b'B Y - L A . W S UPDATE Members approved a change to the By-Laws of the Midwest Roofing Contractors Association at the Annual Meeting of the members held during this year\'s convention.The sole change between the 93 and 94 restatements was a change to Article XV concerning composition of theWetcorne to the folT&R Committee. Section 2 of Article XV now reads:"Thelowi\'ng companies who Committee shall have five members, each appointed by thehave invested in mem President, at least one of whom shall be a member of thebership in MRCA, Board of Directors. The members shall serve five-year terms ofbe staggered so that onlyIra Rosenberg office which terms shall one member\'s term ofany calendar year.Rosenberg Roofing office expires in Members may be appointed to succeed themselves. The2452 West Grand Ave President shall serve as a non-voting memberthe Com Chicago, JL 60612 of mittee. In addition, the President shall designate a Vice President who shall serve as a voting member of the Com R.W. Frazier mittee. The President shall appoint the successoranyBob Frazier Roofing for Committee member who resigns orany other reason is3605 Main for unable to complete his or her term of office. The President. Grf.lndview, MO 64030 shall appoint the chairmen or co-chairmen of the Com Aft mittee." \'TEB\'I MRCA. Adrnor A . S T ~ Aby Bob LaCosse, CAECA UPD l\\. Committee DO8 onAsphalt Shingles (Organic Felt) Surfaced with Mineral GranRoofing, Waterproofingules and ASTM D3462, Standard Specification for Asphalt and Bituminous MaterialsShingles Made from Glass Felt and Surfaced with Mineral of the American Society forGranules. Testing and MaterialsAt the Phoenix meeting, a decision will have to be made CASTM) will meet onto include the laminated organic shingles in ASTM D225 December 4-7,1994 inand the laminated fiber glass shingles in D3462. The task Phoenix, Arii.group may decide, orto develop a separate specifi~gree Oftocation to include both organic and fiber glass or two new particular interest MRCA and its members isspecifications, one for organic and one for fiber glass lamithe formation of a new tasknated asphalt shingles. This will depend upon the physical group on Laminatedproperties developed foror if each and if,not, the same Asphalt Shingles, which willtest procedures and/or physical properties apply to the lammeet for the first time ininf.lted shingles as they apply to the 3-tab strip asphalt shinPhoenix.gles. There presently are noThe formation of this new ASTM task group was instiASTM standards coveringgated, in part, due to the results oftear strength tests the the physical propertysponsored by MRCA in May 1993 and reported at the requirements forMRCAOctober 1993. laminatedAnnuf.ll Convention in asphalt shingles. However,With the number ofthat the laminated shingles are ways there are twostan manufactured, it will be most interesting to find what ASTM dards giving minimumapproaches will be made to establish minimum physical physical property require requirements and test procedures for these products and ments forhow these products will be categorized. the 3-tab strip asphalt shingles. TheseA report on the results of this task group meeting and are:ASTM D225, Stan otherDO8 activities of interest to MRCA ASTMwill be dard Specification forreported in a forthcoming issue of the Midwest Roofer.'