b'Affiliate News Continued from page 9 must be issued by February 2000, and we will k you informed as eep they are developed. The International Building Code,indevelopmentrl fo severanowre li was years, isaa ty after it formally adopted at alast meeting month. T n documen which heewt, is intended to become thegle sinsource for mo building codes, del NTI(A",1)3!Annu,l (:11\\\'e11{;0.naqJIxlub,rcontainsseveralsignificant SMRCA Scholarship Winners. Pictured from left to right: John Burman, Business Agentr,,.27 - M.r,h I. 2000changes in its roofing provisionsLocal #149, Sarah Zinser, DanielKaressa Marie SpudowskiMike Crane, chairZinser,andand most result from the efforts of man ofscholarship grant committee. Not present ior photograph:Tara theRyan Yaworski,NRCAcommitteemembersand Nixon and Andrew Bringard.News from the Nationalstaff. Special creditto goesMark William A. Good, NRCA Executive ViceGraham, who h our technical SMRCA AnnouncesApplicants were asked toitPresidentservices dep eadsand to Rsubm artment,on Scholarship Winnersan essay describing "How ImportantOn August 17,ntGautreaux, Morris Swope, Lori Preside Clinton TheSoutheasternMichiganis the Roofing Industry?" to the jointsigned intotheOgles and oth members of the lawConstructioner RoofingContractorsAssociationunion/contract scholarship commit Industry Payment Act of 1999, aNRCA Codes and Standards Com(SMRCA) awarded sixlarshiptee.receive scholarships inlawthatamendsthefederalmittee, fortireless efforts. scho Winnerstheir gr to-bound students atthe amount ofcontributed byMiller Act. The new law, which antscollege $600, ameeting at the SMofficesthe SMRCA,Local #149 and thewillbecomeeffectivein March JulyRCA in Warren, Mich. Commercial Roof contractor empl ayer.Theawards2000, makes three key changes toSPRIWind Offers ingContractorsofsoutheasternwere presented by the SMGov the Act:first, it elimin the $2.5Design Education~ RCAates Michigan,throughtheS ernors of the Scholarship Commit millioncapfor payment bonds;SPRI, thesociation representMRCA,asalong with the Roofers Local #1 tee.second, ii prohibits prime contrac ing sheet membrane and compo49, annu awardllege scholarshipsInitiated more than 14 years ago,tors from requiring subcontractorsnent suppliers to the commercial allycotodependentsofemployeesofthe SMRCNLocal #1 Scholarshipto waive their payment bond rightsroo industry,r y join49fingecentl ed member roofing contractors.Program continues to promote con prior to starting work;third, itwithRoof Consultants Institute andthe This year\'s winners were Sarahtinued education and to encouragepermits a su to notify a(RC!) totheirbers abcontractoroffermem dayZinserof Harper Woods,Mich.;industry dependen to attend col prime contractor thatsubcon long educationram on Wind tstheprogDanielZ ofHarperWoods,lege. The SMRCA was founded intractor has initiatedaction underDesign. L ing the program inseranead was Mich.; Karessa Marie Spudowski of1955, andthroughitsRoofingprovisions of the ActDavid L.o SPRI Tby any meansRoodv ets,echnical NewBaltimore,Mich.;RyanIndustry Information Counciis theof notification th can be verifiedDirector and Michael Blanchette of Iat YaworskiofWarren,Mich.;androofing information center for Michi by aparty.regulationsAMTECH Con lting and ImmedithirdFinalsuAndrew Brin of Orange, Calgan.purpose of the SMRCA isate Past President of RC!. gardif.The Their family members employingto advance industry standards andTheof the education purpose contractors are Dave Pomaville &provide ar of competent roof program was to provide attensou cedees Sons in Warren, Mich.; Schreibering contractors and tradespeople towith the proper technique for estabCorporation inand Roofersthelindus lishing wind loads on rootsing Detroit;commercia constructionusoca 49both FMASCE methods,d Union L l #1 in Detroit.try. andanto teach th how tow d emcalculateinloads for any area of the country. SPRI plans onacofferingse ond seminarthe use of ASCE 7-98 on standa is when therdavai !able. 10'