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TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

AAA
American Arbitration Association
810 Richards Street, Suite 614
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

www.adv.org

ACEC
American Consulting Engineers Council
1015 15th Street, N.W. #802
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/347-7474 – phone
202/898-0068 - fax
www.ace.org
ACI International
American Concrete Institute
P.O. Box 9094
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48333
248/848-3700 – phone
248/848-3701 - fax
www.aci-int.org or www.aci-int.net
ACS
American Chemical Society
1155 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
800/227-5558
202/872-4600
www.acs.org

ACGIH
American Conference of Governmental
Industrial Hygienists, Inc.
1330 Kemper Meadow Drive, Suite 600
Cincinnati, Ohio 45240
505/742-2020
www.acgih.org

AGC
Associated General Contractors of America
1957 "E" Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/393-2040
www.agc.org
AIHA
American Industrial Hygiene Association
2700 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 250
Fairfax, Virginia 22001
703/849-8888 – phone
703/207-3561 – fax
www.aiha.org
AISC
American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc.
One East Wacker Drive, Suite 3100
Chicago, Illinois 60601-2001
312/670-2400
www.aisc.org
AISI
American Iron and Steel Institute
1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 1300
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/452-7100
www.steel.org
AMWA
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
1717 K Street, N.W., Suite 1102
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/331-2820
AWMA
Air & Waste Management Association
One Gateway Center, Third Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
412/232-3444 – phone
412/232-3450 – fax
www.awma.org
API
American Petroleum Institute
1220 "L" Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005-4070
202/682-8000
www.api.org
ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers
1015 15th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/789-2200
www.asce.org

ASDWA
Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
1120 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1060
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/293-7655
www.asdwa.org

ASME
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
22 Law Drive
Fairfield, New Jersey 07007-2300
800/843-2763
www.asme.org
ASNT
American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc.
1711 Arlingate Lane
Columbus, Ohio 43228-0518
800/222-2768
614/274-6003 – phone
614/274-6899 - fax
www.asnt.org
AWWA
American Water Works Association
6666 West Quincy Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80235
303/794-7711
www.awwa.org
AWS
American Welding Society
550 Northwest LaJeune Road
Miami, Florida 33126
800/443-9353
305/443-9353 – phone
305/443-7559 - fax
www.aws.org
CRSI
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
180 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60601
CSC
Construction Safety Council
800/552-7744
www.buildsafe.org
CSI
Construction Specifications Institute
601 Madison Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703/684-0300
DIPRA
Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
245 Riverchase Parkway East, Suite O
Birmingham, Alabama 35244
205/988-9870
FM
Factory Mutual Engineering Corporation
1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike
Norwood, Massachusetts 02062
617/762-4300
BBPVI
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
1055 Crupper Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43229
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
1 Batterymarch Park
P.O. Box 9101
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101
800/344-3555
617/770-3000
www.nfpa.org
NPCA
National Paint & Coatings Association
202/462-6272
NPRA
National Petroleum Refiners Association
202/457-0480
NSPE
National Society of Professional Engineers
1420 King Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703/684-2800
PCA
Portland Cement Association
5420 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, Illinois 60077
312/966-6200
SPE
Society of Petroleum Engineers
SPFA
Steel Plate Fabricators Association
11315 Reed Hartman Highway, Suite 104
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241
513/469-0500
www.spfa.org
SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings
Formerly - Steel Structures Painting Council
40 24th Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-4656
412/281-2331
www.sspc.org
STI
Steel Tank Institute
570 Oakwood Road
Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047
847/438-8265 – phone
847/438-8766 – fax
www.steeltank.com

UFCA
Urethane Foam Contractors Association
4302 Airport Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78722
512/454-8626

VMA
Valve Manufacturers Association of America
1050 17th Street, N.W., Suite 701
Washington, D.C. 20036
WEF
Water Environment Federation
601 Wythe Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1994
703/684-2400
WRC
Welding Research Council
United Engineering Center
345 East 47th Street
New York, New York 10017
WWEMA
Water & Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association
P.O. Box 17402
Dulles International Airport
Washington, D.C. 20041
703/444-1777

 

BUILDING CODES
    
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American National Standard Building Code - ANSI A58.1

Published by the American National Standards Institute, the American National Standard Building Code Requirements for Minimum Design Loads in Building and Other Structures is used as a standard for loading criteria in many areas of the United States.

1430 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611

BOCA National Building Code

Published by Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA) International, this code is used predominantly in the East and Midwest.

4051 West Flossmor Road
Country Club Hills, Illinois 60478
708/799-2300

 

Uniform Building Code - UBC

Published by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), this code is used principally on the West Coast and some midwestern areas.

5360 South Workman Mill Road
Whittier, California 90601
310/699-0541

 

Standard Building Code - SBCCI

Published by the Southern Building Code Congress (SBCC) International, this code is prominent in the South.

900 Montclair Road
Birmingham, Alabama 35213
205/591-1853

 

National Building Code – NBC

Published by the American Insurance Association, this code is adopted in various localities across the country.

85 John Street
New York, New York 10038

 

National Electrical Code – NEC

Published by the National Fire Protection Association

Batterymarch ParkQuincy, Massachusetts 02269

 

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
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ERDA
Energy Research and Development Administration
Division of Technical Information
Washington, D.C. 20545
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Reclamation Engineering & Research Center
Denver Federal Center, Building 67
Denver, Colorado 80225
OSHA
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20402

EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
401 "M" Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460

U.S. EPA Region 3
RCRA Programs Branch (3HW50)
841 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
(215) 566-3070

Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
202/260-5543

  • Drinking Water Implementation Division
    202/260-5522
  • Drinking Water Standards Division
    202/260-7575
  • Ground Water Protection Division
    202/260-7077

EPA Office of Wastewater Management
202/564-2230

  • Municipal Support Division
    202/260-5859

 

FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Transportation
800 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20591
FAA Eastern Region Air Traffic Division
Airspace Branch, AEA-520
Fitzgerald Federal Building #111
J.F. Kennedy International Airport
Jamaica, New York 11430
718/553-2616

Federal Specs.
General Services Administration
Specification Sales
Bldg. 1197
Washington Navy Yard
Washington, D.C. 20407

FDA
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857
202/443-1544
Military Specs
Naval Publications and Forms Center (NFPC 43)
Naval Supply Depot
5801 Tabor Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19120
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Publications Dissemination
Division of Standards Development and Technology Transfer
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226-9966
1-800-35 NIOSH
United States Army
Corps of Engineers
Waterways Experiment Station
Attn: Publications & Dist. Service Branch
P.O. Box 631
Vicksburg, Mississippi

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Drinking Water Research
26 West St. Clair Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45268
513/684-7201

State Health Departments

Maryland Department of the Environment
Waste Management Administration
Hazardous Waste Program
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
(410) 631-3344

 

OTHER INFORMATION SOURCES
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American Institute of Steel Construction Manual

This manual for the design, fabrication and erection of structural steel for buildings is published by the American Institute of Steel Construction

400 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611

Standard Forms of Agreement - EJCDC
The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee develops and periodically updates the standard documents for contractual relations between parties involved in a construction project. Sale of the documents is made through ASCE, CEC, CSI, and NSPE.
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program - NEHRP
Established by the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, Public Law 95-124, bringing many different efforts together into a cohesive national program in order to reduce the risks to life and property within the US from future earthquake.

 

National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program
Building Seismic Safety Council
1015 15th Street, N.W.
Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005
The following organizations are part of NEHRP:
Federal Emergency Management Agency - FEMA
500 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20472
202/646-4600
Fax: (202) 646-4086
www.fema.gov

National Science Foundation - NSF
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington,VA 22230
703/306-1234
www.nsf.gov

National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST
Building 226, Room B168
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
301/975-6061
www.nist.gov

US Geological Survey - USGS
National Earthquake Information Center - NEIC
P.O. Box 25046
Denver Federal Center, MS 967
Denver, CO 80225
303/273-8500
www.usgs.gov
www.earthquake.usgs.gov (NEIC)


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