Wednesday, July 20, 2011

BOD Approves Ten Action Items as Virtual Meeting Closes

The National Fenestration Rating Council’s (NFRC) Virtual Committee Week Meeting drew to a close this morning with the BOD approving 10 action items.

Research and Technology Committee
During the Research and Technology Committee’s report to the BOD, the Research Subcommittee presented four action items, and all of them were approved.

A motion to extend the Window 6-Therm 6 Validation Research Project completion deadline until the fall 2011 membership meeting was approved 12-0-0.

A motion to extend the CMA CR Research Project completion deadline until the fall 2011 membership meeting was also approved 12-0-0.

Additionally, a motion to approve the Carli bid on the CMA Improved Algorithm Research Project was approved 12-0-0.

Finally, a motion to approve the Complex Fenestration VT Rating Research RFP was approved 12-0-0.

Technical Committee

The Technical Committee also presented four action items to the BOD, with all of them being approved. Two came from the U-factor Subcommittee, and two came from the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) Subcommittee.

U-Factor Subcommittee

A motion to approve the NFRC 100 Dynamic Glazing Ballot with implementation upon publication was approved 12-0-0.   

A motion to approve the NFRC 100 Product Grouping Ballot and NFRC 100 Sightline Ballot along with suggested editorial edits and alignment between the ballots with implementation upon publication was approved 12-0-0.

Solar Heat Gain Subcommittee

A motion to approve the NFRC 200 Section 4.5 and 4.7 Ballot with implementation upon publication was approved 12-0-0.

A motion to approve the NFRC 200 Sightline Ballot with implementation upon publication was approved 11-0-0.

Ratings Committee

During the Ratings Committee report to the BOD, two action items were approved.

NFRC 700 Certification Subcommittee

A motion approve the NFRC 700 Full CPD Number Ballot for approval with editorial changes included with implementation upon publication was approved 12-0-0.

NFRC 705 Certification Subcommittee

A motion to approve the NFRC 705 CMA Label Certificate for approval with editorial changes with implementation upon publication was approved 12-0-0.

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