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presented annually by the AISC and recognizes an outstanding lecturer and author whose technical papers are considered an outstanding contribution to the engineering literature on fabricated structural steel. The award, which includes a $15,000 cash prize, will be presented at the 2013 NASCC: The Steel Conference at America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, April 17-19.
RIMA-I recognizes
retiring board members At its bi-annual membership meeting in Atlanta, the Refl ective Insulation Manufacturers Asso- ciation International (RIMA-I) presented three board members with plaques and recognized them for their service as directors on the RIMA-I board. The following retiring directors' terms will expire on December 31: Dan Russell of Innovative Insulation, Arlington, Texas John Kovacs of STS Coatings Inc., Comfort, Texas Steven Yializis of Sigma Technologies International, Tucson, Ariz.
NRCA releases fall-protection
compliance program The National Roofi ng Contractors Association (NRCA) has released its fall protection compli- ance program, Serving up Safety: A Recipe for Avoiding Falls on the Job, a video program addressing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) fall-protection re- quirements for roofi ng work, including require- ments for state-plan states. The comprehensive training program includes
a DVD with six hours of video content explaining fall protection rules pertaining to each of the 50 states, as well as a companion instructors guide, student guide and student handout, regulatory excerpts from state and federal agencies, a fi nal examination tailored to specifi c states, and a customizable certifi - cate of completion. The program is available in English and Spanish
and discusses terms and defi nitions, low- and steep- slope roofi ng, and self-rescue and assisted rescue from falls. Additional resources include federal OSHA regulations, as well as regulations from states enforc- ing their own rules that differ from federal OSHA and interpretations from each jurisdiction. Serving up Safety: A Recipe for Avoiding Falls
on the Job is $250 for NRCA members and $295 for nonmembers. For more information and to order the program, go to
shop.nrca.net or contact NRCA's Customer Service Department at (866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722).
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AAMA publishes quality assurance guidelines for
polyamide thermal barriers The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has published QAG-2- 12, "Voluntary Quality Assurance Processing Guide for Polyamide Thermal Barriers." The document, developed to assist architects, manu- facturers, designers and/or owners, establishes assembly guidelines for aluminum composites utilizing polyamide thermal barriers. Developed by AAMA's Thermal Barrier Task
Group, QAG-2-12 covers handling and storage of polyamide thermal barriers, assembly equipment and machinery inspection, quality control, and handling and care of completed and assembled profi les. QAG-2-12, "Voluntary Quality Assurance Pro-
cessing Guide for Polyamide Thermal Barriers" is available for AAMA members to download at a cost of $10. Non-members may purchase the document at a cost of $30 for download. The specifi cation is also available for purchase on CD and hardcopy. To order QAG-2-12, visit
pubstore.aamanet.org.
Steel Stud Manufacturer's Association announces new
additions to board of directors Robert Clark, chairman of Quail Run Building Materials Inc., Phoenix, is the association's new chairman. He succeeds William A. Gardner, president and CEO of Marino\WARE, South Plain- fi eld, N.J., who will remain on the board of direc- tors as immediate past chairman. Martin Kiehm, president of Custom Stud, Lakeville, Minn., was named vice chairman, and Lawrence Stone, presi- dent of SCAFCO, Spokane, Wash., was named secretary/treasurer.
Decorated Astronaut Mark Kelly to provide keynote address at the
fl ew combat missions during the Gulf War and has been decorated with the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was selected as an astronaut in 1996. He fl ew the fi rst of his four missions in 2001 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, the same shuttle he com- manded on its fi nal fl ight in May 2011. He also led the mission team aboard the shuttle Discov- ery and is only one of two individuals who have visited the International Space Station on four different occasions. For more information about IRE, visit
www.theroofi
ngexpo.com. Neal Brooks joins Englert as director
of Canadian business development Neal Brooks has joined Englert Inc., Perth Am- boy, N.J., as director of business development in Canada, responsible for the growth and distri- bution of Englert's full line of products, includ- ing its LeafGuard and RainPro gutter systems, Englert's LEED-compliant standing seam roofi ng materials and accessories, and the Englert line of solar rooftop environmental products. Brooks comes to Englert from Sears Canada
Inc. where he served for fi ve years as senior man- ager for Sears Commercial/Sears Incentives head- quartered in Toronto, a new wholesale/commercial business unit that he started up to sell construction products to the building trades. Brooks had done the same for Sears, Roe-
buck & Co., Hoffman Estates, Ill., in the United States for four years as a team leader and account manager, making large volume contract sales of construction products and household appliances to commercial customers. He started his career as a sales associate at Sears selling cabinet re-facing services to residential accounts in north Texas.
Tubelite adds Danny Lamartiniere
2013 International Roofi ng Expo Astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Captain, Mark Kelly, will present the Keynote Address, "En- deavor to Succeed," during the 2013 Internation- al Roofi ng Expo (IRE), February 5-7, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. Kelly, who recently retired from the U.S. Navy and NASA, is an experienced naval aviator who
as client development manager Danny Lamartiniere joins Tubelite Inc., Walker, Mich., as client development manager in Louisiana and Mississippi, providing store- front, curtainwall, entrance and daylighting systems to owners, architects and glaz- ing contractor of commercial buildings. Lamartiniere draws from 46 years in the fenestration industry, where he most recently served as a sales representative in the region for U.S. Aluminum, Los Angeles. Prior to this, he worked at Allen Glass, Alexandria, La., and at Good Neighbor Glass, Marksville, La.
December 2012
Danny Lamartiniere
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