Associations

Contact: several e-mail addresses online,

Judith B. Durham Executive Vice President : jdurham@awinet.org

A nonprofit organization that promotes the advancement of architectural woodwork through education, training, and standards. AWI promotes integrity, quality and value among its members, designers, suppliers and customers.

Associations

Construction and Building (ARC-HEA)

Building Systems Councils of NAHB

Contact: Online contact form

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is a federation of more than 850 state and local builders associations throughout the United States. They actively promote policies that help provide and expand opportunities for Americans to have safe, decent and affordable housing. The Building Systems Councils (BSC) is part of NAHB and can help to put interested persons in contact with suppliers of modular, panelized and log home systems.

Hardware and Home Centre Industry Resource Center

This is the web page of the National Retail Hardware Association. Posts the annual "Market Measure" report. This is an excellent report which looks at home centers, retail hardware, and lumber yards. It looks at the sales, top companies, product lines, sales within products lines, and other useful statistics. Also interesting reports on DIY consumers.

Hearth Products Association

Contact: hpamail@hearthassociation.org

“The Hearth Products Association (HPA) is a trade association established to represent and promote the interests of the hearth products industry in North America”. “HPA promotes the development, manufacturing and consumer awareness of hearth appliances and related products, including factory-built fireplaces; wood, pellet, coal, and gas stoves; fireplace inserts, gas logs, glass doors” and others.

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