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Certifications

The Certifications Work Group will establish perfomance requirements for hemplime in commercial construction.

Thse guidelines will be published in a commercial guide spec by ARCAT. The specs will follow the CSI 3-part and the Canadian CSC formats for building and construction professionals. The specs will be free to view and download.

The committee will also verifying and validate commercial suppliers approved by USHBA.

If you would like to participate, please contact board member Tai Olson at education@ushba.org

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Materials Testing Work Group

The Materials Testing Work Group will help refine new material testing standard which will be a tool for processors who are members of USHBA and anyone who needs to check for quality control on any type of hemp that they’re sourcing.

The association already has a draft of a test standard (submitted to ASTM) and will follow up with blind testing at labs at North Dakota State University.

If you would like to participate, please contact board member Tai Olson at education@ushba.org

Strategic Plan Work Group

The Strategic Plan Work Group is responsible for drafting the document planning the direction of the association in the future. This document is required for grants and other official paperwork.

If you would like to participate, please contact board member Alex Sexsmith at asxsmith@gmail.com

Education Committee

AIA CES Provider Program

USHBA is now an approved AIA-CES provider. The Education Committee will manage an AIA-CES “Speakers Bureau.”

Qualified presenters — representing USHBA — will be scheduled through the Education Committee to give an approved presentation to architects that meets AIA-CES criteria for AIA members to meet LU|HSW credit requirements.

Note:

This is a benefit for members of USHBA who would otherwise pay up to $5,000 per company to join AIA as a CES provider.

To particpate, contact Secretary Jean Lotus at secretary@ushba.org