guidelines in the area defined by the following scope: ” This Technical Systems Bulletin provides recommendations for a process to establish, implement and document sustainable practices for manufacturers of information communications technology equipment and infrastructure. This process applies to manufacturing of products, administration, facilities, and general operations associated with products.

The stakeholders may include, but are not limited to: Cabling system designers, consultants, architects, engineers; manufacturers, facilities management organizations, end users.

TIA is actively seeking participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.

For more information about TR-42 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact Cheryl Thibideau at standards@tiaonline.org.

A major function of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is the writing and maintenance of voluntary industry standards and specifications. These activities are carried out by the volunteer members of TIA engineering committees. On the public engineering committee pages, users will find recent meeting reports, agendas and notices for upcoming meetings, as well as links to some of the most popular standards from each committee. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).