LGSEA To Become Operating Council Of SFA

摘要

In a landmark decision, the Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association (LGSEA) voted in July to become an operating council of the Steel Framing Alliance (SFA). The ballot, which received a "yes" vote by 75 percent of the LGSEA voting members, adopts a set of operating procedures that provide automony over technical issues, including technical notes, design guides, and other products and activities intended for design professionals. Prior to this, the LGSEA had operated as a separate entity, receiving substantial financial and adminstrative support from SFA, which also provides direct support for codes and standards development, research, education and other programs that aim to grow the steel framing industry. In several areas, both the SFA and LGSEA had duplicate programs and committees, and dozens of members were paying membership dues to both organizations.