b'ImbusRoofingCo.,Inc.,Cincinnati,"TheRoofingIndisGoingElections us try Ohio;Richard More Co.,Inc.,Boston,Forward," and "MRCA Reports on 10Newly elected officers are: President Mass.;Flynn Roofing&Sheet Metal,years of Roofing Research" in which aWilliam Steinmetz, Midland EngineerBoston,Mass.;andNortheastKnox great deal of the results are tabulated.ingCo.,Inc.,SouthBend,Ind.; ville Sheet MetalCo.,Inc., Knoxville,HehashelpedproduceseveralVice-Presidents:John Zamrzla,WesTenn.industryfilmsfortrainingofternPacificRoofingCorp.,Bell apprentices as wellasremindingtheGardens,Calif.;GeorgeStephenson, Additional WinnersexperiencedmenofgoodroofingStephensonRoofingCo.,Stephenson Additional winners included: John P.practices.MorrishasworkedwithRoofing Co.,St. Louis;Robert Linck, CrispRoofingCo.,Knoxville,Tenn.;Factory Mutual and industry manufac Warren-Ehret-Linck Co.,\' Philadelphia, BallaroRoofingCo.,Inc.,Livonia,turerson awidevariety ofindustryand A.G. Van Der Boom, The Ellis Co. Miss.,MacDonaldSpragueRoofingproblems, seeking solutions tobenefitSacramento,Calif.;andSecretaryCo.,Inc.,Braintree,Mass.;Franktheentire industry.Treasurer:CharlesRaymond,Griffin Staar & Sons, Inc., Chicago, Ill.;OrbitCongratulations, Paul!Industries, Miami. Roofing & Chimney Co., Boston, Mass.; Valley Forge Roofing Co.,Inc.,Philadelphia, Pa.; Brenham Roofing & Metal Co., Brenham, Tex.; C.0. Beck & Sons, Inc., Waterville, Maine; and William P.Backgroundof SpecificationSystems Voegele Co., Inc., Pittsburgh,Pa.COMPUTERIZEDSPECificationandCanadianConstructionindustry, Presentation of the CNA awards waswriting has evolvedoveraperiodofwhich provides a coordinated system of madebyWalterT.Derk,viceyears fromearly humbleattemptstoformat for projecL specifications for the presidentofFredS.JamesAgency,standardize and speed the specificationfiling andretrieval ofallconstruction Inc.,insurancebrokersandconsul process.data. tants,Chicago,Ill.Vast amounts of data on every phaseMASTERSPECistheautomated of construction flows over the decks ofmaster specification system developed architectsandspecificationwritersby Production Systems For Architects throughout the year which he must fileand Engineers,Inc.(PSAE),Chicago, away systematically so that he will beIllinois, a separate non-profit corporaable to locate it when it is needed. ThistionestablishedbytheAmerican includesprojectinformationandInstituteofArchitects inApril1969. designs,generalinformationonOthersystemsare:APEC-SPEC products and technical and application(SpecificationEditingComputerSysdata, and management information ontem), APEC-CABDS (Computer Aided availableresources.BuildingDesign System)andAPECTheproblemencounteredbytheCEPA(Structural ExecutiveSystem) building designers is co-ordinating thisbyAutomatedProceduresfor material, andthencommunicatinghisEngineering Consultants, Inc., Dayton, ideas to paper, in the hope that all whoOhio. Joe Piper Awardhaveoccasiontoworkon theprojectOthernationswhohavedeveloped Paul Morris was the most surprisedwill interpret the material in the samesystems of their ownincludeFrance, personofallwhenhisnamewassense in which it was written. The oddsSweden,England,Scotland,Canada, announced as the winner of the JosephthateverythingwillbereadinthisWest Germany and many others. PiperAwardpresentedannuallybymanner are very small indeed, with theArthur J. Miller, Engineer and Past NRCAtothememberwhohasresult that each who reads it will take aPresidentofCS!,indescribingthe contributed themosttothe industrydifferentactionbasedonthesameneed for a SPEC system, said, "When a duringthe previous year.material.decisionistobemade,thequestion Winning awards isn\'t anoveltyforthat torments me is will what I decide Paul.ThisisthethirdtimehehasThis type of mistake or error, or lackto do hurt me?What can I do that will received recognition for his services toofproperco-ordinationamongthecausemetheleast amountofgrief." the roofing industry, making himthetrades and the participants of the con "Thelegalprofessionhasbeen onlypersontohavebeenpresentedstructionindustrycreatesproblemsutilized toquestion andattackevery with all three major industry awards.that costmanymillions of dollars.positiontaken.Codeshavebecome In1962,PaulMorriswasawardedTheProducersCouncilwasoneofultra-restrictive. Labor resolutions AmericanRoofer\'s\'Distinguishedthe first to attempt standardization ofhave become extremely sensitive and Achievementtrophy;in1969here manufacturers product data. Eventual selective. As a result, we are operating ceivedthefirstJamesQ.McCawleyly this material evolvetl into Construc withinamazeofregulatorydevices AwardpresentedbytheMidwesttion Specification Institute\'s (CSI) Datathatstifles creativeness." RoofingContractorsAssociation;andSystems. SpecData I is a printed media"In short,allofthesefactorshave thisyear,NRCAhasrecognizedhisforthepresentationofproductdata.contributed to the fact that in order to contributionsbygivinghimtheirSpecData II,is a computer-generatedbuildwemustdesignandbuild Joseph PiperAward.microfilm storage system.COMSPEC,defensively.Allofthesefactors He has served the industry in manyisCSI\'ssophisticatedcomputerizedcontribute to the high cost of construccapacities,rangingfromPresidentsystem.tion. There is muchgreaterneedfor ofMRCA,FieldResearchCoordinatorSweetsMcGraw-Hillandotherdocumentation behindeverydecision and as a member of NRCA\\ s Technicalorganizationsaredevelopingsimilarmade,agreaterneedforselective and Research Committee.dataretrievalsystemsfortheinformation,ajustificationforaStartingin 1959 with the program,standardization of format.common language within the construc"TheGutsofaGoodRoof\',heAnotherdevelopmentinthestan tionindustry." branchedoutintotheresearchdardizationoftheconstructionAutomatedSpecificationsSystems involved in data utilized in publicationsindustry isheublication of theareheretostay.Itbehoovesthe t recent psuch as "Roof Penetrations, Suggested"Uniform Construction Index" throughroofing industry to do what they can to ConstructionDetails,""Don\'tPanic,"thecooperationoftheUnitedStatescreatea climate theycanJivewith. 6MARCH 1973, ABC'