Links (On Line Resources)
AIA Rochester's mission is to promote the profession and practice of Architecture in the Greater Rochester Area. AIA Rochester is dedicated to providing its members opportunities for professional advancement, community involvement, and promoting design excellence in the built environment..
American Institute of Building
Design (AIBD)
Since 1950, AIBD has provided building designers with educational
resources, and has developed nationwide design standards and a code of
ethics for the building design profession. Today, AIBD is a nationally
recognized association with professional and associate members in 47 states
and throughout Canada, as well as Europe, Asia and Australia.
American Society For Testing And
Materials (ASTM)
ASTM is a not-for-profit organization that provides a forum for the
development and publication of voluntary consensus standards for materials,
products, systems and services.
APA-the Engineered wood
Association
APA-The Engineered Wood Association is a nonprofit trade association whose
members produce engineered wood products.
Asphalt
Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA)
ARMA is the North American trade association representing the bulk of the
roofing industry's manufacturing companies and their raw materials
suppliers.
Association of the Wall and
Ceiling Industry (AWCI)
AWCI represents acoustics systems, ceiling systems, drywall systems,
exterior insulation and finishing systems, fireproofing, flooring systems,
insulation, and stucco contractors, suppliers and manufacturers and those
in the allied trades.
Building Material Retailer
The official magazine of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers
Association (NLBMDA).
Canadian Plywood Association
(CANPLY)
CANPLY is an association representing manufacturers of plywood, veneer and
veneer composite products in Canada.
Ceilings & Interior Systems
Construction Association (CISCA)
CISCA is an international association of contractors, distributors,
manufacturers, independent agents, and service associates in the interior
systems industry.
Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI)
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI), formerly the Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association (LGSEA), was formed in 1994 to build a national network of architects and engineers knowledgeable in efficient steel framing design. Their current mission is to enable and aid engineers in the efficient structural design of safe and cost effective cold-formed steel framed structures.
The Construction Specifications
Institute (CSI)
The Construction Specifications Institute, founded in 1948, is a
not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of construction
technology through communication, education, research, and service. CSI
serves the interests of architects, engineers, specifiers, contractors,
product manufacturers, owners, facilities managers, and others in the
construction industry.
Drywall Finishing Council (DWFC)
Drywall Finishing Council is a "Not For Profit, Mutual
Benefit Organization" that seeks to represent the issues that are
commonly faced by manufacturers of materials used in the finishing of
drywall.
EPS Molders Association
The EPS Molders Association was organized to provide pertinent information on
EPS product performance to those who specify and purchase expanded
polystyrene building materials. Members include leading block molders in
the United States and Canada, as
well as equipment and resin suppliers.
Eurogypsum
Founded in 1961, Eurogypsum is a European
federation of national associations of producers of gypsum products. Its prime aim is to promote both the products
and interests of these producers. It does this through joint research
projects on relevant scientific, technical-economic and legal matters and
by initiating information and public relation programs.
Firestop Contractors International Association (FCIA)
The FCIA's mission is for member organizations to be recognized throughout the
construction industry as preferred quality contractors of life safety firestop
systems.
The Gypsum Association has launched a new website created to provide design professionals with detailed information regarding the sustainability of gypsum products, including how using gypsum products can improve a new building’s sustainability score.
ICC Evaluation Service, Inc
ICC ES is a nonprofit, public-benefit corporation that does technical evaluations of
building products, components, methods, and materials.
International Code Council (ICC)
International Code Council is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing a single set of
comprehensive and coordinated national model construction codes.
Metal Building
Manufacturers Association (MBMA)
The MBMA is an association of metal-building and metal-roofing system
manufacturers who are working together to promote the use of steel systems
in the low-rise, non-residential building and roofing construction
marketplace.
National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA)
The mission of the NFPA is to reduce the burden of fire on the quality of
life by advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards,
research, and education for fire and related safety issues. The NFPA site
contains the latest information about the NFPA, its departments,
publications, seminars, and educational programs.
National Roofing
Contractors Association (NRCA)
An association of roofing, roof deck, and waterproofing contractors;
industry-related associate members; and international members worldwide.
North American Insulation
Manufacturers Association (NAIMA)
A trade association of North American manufacturers of fiber glass, rock,
wool, and slag wool thermal and acoustical insulation products for use in
homes, commercial buildings, and industrial facilities.
Steel Framing Alliance (SFA)
Steel Stud Manufacturers Association (SSMA)
The Society For Protective Coatings (SSPC)
SSPC, founded in 1950 as the Steel Structures Painting Council, is a non-profit
professional society concerned with the use of coatings to protect
industrial steel and concrete structures. SSPC serves its members and
advances the industry through standards, regulatory advocacy, education,
and information exchange.
Walls & Ceilings Magazine
Walls & Ceilings is published
monthly for specialty trade contractors, subcontractors, interior
contractors, builders and architects, along with the manufacturers,
suppliers and distributors to these and related industries.
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