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Education
Our goal is to educate architects and
metalworkers to work in harmony designing, engineering, specifying, and
creating exactly the material
required in a universally comprehended language to the industry's established standards.
The
Northeast Chapter's Education Network
The Northeast Chapter
of NOMMA, Inc. was a Registered Provider
of AIA/CES Seminars for the American
Institute of Architects. We
are currently working to get back our status.
Find
a link to the National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers
[NAAMM]
website for information on obtaining copies of their metal finishing manuals
which set the standards for our industry.
The
information provided by the National
Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association's [NOMMA]
website for
architects, designers and metal fabricators. Among other useful reference
material are their guidelines to specifying joint finishes on welds.
Need
to research some building codes? Go to our website page where you'll find links to
most of the major code guideline authorities
like the ICC, NFPA, BOCA and ADAAG.
The
Chapter's innovative coordination with a Technical High School in northern New
Jersey to provide professional guidance and techniques to their students on a
volunteer teaching program.
Chapter meetings that include working and hands on demonstrations focusing on
forging steel and aluminum, copper repousse, welding and forming bronze,
powder coatings and many other concerns, availabilities and applications of
the metal working trades.
Publications
and Information Worth Mentioning
NOMMA's "Metal Rail Manual"
has
been updated to be an on-line reference guide for architects, specifiers and
fabricators. Click on the picture to be transported to this NOMMA
website
area.
Brand
new for Fall 2006 is the greatly anticipated
METAL FINISHES MANUAL which is a collaboration between NOMMA and
NAAMM.
This manual is your "one stop source" for all information related to
architectural metal finishes. Classification designations and recommended
specifications are provided for all major alloys, including copper alloys,
stainless steel, and carbon steel (including iron). An additional section is
devoted to applied coatings. The 116-page edition features 19 tables, 16
illustrations, precautionary sections, safety tips, summaries, reference
sections, an extensive index, and much more. The book is ideal as a reference,
for training employees, and for facilitating communication with architects and
engineers.
Technical
Support for fabricators, architects, specifiers, designers, and
engineers. Prepared and hosted by NOMMA.
National Education Foundation [founded
by NOMMA]
online store
contains updated information on everything there is to know about our
industry including "How To" videos.
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