About the BPMA An alliance of leading building product manufacturers contributing and sharing knowledge on topics of mutual interest to better reach and serve the building team. See a list of members. Benchmarking “Best Practices” and “Best of Class” Companies Investigation of trends in Building Construction Future Thinking New Technology Product Innovation Download the Prospectus (PDF) Meetings General Session - presenting acknowledged experts in their fields who are doing relevant, innovative work Roundtable Discussions - encourage interaction and in-depth discussion moderated by a facilitator with special insight, experience or interest Business Networking Events  Interactive Learning  To encourage innovation in ideas and to bring a dynamic focus to events, meetings will be held in collaboration with colleges, universities and institutions researching areas of interest to the BPMA. Join the BPMA now! Enrollment Form (PDF) Questions? Contact Susan Konohia at skonohia@csinet.org or 800-689-2900 ext. 4744. Past BPMA Events October 2009 BPMA Meeting Impacts of Legislation, Regulation, and Government Programs on Building Products Participants: Download presentations from this meeting. The current economic environment challenges all of us to think creatively and to look for new approaches to  conducting  business. To see where the new economy might take us, CSI assembled presentations on the latest direction of sustainability and environmental programs that are driving the market today, including:   Who Attended Acme Brick Co. Architectural Testing Assa Abloy Door Security Solutions Dow Chemical Co.  Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing Centria Clopay Building Products Cold Spring Granite Co. Firestone Building Products Georgia Pacific Co. Ingersoll Rand Interface Flor, LLC Kawneer Co. Kingspan Monierlifetile National Gypsum Co. PPG Stonhard Tremco, Inc. United States Gypsum Co. USGB WP Hickman YKK How Federal Agencies Plan to Influence the Market through Investment How Federal Agency BIM Programs are Influencing Technology Development and Adoption LEED 3.0’s Impact on Environmental Goals for Future Projects Product Performance Validation How Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Product Declarations will Shape Product Requirements Government Programs that Address Product Performance for Sustainability Sponsors July 2009 BPMA Webinar "BIM Model Legal Pitfalls for Building Product Manufacturers" Speaker: Attorney William J. Hubbard, Thompson Hine LLP Attorneys At Law View  this July 2009 presentation December 2008 BPMA Meeting This meeting was held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Read the notes from the meeting or download presentations. (Some presentations may not be available.)

Why join the BPMA? Identify key challenges facing the building construction industry with special emphasis on the specific needs of building product manufacturers. Address common issues and challenges faced by building product manufacturers. Participate in forums that will be recognized and highly respected in the building construction industry. Identify critical trends in building construction, design and business that will affect the industry. Contribute to the development of new products, programs and services that improve building construction and benefit building product manufacturers. Address new technologies that will benefit the building construction industry as well as affect the performance of building product manufacturers. Collaborate and communicate domestic and global “best practices” that will affect the entire group of building product manufacturers. Create benchmarking through networking and collaboration of building product manufacturers during and after meetings. Participate in “future thinking” emphasis through an exchange of information, technology, forecasts, etc. Promote more effective communications between leading building product manufacturers and AEC firms. Address sustainability and whole systems thinking in design, manufacturing and installation of building materials and products. Facilitate the education and awareness of design and construction professionals on products, services, installation, and other relevant topics provided by building product manufacturers. Commission research to better understand, define and communicate issues and opportunities important to the success of building product manufacturers and the entire building construction industry. Establish connections that can be pursued informally between meetings. Receive periodic reports covering important information shared and generated at the meetings, plus other topics of general interest. Participate in an online discussion forum to share information and seek input from other building product manufacturers. Preferred status for sponsorship, education, training and other valuable opportunities available from CSI. Enhance the sales and profits of building product manufacturers.

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Documents • BPMA Application for Membership (PDF) • BPMA Prospectus (PDF) • BPMA Members Listing