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Trade Organizations: Thermal and Moisture Protection
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Blow-in-Blanket Contractors Association
www.bibca.org
Provides tool for obtaining names of certified contractors for projects; specifications and literature library for blow-in-blanket insulation systems; insulation comparison chart; information about BIBCA-certified products and installer certification training programs.
Insulation Contractors Association of America
www.insulate.org
Lists member contractors by state. Provides technical FAQs; insulation inspection checklist; technical bulletins, briefings on building code and energy code issues; guide specifications; consumer tips on R-values; information about events. Buyers Guide lists insulation and related product manufacturers.
National Insulation Association
www.insulation.org
Includes directory of member fabricators, manufacturers, distributors, contractors, searchable by specialty or location. Lists insulation associations and organizations; industry events. Contains catalog of technical publications for sale. Can view current and archival issues of Insulation Outlook magazine. Provides information about training, seminars; careers in the industry; job board. Techs and Specs contains resource library of technical articles; press releases; technical FAQs; manufacturers’ technical literature; glossary; guide to insulation product specifications; excerpts and order information for Commercial and Industrial Insulation Standards Manual; downloadable software; technical brochure on industrial insulation; metal building insulation standards; steam best practices; safety articles.
National Roofing Contractors Association
www.nrca.net
Can search for member consultants, contractors, manufacturers
and distributors. Technical contains roofing glossary; homeowner
roof checkup guide; searchable database of technical article
and report abstracts; technical bulletins and special reports;
low-slope and steep-slope technical reports. Lists past
technical conferences and symposia, with links to full texts
of reports; roofing-related changes and provisions in building
codes; roofing-related ASTM standards; full text of issues
of Professional Roofing magazine since 1998; and construction
details. Provides catalog of risk management, safety, technical,
marketing, estimating, legal, business management publications, guides, manuals
and training; asbestos programs. Can submit information
online about roof failures that is used to compile data
on roof system performance; view project reports. Lists
education programs, seminars and events. Government Relations
contains special reports, regulatory updates and position
papers. NCRA Buyers Guide lists manufacturers and distributors.
Roof Consultants Institute
www.rci-online.org
Can search for member companies by name, specialty or location; provides
listings, newsletter and information about RCI certification
programs; lists self-study training materials and continuing
education seminars; lists technical publications available
for sale; provides RCI-Mercury online technical library.
Sealant, Waterproofing and Restoration Institute
www.swrionline.org
Provides list and searchable directory of member contractors and consultants; information about sealant validation program and
product list; technical FAQs; meeting calendar; searchable
database of project information. Lists technical publications
available for sale.
Western States Roofing Contractors Association
www.wsrca.com
Contains membership and scholarship information; directories
of member contractors and vendors searchable by location
or type of service; announcement of the annual meeting and
list of publications available for sale.
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