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Robin E. Snyder
Senior Member
Username: robin
Post Number: 793
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 10:42 am: |    |
Is anyone familiar with this agency and is certification from them adequate for metal studs. They claim to meet or exceed standards from SSMA. |
Ronald L. Geren, FCSI Lifetime Member, AIA, CCS, CCCA, CSC, SCIP
Senior Member
Username: specman
Post Number: 1569
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 11:43 am: | |
I've been to their lab in Maryland for an AIA Codes and Standards Committee tour. HIL has an agreement with ICC-ES for testing in support of Evaluation Service Reports, and I believe they are an accredited lab through IAS.
Ron Geren, FCSI Lifetime Member, AIA, CCS, CCCA, CSC, SCIP
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Mark Gilligan SE,
Senior Member
Username: mark_gilligan
Post Number: 917
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Friday, October 25, 2019 - 01:21 pm: | |
The code acceptance of metal studs is not determined by ICC-ES or SSMA, rather acceptance is addressed by the standards adopted by the building code.
ICC-ES is paid by manufacturers to find that their product complies. This creates a bias. ICC-ES staff are dependent on the information provided by the manufacturer and in many cases the ICC-ES Staff may not have the expertise to really evaluate the product. |
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