IGCC and IGMA Hold First Joint Certification Committee Meeting

摘要

The Insulating Glass Certification Council (IGCC) and the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) held their first harmonized certification meeting October 27-28 in Toronto. Since IGMA has licensed its certification program to IGCC, the two groups are now taking steps toward harmonization. "IGCC and IGMA should not be going in separate directions," said IGCC administrator John Kent during the first day's meeting. "We want to bring the groups closer together." One of the items on the meeting's agenda was the establishment of an IGCC/IGMA certification appeals committee to address the interpretation of respective certification programs. The group agreed that the committee should consist of the IGCC and IGMA presidents, the chairperson of the IGCC certification committee, two public interest representatives (one U.S. and one Canadian) and two laboratory representatives (one U.S. and one Canadian). Committee members include Mike Grossman, ACI Distribution, IGCC president; Oak Moser, Cardinal IG, IGMA president; Don Vild, public interest, certification committee chairperson; Jim Spetz, U.S. public interest representative; Dan Braun, Architectural Testing Inc., U.S. laboratory representative; and David Bailey, Bodycote Material Testing, Canadian laboratory representative. The Canadian public interest slot was not filled during the meeting.