Technical Committee Concludes its Work, Awnings and CMA Figure Prominently in Discussions

The Technical Committee concluded its work this afternoon after tackling a number of items.

Validation Task Group

• Disbanded but will be reformed if necessary at a later date

Software Subcommittee

• Motion to extend the sunset of WINDOW6/THERM6 software to July 1, 2011 passed by unanimous voice vote

Attachments Subcommittee

• The Awnings Task Group a one-page item for conducting awnings research and will present an action item during ratings.
• A motion in to move the NFRC 100A document as edited and in its entirety be forwarded to the Board for approval and publication as a 2011 document passed by unanimous voice vote passed
• A motion to move the NFRC 200A document as edited and in its entirety be forwarded to the Board for approval and publication as a 2011 document passed by unanimous voice vote

Annual Energy Performance Subcommittee

• No action times

Condensation Resistance Subcommittee

• No report

Air Leakage Subcommittee

• No action items. New chair beginning with SC, pending approval of board. Accept Chris as chair and take to board for approval.

U-factor Subcommittee

• A motion to approve the 3 ballots pertaining to NFRC 102, as edited at the U-factor Subcommittee, and move them forward to the Board for implementation upon publication was approved by unanimous voice vote.

Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) Subcommittee

• A motion to approve the NFRC 201 as presented by the SHGC Subcommittee and move forward to the Board with implementation upon publication passed by unanimous voice vote

Component Modeling Approach (CMA) Subcommittee

• The CMA Subcommittee will hold a conference call regarding the formation of a Task Group to Heschong Mahone Group (HMG) to determine where and how to spend money for CMA.
• Charilie Curcija suggested the Software Subcommittee should not be under the Technical Committee, but rather under Research and Technology, pointing out his desire for software to be discussed in a more open environment. Chair Jeff Baker will take this recommendation to the Board.

The Ratings Committee block begins at 1:00 p.m. (PT).