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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities 
 

 

Volunteer With NFRC

Thank you for your interest in getting involved with NFRC. We have amazing volunteers who give their time to keep NFRC progressing and we are excited for you to get started.

 

 

Membership Committees

Membership committees meet twice a year at the membership meetings. To be a chair or vice chair you must meet the following requirements:

  • Available a minimum of three hours per NFRC membership meeting
  • Current NFRC member
  • Member in good standing of that committee

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Board Policy Committees

The Board selects members for these committees and appoints a chair. The bylaws set a minimum and maximum number of members of each committee. To be on the committee listed below you must meet the following requirements:

  • Available one hour a month for conference calls, plus time reviewing technical interpretation requests and proposed simulation manual changes
  • Current NFRC member

Technical Interpretations Policy Committee

The Technical Interpretations Policy Committee (TIPC) is looking for a new member. This committee has the authority to provide answers to technical interpretation requests relating to NFRC’s technical procedures  This committee administers the NFRC Technical Interpretations manual, the NFRC THERM 7 / WINDOW 7 Simulation Manual, the LEAFF Simulation Manual, and the NFRC 601 NFRC Unit and Measurement Policy.  

This person must be from an NFRC-member company and be an experienced simulator. If you are interested in this position please email Tom Culp and Dennis Anderson.

 

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Subcommittees

Subcommittees meet twice a year (as needed) at the membership meetings. The requirements for a chair and vice chair include:

  • Available approximately 2 hours per NFRC membership meeting
  • Current NFRC member
  • Recommended that you have attended at least one meeting
  • Industry experience that demonstrates subject matter knowledge

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Task Groups

Task groups meet as needed throughout the year. The requirements for chairs and vice chairs include:

  • Available approximately 2 hours a month
  • Active member of the task group or other related group
  • Industry experience that demonstrates subject matter knowledge

To see a full list of task groups, and to join a task group as a member, click here.

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NFRC Board of Directors

The NFRC Board provides the direction, vision and strategic planning for NFRC and assures that programs and policies are in place to meet the NFRC mission. You must represent an NFRC member organization to be eligible to serve on our Board of Directors. There are no fewer than 12 and no more than 15 seats for voting members of the Board and a number of ex-officio members (non-voting). The voting Board members consist of:

  • five seats for the fenestration industry, including one each for non-residential, residential, and glazing in-fill manufacturers, and two unspecified;
  • one seat for simulation and testing laboratories;
  • six general interest seats, one each for non-profit energy efficiency/environmental/consumer organizations, higher education/research institutions, and local energy or code agencies/officials, and three unspecified; and
  • up to three Board appointed at-large seats.

If you are interested in board service, please submit an expression of interest.

Meet the current Board of Directors

 

About Us

NFRC is a nonprofit organization that administers a voluntary, uniform rating, labeling, and certification system for the energy performance of windows, doors, curtain walls, skylights, and other fenestration products. Its members include manufacturers, suppliers, utilities, consumer groups, representatives from the building and code industries, scientific and educational organizations, and government agencies. Contact us at info@nfrc.org.

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