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GANAs BEC Division Technical Committee Takes
Flight
The Glass Association of
North Americas (GANA) Building Envelope
Contractors (BEC) Division Technical Committee
has refocused its efforts under the leadership
of Henry Taylor of the Kawneer Company, and its
agenda is filling quickly in advance of their
next full meeting in February. The meeting,
which officially kicks off the BEC Conference,
will take place at 9:00 a.m., February 17, 2008,
at the Rio All-Suites Resort and Casino in Las
Vegas.
Commercial fenestration
systems continually advance with new products,
applications and standards, said Greg Carney,
GANAs Technical Director. The BEC Division
Technical Committee is the primary vehicle to
ensure that our members are aware of issues and
opportunities and have an active voice in
addressing codes and standards.
The Committee consist of the
following members:
Henry Taylor (Chair)
Kawneer Company, Inc.
Steve Austin 3M
Christopher Carter Momentive Performance
Materials, Inc. (formerly GE Advanced
Materials)
Ted Derby Pohl Inc. of America
Don Earnheart Trainor Glass Company
Raj Goyal Graham Architectural Products
Corporation
Jeff Griffiths SAFTI FIRST Fire Rated
Glazing Solutions
Gary Houdek Wausau Window & Wall Systems
Ken Hummel Bacon & Van Buskirk Glass Co.,
Inc.
Mark Jennings 3M - Industrial Adhesives &
Tapes Division
Jon Kimberlain Dow Corning Corporation
John Neunlist Admiral Glass & Mirror
Paul Rowan Trainor Glass Company
Rodney Van Buskirk Bacon & Van Buskirk
Glass Co., Inc.
Roger Watson Saint-Gobain
Stanley Yee The Facade Group, Inc.
We have assembled an
excellent team of professional experts in the
industry, said Taylor. Our consensus approach
on the Committee will enable us to study and
solve some of the biggest issues facing glazing
contractors on the job today.
Short-Term objectives for the
Committee include:
Create a Glass
Informational Bulletin on Boiler Plate Bid
Qualifications
Update sections in the GANA Glazing Manual
for the 2008 edition, 50th Anniversary
Author a new GANA manual on architectural
fenestration framing systems
Publish a Glass Informational Bulletin on
Key Elements of Fenestration Elements in
Shop Drawings
Attendance is encouraged at
the Committees meeting in Las Vegas, as well as
membership. Any GANA member wishing to take part
in the Committees future activities should
contact the GANA Headquarters at (785) 271-0208
to join the Committee. Anyone wishing to attend
the Committee meeting as part of the BEC
Conference should register on the GANA website
at
www.glasswebsite.com/events.
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