NFRC’s New Condensation Index Rating Explained! |
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Register to learn about the NFRC Condensation Index (CI) rating and how it can be used to find the best window, door, or skylight for your regional weather variations. The CI rating will allow consumers, manufacturers, building owners, and architects to find the fenestration product that best reduces the potential for condensation based on its geographic location in the United States or Canada.
Persistent condensation on windows and doors prompted the fenestration industry to develop a rating method for condensation resistance. To address this, NFRC developed a software tool to automatically find interior surface temperatures.
This presentation will introduce the new NFRC CI rating and is presented by Dennis Anderson, NFRC Program Manager.
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Building a Sustainable Future:
NFRC 2020 Fall Membership
Virtual Meeting!
Register today for the NFRC Fall Membership virtual meeting on October 19-21, 2020. Members and nonmembers are invited to join us online for three days of interactive, informative discussions on the latest trends and happenings in the fenestration industry. We know people crave live experiences now more than ever before and want to meet face-to-face. But NFRC is offering many of the same benefits of an in-person meeting virtually.
Some of the highlights of the meeting include:
- Expert panel discussion on the status of fenestration and building industries post Covid-19
- Update on NFRC’s new Commercial Program
- Report on carbon emissions avoided from energy-efficient fenestration products
- How to Become a Brand Ambassador, presented by Michael Williams of Board Veritas
- Task group, subcommittee, and committee meetings
- Online happy hour and virtual networking
- And much more!
Registration is $175 for members/$250 for nonmembers.
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Bonus Sustainability Sessions: All meeting registrants are invited to attend NFRC’s Sustainability Series, which is complimentary as part of your meeting registration.
Building a Sustainable Future: What the Experts Have to Say!
Join NFRC for three virtual Sustainability Sessions as we take a look at future weather patterns and predictions to understand how the built environment is responding to climate change. Then we’ll explore cutting-edge innovations in solar glass.
Register to attend one or all of these sessions:
Session 1: Future Weather Files presented by Tom Di Liberto, Science writer for NOAA’s website Climate.gov
- Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 2 p.m. EDT.
Session 2: George Mason University: Path to Net-Zero 2050 or Sooner! presented by Greg Farley, Director of Sustainability at George Mason University
- Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 2 p.m. EDT.
Session 3: Envisioning the Solar Glass Revolution presented by Lance Wheeler, Ph.D., researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 2 p.m. EDT.
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Featured Product – NFRC Member Window Cling
These are complimentary for all members and can easily be placed on windows in your show room, office, or display products. Click here to place an order and to see what other resources we have available.
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Approved Ballot Measures Enhance, Streamline NFRC’s Energy-Performance Ratings
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NFRC’s Board of Directors approved the changes outlined in the ballots presented during the Mid-Cycle ballot virtual meeting on July 13, 2020. The issues range from implementing the new Condensation Index rating to updates to the U-factor rating to fixes to the LEAFF program equation.
Click here for a summary of the ballot measures and the changes that will occur.
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Sign Up for Approved Calculation Entity (ACE) Training
NFRC’s Approved Calculation Entity or ACE training teaches participants how to configure whole fenestration products and calculate U-factor, Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC), and Visible Transmittance ratings using the Component Modeling Approach Software Tool (CMAST) for products needing NFRC certification in the CMA Product Certification Program (CMA PCP). This training is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, from
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. EDT.
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The Leaders Network is excited to be hosting its first quarterly Marketing and Communications (MarCom) Networking Group on October 1, 2020.
These quarterly networking events, led by Michelle Blackston, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, are open to members only and focus on a topic that is relevant to all industry organizations. During this first call, we’ll discuss the concept of brand purpose and why organizations make corporate responsibility pledges. Research suggests consumers as well as employees want a purpose to galvanize around and companies should prioritize how they communicate their brand purpose or cause. On the MarCom Networking Group call, we’ll discuss:
- How to develop an authentic voice that represents the organization’s DNA;
- How the message can be aspirational, but grounded in reality; and
- How to bring this message to life by building it into the corporate culture and within consumers.
These informal sessions will give attendees the opportunity to talk to other industry professionals, gain insight, and get more involved with NFRC. More information will be available soon.
NFRC is here as a resource for our members. With new benefits added this year, make sure you are taking advantage of your membership. To learn more about these benefits, click here. |
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Do you use the Efficient Windows Collaborative (EWC) as a resource? As we are updating the site, we want to make sure that the information you need and are looking for is incorporated.
Please take a minute to let us know what you like about the site and what additions you would like to see.
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NFRC Exhibiting Virtually at GlassBuild Connect |
Although the in-person GlassBuild America trade show has been cancelled, those interested in learning about the benefits of NFRC’s energy performance ratings can visit our virtual booth during the GlassBuild Connect event, which runs throughout September.
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Apply for Solar Decathlon’s 2021 Design Challenge!
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NFRC envisions a future where every window, door, and skylight purchase decision is made using the
NFRC label to evaluate energy performance.
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