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 Opening Thoughts from the President & CEOIncreasing the percentage of American goods used in building a home – such a simple concept with far reaching implications for our economy and the industry. Economist turner builder, Anders Lewendal, believes that if every builder simply used 5% more products that were made in America 220,000 jobs would be created. Read the full article. Celebrating 75 Years of Evolution and Excellence During the upcoming Annual Conference, AAMA will be celebrating its 75th anniversary. The association has grown and advanced since its inception in 1936, and we're proud of our heritage. Therefore, we have organized a timeline to detail our historical beginnings and progress through today. Read the full article. AAMA 75th Annual Conference Deadlines, Speakers and Activities Join us in celebrating AAMA’s 75th anniversary February 26-29 in Naples, FL. Online registration for the AAMA 75th Annual Conference closes February 16. The cut-off date for hotel reservations has passed. If you haven’t booked your room, be sure to do so soon. Learn more about the following speakers and activities scheduled for the conference.
NAFS Committee to Review Survey Results and Discuss Future Activities On Wednesday, February 29, the AAMA NAFS Committee, chaired by Ray Garries (JELD-WEN) and Steve Fronek (Apogee), will be reviewing results of the member survey conducted to seek broad-based input on goals and methods for the update and maintenance of our flagship standard: AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440, the North American Fenestration Standard, or NAFS. In addition, members will be discussing a potential users' guide, Joint Document Management Group (JDMG) structure and future activities associated with this long-standing committee. Read the full article. Printed Copies of NAFS-11 Exclusively Available Through AAMA AAMA is now exclusively offering printed coies of the 2011 edition of AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440, NAFS - North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for windows, doors, and skylights (NAFS-11), available for purchase through the AAMA online Publication Store. Read the full article. Six Members Join AAMA Virtual Library Interest in the AAMA Virtual Library continues to grow. The following six companies have already taken advantage of this program, and many others requested more information when given the opportunity to participate as part of their membership renewal. The AAMA Virtual Library (AVL) offers a system for members to purchase annual licenses in order to make electronic versions of the AAMA publications more readily available to their employees. Read the full article. AAMA Staff Promotions to Better Serve Our Membership As we kick off the New Year, AAMA is pleased to announce staff promotions over the last year for Andrea Rhodes, Technical Operations Supervisor, and Florica Vlad, Senior Coordinator, Committee Meetings. Both promotions will enable our staff to better serve AAMA's members in 2012 and beyond. Read the full article. News from the Feeds The end of each calendar year gives us a chance to reflect back on the trends of the past year. The top AAMA news stories give a look at important events and documents, as well as other industry impacts, in 2011. News Feed
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 Objectifying the Subjective: In Pursuit of Metrics for Daylighting Lisa Heschong (Heschong Mahone Group) presented a roadmap for the development of daylighting performance metrics to the NRFC in November 2010. The following is a summary of her presentation and ensuing discussion. Read the full article on the Skylight/Sloped Glazing Council News page. Skylight/Sloped Glazing Council Updates Documents, Discusses Codes and Creates Course The AAMA Skylight/Sloped Glazing Council is currently working on several document updates, as well as reviewing and commenting on an ASTM human impact document. AAMA is promoting daylighting through codes and working proactively to introduce provisions for natural daylighting into green and energy codes. The Skylight NAFS Task Group is reviewing and commenting on its course in order for a conference call tobe scheduled to discuss all member comments. Read the full article on the Skylight/Sloped Glazing Council News page.  Case Study: Pre-Blended Compound Offers Easy On-Ramp to WPC Production According to recent market studies, wood-polymer composites (WPCs) have experienced phenomenal growth over the past decade, and double digit growth continues as more markets recognize the advantages of a WPC-based product. Combining wood and plastic into a different material addresses environmental concerns, such as deforestation and sustainability, but also provides an aesthetically pleasing, low maintenance and cost-effective alternative. Read the full article on the Wood & Cellulosic Composites Council News page. Document Development Continues for Wood and Cellulosic Composite Materials During the AAMA Fall Conference, the WCCMC 309, 311, 312 Review Task Group discussed drafts and voted to add CARB statement to all three specifications. Task Group Chair, Wally Kesler (Valspar) will also send the latest version of AAMA 311 to members and will schedule a conference call for the group to meet and discuss necessary edits. For AAMA 312, a change will be made from QUVA 340 testing to XENON Arc Testing in the weathering section of the document to coincide with the requirements in AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440 (NAFS-11), North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for windows, doors, and skylights. Read the full article on the Wood & Cellulosic Composites Council News page. |
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