EIFS Industr y Members Associat ion

The EIFS Industry Members

Association (EIMA) held its

"EIFS Hero Project Awards"

ceremony on March 3, 2020

during the EIMA Annual Meet-

ing at the Omni Amelia Island

Plantation Resort in Amelia

Island, Florida. 29 nomina-

tions were whittled down to

10, from there the Hero of the

Year, Runner-Up Hero of the

Year, additional Hero Awards,

and Awards of Merit, were all

handed out.

If you were unable to attend

the ceremony or would like to

share it with customers, the

event is now live on the EIMA

YouTube Page in its entirety.

Additionally, a 4-color bro-

chure with high resolution

images highlighting all of the

winners will be released in

mid-July. The brochure will be

used as a marketing tool to

show the architecture com-

munity how compelling an

EIFS project can be. EIMA

members will also receive a

copy of the brochure.

The award recipients were

announced on March 3, and

are as follows: the Hero of the

Year was awarded to the

Ronald McDonald House of

Connecticut, New Haven,

Connecticut, and the Runner-

Up - Hero of the Year to

Bremerton Capital Group Of-

fice Building, Bremerton,

Washington.

Additional Hero Awards were

presented to: Buena Vista

Apartments, Yonkers, New

York, Station Park Phase 2,

Farmington (Salt Lake City),

Utah, and Fairfax City Net

Zero House, Fairfax City, Vir-

ginia.

Awards of Merit were presented

to: Crescent Shores, North Myr-

tle Beach, South Carolina, LC

Germantown, Nashville, Ten-

nessee, Magic Village – Phase

2, Orlando, Florida, Mary Our

Queen Church, Peachtree Cor-

ners, Georgia, and River Park

Apartments III, Louisville, Ken-

tucky.

EIMA would like to extend

hearty congratulations to this

year's EIFS Hero Project Award

recipients. The EIMA Board of

Directors extends a special

thank you to all EIMA members

that submitted projects for this

worthwhile awards program

that recognizes and honors

outstanding projects in the EIFS

industry.

Volume 11 , Issue 5

EIMA GOES L IVE WITH EIFS HERO AWARDS— BROCHURE COMING SOON !

May/June 2020

Industry Events Calendar

Florida Wall & Ceiling Contractors Association Convention and Trade Show July 16-19, 2020 Boca Raton, FL AWCI'S Industry Leaders Conference On Demand September 14 - 17 , 2020 Construct AEC Education & Expo Convention and Trade Show Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2020 Grapevine, TX DBIA Conference & Expo October 28-30, 2020 National Harbor, MD

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

EIMA Covid-19 Suggestions 2

New EIMA Board Members 2

Update on NYC DOB Mediation 3

Update on ASHRAE 90.1 EIMA Honors Etkin’s Father

3

3

Joint Committee Meeting 4

EIMA Launches Resource Series Educational Videos Go Live Monday Mornings w/Master Wall

4

5

5

EIMA Welcomes New Members 6

EIFS BRIEFS

elected Mr. Tyson Kindstrom

of Sto Corp. as the new Board

Secretary.

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EIMA RELEASES COVID-19 SUGGESTIONS FOR RETURNING TO WORK

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Dave Maynard, senior vice

president of sales at Tremco

Construction Products Group,

and Chip Blome, national

merchandising manager of

exteriors at L&W Supply, have

been elected to the EIMA

Board of Directors. Mr.

Maynard will hold the seat for

the Dryvit brand, and Mr.

Blome is taking one of the

two seats reserved for distrib-

utor members. Mr. Maynard

is replacing Mike Murphy of

Dryvit who retired at the end

of May, and Mr. Blome is

taking the seat previously

held by Dave Neff of Manning

Materials. Mr. Neff left Man-

back to work, while making

sure safety measures are part

of each company’s plan to do

so.”

EIMA continues to emphasize

that all EIFS applicators

should be mindful of require-

ning Materials and joined

EIMA member Master Wall,

Inc. Mr. Murphy held the posi-

tion of Board Secretary. With

his retirement, the Board

In a continuing effort to pro-

vide resources, tools, and

information to the EIFS indus-

try that help companies safely

operate as the pandemic con-

tinues, EIMA announced the

publication of jobsite sugges-

tions on June 26. This latest

resource can be found on

EIMA’s COVID-19 resource

page, which has compiled a

list of suggestions from anec-

dotal sources of how an EIFS

applicator can accommodate

an improved worksite.

“Since March, EIMA has been

advocating to states, the Na-

tional Governors Association,

and Congressional leadership,

to allow the construction in-

dustry the ability to continue

their operations,” said David

Johnston, Executive Direc-

tor/CEO for EIMA. “These sug-

gestions continue with our

priority of getting our industry

ments of the Occupational Safe-

ty and Health Administration

(OSHA) and those of the local

health department in the juris-

diction in which the project is

located. Conditions vary from

site to site. Prepare to spend

extra time on almost all tasks.

MAYNA R D A N D BL OME EL E C T E D T O EIMA BOAR D—K I N D STROM N OW BOARD SECR ETARY

Dave Maynard Chip Blome

EIFS Briefs

The New York City Department

of Buildings has not, to date,

issued any decision on the

mediation between the parties

who advocate for the safe use

of energy-saving combustible

materials on the exterior of

buildings and those who op-

pose this proven technology.

The whole matter started with

the routine review and revision

to the New York City building

code in 2017 when opponents

to the use of plastic materials

on the exterior of buildings

proposed severe restrictions to

these materials, in essence,

banning them from use in New

York City. EIMA is strongly

supporting a coalition led by

the American Chemistry

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DECISION STILL PENDING ON NYC MEDIATION

Council in working toward the

continued use of these materi-

als.

ASHRAE A DVA N C ES A I R BA RR IER PROV I S IO NS I N 90 .1 STA N DAR D The Envelope Subcommittee

of the ASHRAE 90.1 Standing

Standard Project Committee

is advancing an addendum to

the standard that updates

many of its definitions and

inserts a new additional test

method for measuring air

leakage. Essentially, the ad-

dendum deals with whole

building air leakage and is

not so much focused on prod-

ucts. The types of air barriers

are not mentioned so any

material (i.e., fluid-applied,

building wraps, self-adhered

membranes, etc.) can be

used, provided the whole

building meets the leakage

performance requirements

and the air barrier meets the

key definitions in the stand-

ard.

Bill Egan of the Bill Egan

Group has done a quick anal-

ysis of the proposal and says

that the specified whole

building air leakage require-

ment is significantly less than

the code requirements for the

air barrier material itself.

Presumably, all manufactur-

ers that have fluid-applied

air/water-resistive barriers

should have tested and met

the air barrier material code

requirements and have prod-

ucts/systems that meet the

definition. He does not antici-

pate issues with compliance

from a product/material per-

spective. EIMA sits on the

Envelope Subcommittee as a

consultant.

EIMA MA KES CO N TR IBU TI O N T O D I ETR I CH CO L L EG E O F HU MA NI TIES A ND SOC I AL STU D IES

EIMA has made a financial

contribution to the Dietrich

College of Humanities and

Social Sciences, which is a

part of Carnegie-Mellon Uni-

versity. The College is named

in honor of Marianna Brown

Dietrich, the mother of Wil-

liam S. Dietrich II who even-

tually sold his firm’s interest

to EIMA member ClarkDie-

trich. The contribution was in

honor of former AWCI execu-

tive vice president Steve

Etkin’s father who passed

away in April. Steve Etkin is

an alumnus of Carnegie-

Mellon University.

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EIMA HOLDS JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING ON ZOOM

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period of high unemployment,

and what the future of the

markets may look like.

Discussions are ongoing as

On May 6, Jay Winters

(Chair, Advocacy and Indus-

try Relations Committee)

and Barbara Catlow (Chair,

Communications and Educa-

tion Committee) called

members of their respective

committees together to dis-

cuss the current environ-

ment and what should be

done to assist the industry.

The joint committee meeting

was held over Zoom.

Several topics were dis-

cussed and have since be-

come EIMA initiatives. In-

cluding the publishing of

suggestions for operating an

EIFS jobsite during the ongo-

ing pandemic, a campaign

to recruit labor during the

the industry maneuvers

through these challenging

times.

EIMA LAUNCHES RESOURCE SERIES

Earlier this year, EIMA launched a series to provide helpful information during the onset of the COVID-19 pan-demic. Many contractors and others were out of work or saw their workload greatly diminished. As EIMA advocat-ed with other organizations to

get these individuals safely back to work, tools were being supplied to members that helped answer common ques-tions. How to apply for the PPP? What organizations was EIMA reaching out to? Where to find PPE?

This information became the foundation for the COVID-19 resource page that has since launched on the EIMA website. As the popularity of these mes-sages continued to grow, a bi-weekly resource series has continued with industry specific information to help members on a variety of fronts. The recent series targets differ-ent segments of the construc-tion industry and focuses on providing guidance to mem-bers. Insurance, contractor issues, and courses and publi-cations, have all been featured. More will follow as an in-creased focus on educating the EIFS industry and others re-mains a priority.

EIFS Briefs

Following up on the successful 2020 EIMA Annual Meeting at

the Omni Plantation Resort in Amelia Island, Florida, record-ings of the most popular ses-

sions have been released on the EIMA YouTube channel for public viewing.

Among these are David Dolnick’s presenta-

tion, Positioning Your Firm To Meet The Changing Insurance Market, which takes a look at

insurance market cycles, cur-rent insurance markets, and how to mitigate potential im-

pacts. Dolnick (President, Dolnick Risk Advisors) is well-regarded in the insurance

market and has been recog-nized multiple times for his knowledge and commitment to

the industry. In 1998, he was honored as the “Heart of RIMS,” and in 2011 received

the IRMI Words of Wisdom (WOW) Award.

EIMA’s General Counsel Jeff Gilmore (Chair of law firm

Akerman’s Construction Prac-tice) was another featured speaker during the recent

2020 EIMA Annual Meeting. He provided insights into sev-eral of the more significant

financial matters that are affected by the contract. Top-ics like paid when paid and

paid if paid were presented, as well as how to avoid the

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EDUCATIONAL V IDEOS GO L IVE

pitfalls in these types of situa-

tions. The matter of retention, or retained percentage as it is frequently called, was dis-

cussed along with the situa-tions that can occur when a contractor or subcontractor is

attempting to secure final payment.

The EIMA YouTube channel now showcases 28 videos that support industry initiatives.

EIMA PARTICIPATES IN “MONDAY MORNINGS WITH MASTER WALL”

Since late March, Brian

Conroy and Grant Smithwick

of EIMA member manufactur-

ing firm Master Wall, Inc.,

have welcomed guests to an

educational question/answer

session with industry profes-

sionals every Monday morn-

ing. What has been

coined Monday Mornings

with Master Wall, recently

featured EIMA’s Director of

Public Affairs, Scott Robin-

son.

The invitation provided EIMA

the opportunity to highlight

the value of membership and

how the association has

helped remove barriers on the

industry. Key discussion top-

ics included mutually benefit-

ing from becoming a member,

advocacy efforts across the

United State, how EIMA has

been responding to changes

in the insurance market, and

the current environment.

Previous guests of Monday

Mornings with Master

Wall included a host of EIMA

members, such as Plastic

Components, Clark Dietrich,

and Dow Construction Chemi-

cals.

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EIMA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS

Volume 11, Issue 5

Contractors (continued)

Midwest Exteriors LLC

PO Box 207

South Vienna, OH 45369

(937) 603-9394

Modern Wall Systems

900 Commonwealth Place

Ste 200

Virginia Beach, VA 23464

(757) 639-4136

www.eifswallsystems.com

OLG Construction, LLC

90 Merrick Road

Hamilton, NJ 0

(609) 528-0888

www.olgconstruction.com

Performance Exterior

7913 3rd Street Road

Louisville, KY 40214

(502) 935-5521

www.Performanceexterior.com

Pollock Plastering Inc.

9911 Secor

Temperance, MI 48182

(734) 856-2106

RAM Restoration Contractors

PO Box 34326

Baltimore, MD 21221

(443) 559-8024

www.ramrestorationcontractors.com

Urban Stucco, Inc.

1506 W. Surrey Circle

Santa Ana, CA 92704

(714) 476-7130

www.urbanstucco.com

Vejar Construction, Inc.

9880 Indiana Ave, Suite 30

Riverside, CA 92503

(714) 462-9903

www.vejar.com

Wall System Solutions

504 Mount Vernon Way

Peachtree City, GA 30269

(404) 754-1074

https://wallsystemsolutionsga.com

Warrior Construction Group, LLC

14630 Elba Ct

Woodbridge, VA 22193

(571) 228-4794

www.warriorgroup.us

Contractors

American Lath and Plaster, LLC

304 Betty Jean St

San Antonio, TX 78223

(210) 771-4557

Barrigon Plastering, Inc.

564 Davis Rd.

Lawrenceville, GA 30046

(404) 925-7855

www.barrigonplastering.com/

CS Stucco and Plaster

105 Industrial East

Clifton, NJ 0

(973) 768-2957

www.csstucco.com

Desert Sage Wall Systems, LLC

3901 Skyway Street

Caldwell, ID 83605

(208) 454-6461

www.desertsagewallsystems.com

Drywall Specialties

111 Bromleigh Road

Stewart Manor, NY 11530

(718) 344-9776

EIFS Works of Arizona, LLC

1460 S 2nd Ave

Yuma, AZ 85364

(928) 210-6890

www.asdrywall.com

EKOVA Construction LLC

473 103rd St.

Niagara Falls, NY 14304

(716) 245-3282

www.ekovaconstruction.com

Elite Wall Systems

289 A Suburban Avenue

Deer Park, NY 11729

(631) 422-1634

www.elitewallsys.com

Glaser Construction, LLC

11402 Soward Drive

Kensington, MD 20895

(240) 375-4258

www.glaserco.com

MGM Masonry, Inc.

257 Congress Street

Troy, NY 12180

(518) 337-7057

www.mgmmasonryinc.com

Architects

Alamo Architects

1512 South Flores St

San Antonio, TX 78204

(361) 980-6049

Bova Engineering, PLLC

15 Glenridge Road

Glenville, NY 12302

(518) 384-1028

www.bovaengineering.com

Brian Conner Architect 139 Gardenia Way Nipomo, CA 93444 (949) 306-1029 CM/PM + 9718 Wornom Ave Sunland, CA 91040 (818) 618-1240 http://cmpmplus.com/home DLM Partners 11127 Lemay Dr Clermont, FL 34711 (561) 657-5347 Donen Engineering 3060 29TH ST APT C5 Astoria, NY 11102 (347) 738-0327 https://donan.com/ Hood-Rich Architecture 400 South Avenue Springfield, MO 65806 (417) 862-4483 Hotel Design Partners, Inc. 11138 State Bridge Road Suite 180 Alpharetta, GA 30022 (770) 777-1117 www.hoteldesignpartners.com SYNCHRO 3414 Eastside Houston, TX 77098 (713) 589-5351 www.synchrocorp.com/ The Neenan Company 3325 S. Timberline Rd, Ste 100 Fort Collins, CO 80525 (217) 691-4538 Owner NAVFAC Pacific 258 Makalapa Drive Pearl Harbor, HI 96860 (808) 472-1266 https://www.navfac.navy.mil/

EIMA extends a most cordial welcome to its new members. We thank you for your

support of the EIFS Industry.

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