Source: NAHB As Congress debates comprehensive immigration reform, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today called on lawmakers to establish a fair and workable employer verification system for all businesses.
Source: USGNN The Part 9 Committee for Houses and Small Buildings of the National Building Code of Canada met yesterday in Ottawa, Canada, and approved a request by the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) to reference ASTM E 1300 in the next edition of the Canadian Building Code, according to an announcement from IGMA.
Source: USGNN The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. (ASHRAE) has filed a proposed change to Addendum “am” to ASHRAE 189.1, “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings” that would limit the window-to-wall (WWR) ratio to 30 percent in small and medium-sized buildings “for the purpose of reducing energy use.”
source: facilitiesnet This week, the Green Building Advisory Committee established by the General Services Administration (GSA), officially recommended to GSA that the LEED green building certification system be used for all GSA buildings as the best measure of building efficiency. The committee also conveyed that LEED should be the primary way to show how agency buildings use energy and water and that LEED standards are the most conducive to meet the Energy Independence and Security Act.
Source: Charlotte Business Journal An N.C. legislative proposal that would restrict the use of national green building rating programs on public projects is slated for discussion Tuesday by the state House Committee on Agriculture in Raleigh.
House Bill 628 would insert new language in a section of state law that calls for energy- and water-use standards for major public facility construction and renovation projects. N.C. Reps. Michele Presnell (R-Haywood) and Rick Catlin (R-New Hanover) are the primary sponsors of the bill, filed April 9. Source: AAMA The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) announced the release of an interim procedural guide that will provide a documented, optional process to extend current, unexpired AAMA product certification to any edition of AAMA/WDMA(/CSA) 101/I.S.2(/A440), North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for windows, doors, and skylights (NAFS) for a period of two years for products that have had no changes. The procedural guide, AAMA 106-13, Interim Procedural Guide for Extension of NAFS Certification is effective as of May 1.
Source: DWM A new task group met yesterday during the annual conference of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association of Schaumburg, Ill., and proved that sometimes collaboration is key. The Flatness and Aesthetics of Laminated Glass Study Group was formed initially to study the issue of optical distortion in laminated glass.
Source: PR Newswire Members of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) will vote on the next version of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) in June 2013. LEED is an internationally recognized certification system that provides third-party verification of green buildings. If approved, LEED v4 is anticipated to launch in November 2013.
AAMA Releases First North American Multipoint Locking Hardware Standard for Side-Hinged Doors4/27/2013
Source: AAMA The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently published a North America standard for multipoint locking hardware for side-hinged door systems. AAMA 909-13, Voluntary Specification for Cycle Performance and Testing of Side-Hinged Exterior Door Multipoint Locking Hardware, establishes a minimum performance requirement and test procedure to evaluate the durability of multi-point locking door hardware.
Source: Lincolnwood Review By: Natalie Hayes Business owners and new builders in Lincolnwood may have to adhere to a more specific list of design standards for their buildings, if a new proposal from the village is passed.
The Village Board is considering a new set of appearance requirements for non-residential buildings, including what types of construction materials can be used and the percentage of the building surface required to contain “high-quality” materials, among other stipulations that would affect the outward appearance of buildings. |