GlassBuild America to Host Town Hall-Style Forum

The organizers of GlassBuild America 2009 have re-named the show's Energy Efficiency Seminar. They are now calling it the Energy Efficiency Town Hall Forum.

Along with the name change comes a change in format. Rather than consisting of formal presentations, the town hall will feature a panel of experts fielding questions on government policies, emerging technologies, and code proposals.

This change was made when GlassBuild organizers realized there are many lingering questions in these areas. Accordingly, they felt the modified format would provide better insight on the external circumstances influencing the way window and door manufacturers conduct business.

GlassBuild America 2009 will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, September 30 - October 2. The town hall forum will take place on October 1 from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

The exhibit hall will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1. It will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2.

NFRC will be exhibiting all three days in booth number 1101.

Further information is available on the GlassBuild website.

NFRC's Fall Membership Meeting Looming

Mark Your Calendar – NFRC's Fall Membership Meeting is just around the corner.

The meeting is scheduled for November 16-19, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas. Links to an early bird registration form and hotel information are currently available at: http://www.nfrc.org/upcomingmeeting.aspx. <>

Thank you for your continued membership in the NFRC: -The nation’s resource for Fair, Accurate, and Credible Energy Ratings of Fenestration products.

If NFRC's staff can be of any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 301-589-1776.

NFRC Member of the Year -- Nominate Someone Today

The NFRC member of the year program is the principle method for saying “thank you” to those members who contribute their time and effort generously.

The individual chosen by their fellow members will receive deserved recognition and great prizes, including the Glass Star Award and free registration/travel to an upcoming meeting.

Take a moment to learn more and nominate a fellow member. Additional information along with the nomination form can be found on the NFRC's Member of the Year Page:

http://www.nfrc.org/membersonly/MemberoftheYearAward.aspx

Nominations will be accepted through August 31, 2009.

Newest Accredited Lab Added to NFRC's Website

NFRC welcomes Stork Twin City Testing out of Maplewood, Minnesota as an NFRC accredited laboratory.

You may access a complete listing of participating Labs and Inspection Agencies online at http://www.nfrc.org/labsagencies.aspx.

NFRC Meeting Attendees Make a Difference

The NFRC will once again partnered with Carbonfund.org to make the NFRC Summer Membership Meeting carbon neutral through a donation to offset the carbon footprint of the recent meeting in Baltimore.

Attendees at the recent meeting also raised $560 through voluntary donations for lapel pins. The money will support The local Habitat for Humanity chapter in the Baltimore, Maryland area.

NFRC plans to continue the trend of making a difference and would like to sincerely thank all that participated.

NFRC Accepting Nominations for Board of Directors Election

The 2009 Board of Directors (BOD) election will open for voting in early October, and the process of collecting nominations has begun in earnest.

Nominations for the 2010 seats are currently being accepted by the NFRC offices through August 21, 2009.

For details on the seats open for election and to download the NFRC BOD Potential Nominee Form (required to submit a nominee), please access the NFRC’s Board of Director’s Election page at http://www.nfrc.org/NFRC_Board-Election_2009.aspx

This page will be continually updated as the election proceeds.

If you have any questions, contact Cheryl Gendron – Sr. Manager of Member and Information Services at cgendron@nfrc.org.

NFRC Posts CMAST Update

Today, NFRC provided an update of CMAST, which is available for download.

CMAST (v. 1.0.11) is now available at http://69.60.115.189/CMASTServer.

This is where you will find a link to “Download CMAST Client.” Please save and then run the executable file. Release notes for update have also been added to “Release Notes.”

As you may already know, CMAST is the operating software for NFRC's Component Modeling Approach (CMA) Program for non-residential fenestration energy certification.

NFRC would like to talk to anyone interested in participating in its CMA Pilot Program.

Please contact Jessica Ferris at jferris@nfrc.org or John Lewis at jlewis@nfrc.org for more information.