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Home Related Associations and Organizations

Find a complete list of home related associations and organizations to help with further research on a particular product or company.

Air Conditioning Contractors of America

www.acca.org

 

American Arbitration Association

www.adr.org

 

American Concrete Institute

www.aci-int.org/general/home.asp

 

American Concrete Pavement Association

www.pavement.com

 

American Consulting Engineers Council

www.acec.org

 

American Forest & Paper Association

www.afandpa.org

 

American Gas Association

www.aga.org/

 

American Hardware Manufacturers Association

www.ahma.org/

 

American Industrial Hygiene Association

www.aiha.org

 

American Institute of Architects

www.aia.org/

 

American Institute of Building Design

www.aibd.org/

 

American Institute of Steel Construction

www.aisc.org

 

American Institute of Timber Construction

www.aitc-glulam.org/

 

American Iron & Steel Institute

www.steel.org

 

American Lighting Association

www.americanlightingassoc.com

 

American Moving and Storage Association

www.moving.org/

 

American National Standards Institute

www.ansi.org

 

American Planning Association

www.planning.org/

 

American Society of Home Inspectors

www.ashi.com/

 

American Society for Testing and Materials

www.astm.org

 

American Society of Civil Engineers

www.asce.org

 

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers

www.ashrae.org

 

American Society of Interior Designers

www.asid.org

 

American Solar Energy Society

www.ases.org/

 

American Water Works Association

www.awwa.org

 

American Wind Energy Association

www.awea.org/

 

American Wood Preservers Association

www.awpa.com/

 

Americans with Disabilities Act

www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

 

Architectural Woodwork Institute

www.awinet.org

 

Asphalt Institute

www.asphaltinstitute.org

 

Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association

www.asphaltroofing.org

 

Associated Builders and Contractors

www.abc.org

 

Associated General Contractors of America

www.agc.org

 

Associated Soil and Foundation Engineers

www.asfe.org

 

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

www.aham.org

 

Association of Millwork Distributors

www.amdweb.com/

 

Better Business Bureau

www.bbb.org/

 

Brick Institute of America

www.bia.org

 

Building Officials and Code Administrators International

www.bocai.org

www.iccsafe.org/index.html

 

California Redwood Association

www.calredwood.org/

 

Canadian Homebuilders' Association

www.chba.ca/

 

Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating

www.ciph.com

 

Canadian Solar Industries Association

www.cansia.ca/directory/

 

Canadian Standards Association

www.csa.ca/Default.asp?language=english

 

Canadian Window & Door Manufacturers Association

www.windoorweb.com

 

Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute

http://www.cispi.org/

 

Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau

www.cedarbureau.org

 

Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association

www.cellulose.org

 

Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute

www.cfsei.org/

 

Community Connections

www.comcon.org/

 

Composite Panel Association and Composite Wood Council

www.pbmdf.com

 

Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

www.crsi.org

 

Construction Specifications Institute

www.csinet.org/

 

Contractor License Reference Site

www.contractors-license.org/

 

Copper Development Association

www.copper.org

 

The Council of American Building Officials

www.cabo.org

 

Efficient Windows

www.efficientwindows.org

 

Energy & Environmental Building Association

www.eeba.org

 

The Engineered Wood Association

www.apawood.org

 

The Gypsum Association

www.gypsum.org

 

Hardwood Council

www.hardwoodcouncil.com

 

Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association

www.hpva.org/

 

Home Builders Institute

www.hbi.org/

 

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

www.ieee.org

 

Insulating Concrete Form Association

www.forms.org

 

Insurance Information Institute

www.iii.org/

 

International Conference of Building Officials

www.icbo.org/

 

International Log Builders’ Association

http://www.logassociation.org/

 

International Solar Energy Society

www.ises.org/

 

International Organization for Standardization

www.iso.ch/

 

Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association

www.kcma.org

 

Log Homes Council

www.loghomes.org/

 

Manufactured Housing Institute

www.mfghome.org

 

National Air Duct Cleaners Association

www.nadca.com

 

National Asphalt Pavement Association

www.hotmix.org

 

National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators

http://www.nacaa.net/

 

National Association of Home Builders

www.nahb.com

 

National Association of Mortgage Brokers

www.namb.org

 

National Association of Realtors

www.realtor.org

 

National Association of Remodeling Industry

www.nari.org/index.cfm

 

National Association of Women in Construction

www.nawic.org

 

National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association

www.alarm.org/

 

National Concrete Masonry Association

www.ncma.org

 

National Electrical Contractors Association

http://www.necanet.org/

 

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

www.nema.org

 

National Fenestration Rating Council

www.nfrc.org

 

National Fire Protection Association

www.nfpa.org

 

National Hardwood Lumber Association

www.natlhardwood.org

 

National Institute of Building Sciences

www.nibs.org

 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

www.cdc.gov/niosh/flood.html

 

National Institute of Standards and Technology

www.nist.gov/

 

National Kitchen and Bath Association

www.nkba.org

 

National Pest Management Association

www.pestworld.org

 

National Roofing Contractors Association

www.nrca.net/

 

National Rural Water Association

www.nrwa.org

 

National Stone Sand & Gravel Association

www.nssga.org/

 

National Trust for Historic Preservation

http://www.nationaltrust.org/

 

National Wood Flooring Association

www.woodfloors.org

 

National Wood Window and Door Association

www.nwwda.org

 

North American Insulation Manufacturers Association

www.naima.org/

 

North American Steel Framing Alliance

www.steelframingalliance.com

 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

www.osha.gov/

 

Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors National Association

www.phccweb.org/

 

Polyurethane Foam Association

www.pfa.org

 

Portland Cement Association

www.concretehomes.com

 

Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute

www.pci.org

 

Quartzite Rock Association

www.quartzite.com

 

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association

www.smacna.org

 

Single Ply Roofing Institute

www.spri.org/index.html

 

Southern Forest Products Association

www.sfpa.org

 

Southern Pine Council

www.southernpine.com

 

Standards Council of Canada

www.scc.ca/

 

Steel Door Institute

www.steeldoor.org/

 

Structural Board Association

www.osbguide.com/

 

Sustainable Buildings Industry Council

www.sbicouncil.org/

 

Tile Roofing Institute

www.tileroofing.org/

 

Timber Framers Guild of North America

www.tfguild.org

 

Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

www.ul.com

 

U.S. Department of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

www.eere.energy.gov

 

Vinyl Siding Institute

www.vinylsiding.org

 

Western Red Cedar Lumber Association

www.cofi.org/WRCLA/

 

Western Wood Products Association

www.wwpa.org

 

Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association

www.nofma.org/

 

World Floor Covering Association

www.wfca.org