Volume 14 | Number 3 | Summer 2005
For most, summer is a time for relaxation and reflection. And, while there was certainly a lot of reflection and contemplation as the NFRC Board crafted its new five-year strategic plan, it was also a lot of work. The staff and membership again worked tirelessly at its summer meeting in Quebec City, with much progress made on the non-residential certification program. In this issue of Update, you can read about what we’ve been up to and how you can get involved. Be sure to subscribe to NFRC e-Update and receive news regularly in your e-mail inbox. Enjoy!
NFRC Continues Progress on Non-Residential Certification
Quebec City Meeting a “Big Step” Forward in Cooperation
Earnest discussions, informational presentations, and a new draft program flowchart brought progress and
direction to NFRC’s Non-
Residential Certification
Program at NFRC’s summer
meeting held in Quebec
City, Quebec, Canada. More
NFRC Gets “Comfort”able with BETEC and AAMA
It's no secret that workers are more productive when they are comfortable in their environment. A study completed last fall by Cornell University found that simply reducing the temperature in an office from 77 to 68 degrees caused typing mistakes to increase by 74 percent. The questions then become how "comfort" can be measured when individuals have very different ideas about what comfort means to them, and what role can fenestration play in all of this? More
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NFRC Update | Volume 14 | Number 3 | Summer 2005