During this morning’s task group meetings, Jeff Baker proposed developing a component modeling concept for simplifying how doors are tested and certified.

Baker pointed out that under the proposed concept, door slabs would continue to be modeled as they are today. It would, however, need to make certain assumptions about door lites. These include the following:

· Steel with EPS and PU cores

· Fiberglass with EPS and PU cores

In addition to establishing a default door core EPS value and creating business rules to develop the calculation tool, Baker sees the need to define the door lite library formats, the door slab library formats, and the door slab cores for modeling door lites.

Baker envisions the proposed concept providing value by streamlining NFRC’s current process.

"Modeling work only needs to be done once,” Baker said. "It’s approved and stored on an NFRC server.”