1.3.2. Organizations

1.3.2. Organizations
1.3.2.1. Abbreviations of Proper Names
  1. The abbreviations of proper names in this Code shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article.
AAMA American Architectural Manufacturers Association (www.aamanet.org)
ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (www.acgih.org)
AHAM Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (www.aham.org)
AHRI Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (www.ahrinet.org)
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute (www.steel.org)
ANSI American National Standards Institute (www.ansi.org)
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers (www.asce.org)
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (www.ashrae.org)
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers (www.asme.org)
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials International (www.astm.org)
AWPA American Wood Protection Association (www.awpa.com)
BIA Brick Industry Association (www.bia.org)
BNQ Bureau de normalisation du Québec (www.bnq.qc.ca)
CAN National Standard of Canada designation (The number or name following the CAN designation represents the agency under whose auspices the standard is issued.)
CAN3 designates CSA
CAN4 designates ULC
CCBFC Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (see NRC)
CCME Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (www.ccme.ca)
CGSB Canadian General Standards Board (www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/ongc-cgsb/index-eng.html)
CHC Canadian Hydronics Council (www.ciph.com)
CISC Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (www.cisc.ca)
CMHC Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (www.cmhc.ca)
CRCA Canadian Roofing Contractors' Association (www.roofingcanada.com)
CSA CSA Group (www.csagroup.org)
CTI Cooling Technology Institute (www.cti.org)
CWC Canadian Wood Council (www.cwc.ca)
DOE Department of Energy (www.energy.gov)
EC Environment Canada (www.ec.gc.ca)
ECC EIFS Council of Canada (www.eifscouncil.org)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) (www.epa.gov)
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency (www.fema.gov)
FLL German Landscape Research, Development and Construction Society (www.fll.de/shop/english-publications.html)
FPI FPInnovations - Wood Products (formerly FCC - Forintek Canada Corporation) (www.fpinnovations.ca)
GRHC Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (www.greenroofs.org)
HC Health Canada (www.hc-sc.gc.ca)
HPVA Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association (www.hpva.org)
HRAI Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (www.hrai.ca)
HVI Home Ventilating Institute (www.hvi.org)
ICC International Code Council (www.iccsafe.org)
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission (www.iec.ch)
ISO International Organization for Standardization (www.iso.org)
NBC National Building Code of Canada 2015
NCMA National Concrete Masonry Association (www.ncma.org)
NECB National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2017
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association (www.nema.org)
NFC National Fire Code of Canada 2015
NFPA National Fire Protection Association (www.nfpa.org)
NFRC National Fenestration Rating Council (www.nfrc.org)
NLGA National Lumber Grades Authority (www.nlga.org)
NPC National Plumbing Code of Canada 2015
NRC National Research Council of Canada (Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6; www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)
NRCA National Roofing Contractors Association (www.nrca.net)
NRCan Natural Resources Canada (www.nrcan.gc.ca)
NRCConst NRC Construction (former name of the NRC Construction Research Centre) (www.nrc.gc.ca/construction)
NRC-IRC National Research Council, Institute for Research in Construction (former name of the NRC Construction Research Centre) (www.nrc.gc.ca/construction)
NYCDH New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (www.nyc.gov/health)
OMMAH Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (www.mah.gov.on.ca)
SEI Structural Engineering Institute (www.asce.org/structural-engineering)
SMACNA Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (www.smacna.org)
SPRI Single Ply Roofing Industry (www.spri.org)
TC Transport Canada (www.tc.gc.ca)
TIAC Thermal Insulation Association of Canada (www.tiac.ca)
TPIC Truss Plate Institute of Canada (www.tpic.ca)
TWC Tarion Warranty Corporation (formerly Ontario New Home Warranty Program) (www.tarion.com)
UL Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (www.ul.com)
ULC ULC Standards (canada.ul.com/ulcstandards)
WCLIB West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau (www.wclib.org)
WWPA Western Wood Products Association (www.wwpa.org)