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	Home Building Associations, Construction Trade Groups, Organizations, Societies
	This is a collection of links to the Web sites of trade associations, industry groups, and non-profit organizations. Sites have been included on our list without regard for appearance, quality of presentation, depth of information, or ease of use. While many of theses sites are very well done, you will find some sites that have obviously been included simply because they provide a toll free phone number or an e-mail address that will allow you to contact them for more information. As you are researching your project, keep in mind that most of these groups exist for the express purposes of promoting their industry, their members, and/or their products. It is not merely coincidence that the main offices of the vast majority of these organizations are located in Washington DC, southern Maryland, or northern Virginia. The construction industry includes thousands of manufacturers representing billions of dollars in potential profits. Directly or indirectly, the United States Congress has the power to regulate each and every one of them. While few will argue their self serving agenda, many trade associations maintain active research and development centers where existing products are tested and new construction technologies are developed. Additionally the members of most organizations meet on a regular basis to share their knowledge, experience, and ideas. This collective gathering of specific information is frequently available to the general public in the form of brochures, technical bulletins, and online documentation. If you can't find the information for which you are looking on their Web site, be sure to call or e-mail someone in the association directly to ask for it. Afterall, providing specific information and promoting their particular products is why they exisit in the first place. Should you be aware of another site that could be included in this list, please send us your suggestions. [ back to lost & found ]     [ back to favorite sites ]		Categories    Appliances    Architecture & Design    Building & Construction    Codes & Permits    Concrete    Critters & Pests    Electrical    Energy    Engineering    Health & Safety    Home Maintenance    Insulation    Law    Manufacturers    Masonry    Materials & Standards    Mechanical    Metals    Paving    Plumbing & Heating    Roofing    Windows & Doors    Wood Products Other Links    Favorite Web sites    Construction Books    Lost & Found    Home Page

Appliances Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. - UL [ top of page ]     Architecture & Design American Institute of Architects - AIA American Institute of Building Design - AIBD American Society of Interior Designers - ASID Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture [ top of page ]     Building & Construction Associated Builders and Contractors - ABC Associated General Contractors of America Canadian Homebuilders' Association Canadian and American Log Builders' Association, International Home Builders Institute - HBI Log Homes Council National Association of Home Builders - NAHB National Association of Women in Construction - NAWIC National Tile Contractors Association - NTCA Timber Framers Guild of North America [ top of page ]     Codes, Building Permits, Regulations The Council of American Building Officials - CABO Building Officials and Code Administrators International - BOCA International Conference of Building Officials - ICBO Southern Building Code Congress International - SBCCI [ top of page ]     Concrete American Concrete Institute - ACI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute - CRSI Insulating Concrete Form Association Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Portland Cement Association [ top of page ]     Critters and Pests National Pest Control Association - NPCA [ top of page ]     Electrical American Lighting Association National Electrical Contractors Association - NECA [ top of page ]     Energy American Solar Energy Society - ASES American Wind Energy Association - AWEA Energy Efficient Building Association - EEBA International Solar Energy Society - ISES Ontario Propane Association - OPA Passive Solar Industries Council - PSIC [ top of page ]     Engineering American Consulting Engineers Council - ACEC American Society of Civil Engineers - ASCE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers - ASHRAE Associated Soil and Foundation Engineers - ASFE [ top of page ]     Health & Safety Americans with Disabilities Act - ADA American Industrial Hygiene Association - AIHA National Fire Protection Association - NFPA Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA US Environmental Protection Agency - EPA [ top of page ]     Insulation Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association - CIMA [ top of page ]     Home Maintenance National Air Duct Cleaners Association - NADCA [ top of page ]     Law American Arbitration Association [ top of page ]     Manufacturers American Hardware Manufacturers Association Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association - KCMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association - NEMA National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association - NOFMA National Tile Contractors Association - NTCA National Wood Flooring Association - NWFA North American Insulation Manufacturers Association - NAIMA Polyurethane Foam Association The Gypsum Association Vinyl Siding Institute - VSI Wood Floor Covering Association - WFCA [ top of page ]     Masonry Brick Institute of America National Concrete Masonry Association [ top of page ]     Materials & Standards American National Standards Institute - ANSI American Society for Testing and Materials - ASTM Canadian Standards Association - CSA Construction Specifications Institute - CSI International Standard Organization - ISO National Institute of Building Sciences - NIBS National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST Underwriters Laboratories Inc. - UL [ top of page ]     Mechanical Air Conditioning Contractors of America - ACCA Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors National Association - PHCC Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association [ top of page ]     Metals American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. - AISC American Iron & Steel Institute Copper Development Association - CDA Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association - LGSEA North American Steel Framing Alliance - NASFA Swedish Institute of Steel Construction Team Steel [ top of page ]     Paving American Concrete Pavement Association - ACPA Asphalt Institute - AI National Aggregates Association - NAA National Asphalt Pavement Association - NAPA National Stone Association - NSA Quartzite Rock Association - QRA [ top of page ]     Plumbing & Heating American Water Works Association - AWWA Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute National Rural Water Association - NRWA [ top of page ]     Roofing Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association - ARMA Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau National Roofing Contractors Association National Tile Roof Manufactures Association Single Ply Roofing Institute [ top of page ]     Windows & Doors Canadian Window & Door Manufacturers Association - CWDMA Florida Solar Energy Center Fenestration Research Group National Fenestration Rating Council - NFRC Steel Door Institute National Sash & Door Jobbers Association National Wood Window and Door Association [ top of page ]     Wood Products American Forest & Paper Association - AF&PA American Institute of Timber Construction - AITC (glulam industry) American Wood Preservers Institute - AWPI Architectural Woodwork Institute California Redwood Association Composite Panel Association and Composite Wood Council The Engineered Wood Association - APA Hardwood Council Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association - HPVA National Hardwood Lumber Association Structural Board Association Southern Forest Products Association Southern Pine Council Western Red Cedar Lumber Association Western Wood Products Association - WWPA Wood Moulding and Millwork Producers Association - WMMPA [ top of page ]

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