National Fenestration Ratings Council

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The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) is a 501 (c) 3, non-profit organization that provides performance ratings on windows, doors, and skylights. It is strictly an educational organization that provides the public with the information it needs to make more informed choices.

The NFRC was started in 1989 to prevent potential widespread confusion, federal intervention, and possibly costly litigation. The organization is located in Greenbelt, Maryland.

The NFRC does not sell anything and does not endorse any particular products or companies. The NFRC's ratings are intended to provide the information that architects, builders, code officials, contractors, homeowners and manufacturers need to make more informed purchasing decisions and comply with local energy codes.

The energy crisis of the 1970's spurred the development of the NFRC. In Vancouver, Canada, approximately 25 industry leaders got together to determine the necessity for establishing a new organization dedicated to focusing on a uniform energy rating system for fenestration products.

NFRC's Exectutive Director, Jim Benney, says when the group met there was no formal meeting space available, so they conducted their business in a hotel bar. In fact, NFRC's original logo was sketched out on a bar napkin.

From these humble beginnings, window manufacturers have come to recognize that energy performance is important to their customers, and they want to provide accurate and reliable information so consumers can make their own comparisons when purchasing fenestration products.

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[edit] Members

[edit] Fenestration Manufacturers and Suppliers

These are people who are employed by or affiliated with companies that manufacture fenestration products or components used in the manufacture and assembly of fenestration products.

[edit] Trade Associations and I.A.'s

This group is made up of people who are employed by or affiliated with any association or organization representing the fenestration industry. They may also be in the fenestration supplier industry or related building industry or an organization involved in the certification or inspection of any fenestration industry related manufacturers.