The Natural Stone Council, a collaboration of natural stone trade associations to promote the use of natural stone in commercial, residential, government, institutional, educational, and all types of applications interior and exterior, announced updates to the Natural Stone Sustainability Standard.
After a recent audit of its standards development activities, the Steel Deck Institute has been reaccredited by the American National Standards Institute under its recently revised operating procedures for documenting consensus on SDI-sponsored American National Standards.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association has updated a standard for adhesive systems designed to attach simulated divided lite bars to glass.
Principal engineer Robert Jutras hosted a seminar called, "The Canadian CSA A500 Building Guards Standard, Explained" during the 2019 Joint AAMA and IGMA Summer Conferences.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association has released an updated specification establishing minimum performance requirements for liquid-applied flashing used to provide water-resistive seals around exterior wall openings in buildings that includes fenestration products.