How To Build House and Home                                      

An Information and Instructional Guide
                       
Charter 15 – Resources

Homebuilders Associations, Trade Groups, Organizations & Building Societies
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

Builders & Contractors

• American Subcontractors Association Inc. - ASA
• Associated Builders and Contractors - ABC
• Associated General Contractors of America
• Home Builders Institute - HBI
• Log Homes Council
• National Association of Home Builders - NAHB (State and Local Associations)
• National Association of Women in Construction - NAWIC
• National Tile Contractors Association - NTCA
• Timber Framers Guild of North America

Building Codes, Building Permits, Regulations

• The Council of American Building Officials - CABO
• Building Officials and Code Administrators International - BOCA
• Southern Building Code Congress International - SBCCI

Concrete

• American Concrete Institute - ACI
• American Pavement Association - ACPA
• Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute - CRSI
• Insulating Concrete Form Association
• National Concrete Masonry Association
• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
• National Precast Concrete Association
• Florida Prestressed Concrete Association
• Gulf South Precast/Prestressed Concrete Association
• Portland Cement Association

Electrical

• American Lighting Association
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - IBEW
• National Electrical Contractors Association - NECA

Energy

• American Solar Energy Society - ASES
• American Wind Energy Association - AWEA
• Energy Efficient Building Association - EEBA
• Geothermal Energy Association - GEA
• Passive Solar Industries Council - PSIC

Engineering Associations

• 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

HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning

• Air Conditioning Contractors of America - ACCA

• Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute - ARI
• Geothermal Energy Association - GEA
• Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium - GHPC
• International Ground Source Heat Pump Association - IGSHPA
• National Air Duct Cleaners Association - NADCA
• Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors National Association - PHCC
• Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association

Insects and Pests

• National Pest Control Association - NPCA

Insulation

• Blow-in-Blanket Contractors Association - BIBCA
• Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association - CIMA
• Insulation Contractors Association of America - ICAA
• North American Insulation Manufacturers Association - NAIMA

 Law

• American Arbitration Association
• American Bar Association - ABA
• American Corporate Counsel Association - ACCA

Manufacturers Associations

• 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 Associations

• Brick Industry Association
• International Masonry Institute
• Mason Contractors Association of America
• National Concrete Masonry Association
• Portland Cement Association

Materials & Standards

• American National Standards Institute - ANSI
• American Society for Testing and Materials - ASTM
• 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

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

 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

Plumbing & Heating

• American Water Works Association - AWWA
• Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute
• National Rural Water Association - NRWA
• Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors--National Association (PHCC-National Association)

Roofing

• Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association - ARMA
• Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau
• National Roofing Contractors Association
• National Tile Roof Manufactures Association
• Single Ply Roofing Institute

Windows & Doors

• Florida Solar Energy Center Fenestration Research Group
• National Fenestration Rating Council - NFRC
• Steel Door Institute
• National Sash & Door Jobbers Association
• Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA)

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
• Southern Forest Products Association
• Southern Pine Council
• Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
• Western Wood Products Association - WWPA
• Wood Moulding and Millwork Producers Association - WMMPA