ASA IS YOUR VOICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL MODEL CODES AND STANDARDS IMPACTING THE COST AND QUALITY OF PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS YOU DELIVER TO YOUR CUSTOMERS

• IAPMO Holds Stakeholder Meeting on Proposition 65 Project - ASA participated in a November 16, 1010 stakeholder call concerning the IAPMO project to initiate a national standard providing evaluation/test methods to determine labeling requirements of California Proposition 65. READ MORE
• ASA Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to Green Building Initiative (GBI) Standard - On November 2, 2020 ASA submitted comments on proposed changes to the American National Standard ANSI.GBI 01-2019: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings. The main recommendation was to allow efficiency credits points for water heat electric resistance precludes all electric resistance heaters regardless of efficiency, and advanced technology, such as electric heat pump water heaters (HPWH). Click here to review all ASA comments.
• Update on International Fire Code and A2L Refrigerants - ASA is actively engaged in the development of new fire safety codes related to the storage of the new low global warming potential (LGWP) A2L refrigerants which are slightly flammable compared to current refrigerants. Click here to read more about where the discussions are headed.

American National Standards Out for Public Review

On a weekly basis ASA publishes information on national standards out for public review. This is your opportunity to comment and have a direct impact on those standards.
 

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Can We Be of Service?

ASA has code and standards experts on staff who can answer any questions you might be having with the local codes impacting the products you sell. Feel free to contact Jim Kendzel at jkendzel@asa.net and let him know how he can help.