Industry Links

	METAL SALES' INDUSTRY AFFILIATIONS
	NFBA National Frame Builder's Association Represents post-frame construction, manufacturing, and marketing companies, as well as code and design professionals and is the only trade association representing the interests of the post-frame construction industry throughout the United States. Works with other industry groups to positively influence the market, and provides materials that builders, designers and suppliers may use to enhance the public image of post-frame, and increase the use of post-frame buildings.
	NRCA National Roofing Contractors Association Represents all segments of the roofing industry, including contractors; manufacturers; distributors; architects; consultants; engineers; building owners; and city, state and government agencies. It's mission is to inform and assist the roofing industry, act as its principal advocate and help members in serving their customers.
	MCA Metal Construction Association MCA is an industry-wide vehicle through which members of the metal in construction industry can develop and implement both macro and microprograms and activities to more widely promote the use of metal in construction.
	MRA Metal Roofing Alliance A not-for-profit coalition formed to introduce homeowners to the value benefits of metal roofing. Also focusing on educating contractors about metal roofing.
	TMI The Metal Initiative Provides information on the features and benefits of metal in construction. Giving information to the owner and the building team, including return on investment, maintenance cost, life cycle cost, environmental impact, recyclability, recycled content, cool roofing, useful life and aesthetics.
	NLBMDA National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association Promotes the industry and educates legislators and public policy personnel. Also assists legislative, regulatory, standard-setting and other government or private bodies in the development of laws, regulations and policies affecting lumber and building material dealers, its customers and suppliers.
	CRRC Cool Roof Rating Council The Cool Roof Rating Council was created in 1998 to develop accurate and credible methods for evaluating and labeling the solar reflectance and thermal emittance (radiative properties) of roofing products and to disseminate the information to all interested parties.

OTHER INDUSTRY-RELATED SITES

AH&LA
American Hotel and Lodging Association

AISC
American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc.

AISI
American Iron and Steel Institute

AIA Online
American Institute of Architects

ANSI
American National Standards Institute

ASM
American Society of Metals

ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials

Cool Metal Roofing

Cool Metal Roofing Coalition

CRRC
Cool Roof Rating Council

CSI
Construction Specification Institute

ENERGY STAR®

Energy efficient products and practices.

ICC
International Code Council

MBMA
Metal Building Manufacturers Association

NARI
National Assn. of the Remodeling Industry, Inc.

NCCA
National Coil Coaters Association

OSHA
Occupational Safety and Heatlth Administration

RCI
Roof Consultant Institute

UL
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

USGBC

U.S. Green Building Council

OTHER SITES OF INTEREST

Akzo Nobel

Cool Color Paint Supplier

ARCAT

Access to Specifications, AutodCAD Drawings and BIM Content.

Atlas Fasteners

Fasteners for the Construction Industry

Design and Build with Metal
An industry resource of building product information for the construction industry

Sweets
A primary source of building product information for the construction industry

Valspar

Cool Color Paint Supplier

4-Specs
Provides commercial specifiers and production architects and engineers with fast access to the design information they need from manufacturers' websites.