R&T Technology Committee Meets

Following meetings of its subcommittees, the Research & Technology Committee, chaired by Werner Lichtenberger of TruSeal Technologies, Inc., met to address numerous issues and ballots. During the meeting, the committee approved motions to:

-- reapprove the NFRC research manual as a 2009 document, pending a decision on whether documents can be reapproved without going out for ballot (forwarded by the Research Subcommittee)

-- extend peer review paper completion associated with the TDD U-factor research project completion by August 31, 2009 (forwarded by the Research Subcommittee)

-- extend the due date for the CMA condensation resistance research project to six months from February 2, 2009 (forwarded by the Research Subcommittee)

-- move forward approval of an awning research project (forwarded by the Research Subcommittee)

-- approve the Complex Product VT Research RFP as amended to read as a request for services (forwarded by the Research Subcommittee)

-- approve the summary page, as amended, and develop a full RFP consistent with the comments on funding (forwarded by the Research Subcommittee)

-- reapprove NFRC 301, 302, 303 and 304 for the 2009 document cycle with implementation upon publication, pending a decision on whether documents can be reapproved without going out for ballot (forwarded by the Optical Properties Subcommittee)

-- approve the amended NFRC 300 for the 2009 document cycle with implementation upon publication (forwarded by the Optical Properties Subcommittee)

-- recommend that all subcommittees and committees migrate all CMA definitions in the respective documents to NFRC 600, provide the committee structure with leniency to use their best-faith judgement to leave definitions in their documents if appropriate, and ensure that no duplication exists between NFRC 600 and other documents.

Lichtenberger will bring all of these motions forward to the Board of Directors for approval at its Thursday meeting.

The committee also heard a report from Charlie Curcija of Carli, Inc., on developments at the Thermophysical Properties Subcommittee. Curcija did not bring any motions forward because negatives must be addressed by task groups on NFRC 101 and 103 and the NFRC Glossary.