Home Building Associations, Construction Trade Groups, Organizations, Societies

As you are researching your project, keep in mind that most of these groups exist for the express purposes of promoting their industry, their members, and/or their products. It is not merely coincidence that the main offices of the vast majority of these organizations are located in Washington DC, southern Maryland, or northern Virginia. The construction industry includes thousands of manufacturers representing billions of dollars in potential profits. Directly or indirectly, the United States Congress has the power to regulate each and every one of them.

While few will argue their self serving agenda, many trade associations maintain active research and development centers where existing products are tested and new construction technologies are developed. Additionally the members of most organizations meet on a regular basis to share their knowledge, experience, and ideas. This collective gathering of specific information is frequently available to the general public in the form of brochures, technical bulletins, and online documentation. If you can't find the information for which you are looking on their Web site, be sure to call or e-mail someone in the association directly to ask for it. Afterall, providing specific information and promoting their particular products is why they exisit in the first place.

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Appliances

• Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

• Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. - UL

Architecture & Design

• American Institute of Architects - AIA

• American Institute of Building Design - AIBD

• American Society of Interior Designers - ASID

• Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture

Building & Construction

• Associated Builders and Contractors - ABC

• Associated General Contractors of America

• Canadian Homebuilders' Association

• Canadian and American Log Builders' Association, International

• Home Builders Institute - HBI

• Log Homes Council

• National Association of Home Builders - NAHB

• National Association of Women in Construction - NAWIC

• National Tile Contractors Association - NTCA

• Timber Framers Guild of North America

Codes, Building Permits, Regulations

• The Council of American Building Officials - CABO

• Building Officials and Code Administrators International - BOCA

• International Conference of Building Officials - ICBO

• Southern Building Code Congress International - SBCCI

Concrete

• American Concrete Institute - ACI

• Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute - CRSI

• Insulating Concrete Form Association

• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

• Portland Cement Association

Critters and Pests

• National Pest Control Association - NPCA

Electrical

• American Lighting Association

• National Electrical Contractors Association - NECA

Energy

• American Solar Energy Society - ASES

• American Wind Energy Association - AWEA

• Energy Efficient Building Association - EEBA

• International Solar Energy Society - ISES

• Ontario Propane Association - OPA

• Passive Solar Industries Council - PSIC

Engineering

• American Consulting Engineers Council - ACEC

• American Society of Civil Engineers - ASCE

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers - ASHRAE

• Associated Soil and Foundation Engineers - ASFE

Health & Safety

• Americans with Disabilities Act - ADA

• American Industrial Hygiene Association - AIHA

• National Fire Protection Association - NFPA

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA

• US Environmental Protection Agency - EPA

Insulation

• Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association - CIMA

Home Maintenance

• National Air Duct Cleaners Association - NADCA

Law

• American Arbitration Association

Manufacturers

• American Hardware Manufacturers Association

• Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association - KCMA

• National Electrical Manufacturers Association - NEMA

• National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association - NOFMA

• National Tile Contractors Association - NTCA

• National Wood Flooring Association - NWFA

• North American Insulation Manufacturers Association - NAIMA

• Polyurethane Foam Association

• The Gypsum Association

• Vinyl Siding Institute - VSI

• Wood Floor Covering Association - WFCA

Masonry

• Brick Institute of America

• National Concrete Masonry Association

Materials & Standards

• American National Standards Institute - ANSI

• American Society for Testing and Materials - ASTM

• Canadian Standards Association - CSA

• Construction Specifications Institute - CSI

• International Standard Organization - ISO

• National Institute of Building Sciences - NIBS

• National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST

• Underwriters Laboratories Inc. - UL

Mechanical

• Air Conditioning Contractors of America - ACCA

• Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors National Association - PHCC

• Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association

  
  

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  Metals

  • American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. - AISC

  • American Iron & Steel Institute

  • Copper Development Association - CDA

  • Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association - LGSEA

  • North American Steel Framing Alliance - NASFA

  • Swedish Institute of Steel Construction

  • Team Steel

  
  

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  Paving

  • American Concrete Pavement Association - ACPA

  • Asphalt Institute - AI

  • National Aggregates Association - NAA

  • National Asphalt Pavement Association - NAPA

  • National Stone Association - NSA

  • Quartzite Rock Association - QRA

  
  

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  Plumbing & Heating

  • American Water Works Association - AWWA

  • Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating

  • Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute

  • National Rural Water Association - NRWA

  
  

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  Roofing

  • Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association - ARMA

  • Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau

  • National Roofing Contractors Association

  • National Tile Roof Manufactures Association

  • Single Ply Roofing Institute

  
  

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  Windows & Doors

  • Canadian Window & Door Manufacturers Association - CWDMA

  • Florida Solar Energy Center Fenestration Research Group

  • National Fenestration Rating Council - NFRC

  • Steel Door Institute

  • National Sash & Door Jobbers Association

  • National Wood Window and Door Association

  
  

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  Wood Products

  • American Forest & Paper Association - AF&PA

  • American Institute of Timber Construction - AITC (glulam industry)

  • American Wood Preservers Institute - AWPI

  • Architectural Woodwork Institute

  • California Redwood Association

  • Composite Panel Association and Composite Wood Council

  • The Engineered Wood Association - APA

  • Hardwood Council

  • Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association - HPVA

  • National Hardwood Lumber Association

  • Structural Board Association

  • Southern Forest Products Association

  • Southern Pine Council

  • Western Red Cedar Lumber Association

  • Western Wood Products Association - WWPA

  • Wood Moulding and Millwork Producers Association - WMMPA

  
  
  

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