Association of Millwork Distributors AMD is proud of having some of the industry’s most respected professionals comprise our Executive Committee and Board of Directors. They are dedicated to strengthening the Millwork Industry and providing important resources for our members.
AMD provides excellent avenues for you to share ideas and valuable expertise with your fellow members in the Millwork Industry. You can get involved, stay current, and create lasting relationships by participating in all the opportunities available to you. Take advantage of your access to powerful educational opportunities. As a member, you have your fingertips on valuable knowledge about current topics, trends, industry standards & codes, and business fundamentals to help you develop and implement meaningful, need-based skills.
Externally, AMD is known and promoted as a leader in the Millwork Industry. Internally, AMD positions distributors, manufacturers, and manufacturer representatives as the Association’s focal point. As a member, we encourage you to take full advantage of these benefits to help improve and promote your business. Our purpose is to serve you as a member. An important part of that service is to work on your behalf in Washington, D.C. AMD leverages its affiliation with the National Association of Wholesale-Distributors (NAW) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to promote our members’ position in the marketplace.

Association of Millwork Distributors
 serving the window, door, and millwork industries



The Last Stand
This is it, the final push to end S141 in 2008 for AMD members and your final opportunity to speak you mind on the issue. We have put together the ultimate ICC Final Action Advocacy Kit for AMD members. This is it, the final push to end S141 in 2008 for AMD members and your final opportunity to speak you mind on the issue. We have put together the ultimate ICC Final Action Advocacy Kit for AMD members. Here is what’s included:

A Form letter from you to the Building Official Chapter/ Association

A state by state list of all ICC recognized chapters/associations

That’s it!

The Form letter includes hyperlinks to the AMDWEB site, so all the reader needs to do is click the hyperlink and away the go. The letter contains links to an AMD video that explains our position to the ICC voters and the actual documentation that we base our case on. Here is how to work the kit.

  1. Open the Word file named “Dear Building Code Professional Association”
  2. Input your personal information in the form, you know, name, title, company
  3. Save the file on your PC , this is your template to work from
  4. Make a list of state in which you do business
  5. Add Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota, Michigan, New York, California and Florida to your list
  6. Go to the Excel List of Building Officials by State spreadsheet
  7. There is a worksheet for each state (look at the bottom to see them)
  8. Start with your first state
  9. Click on the email hyperlink for the first chapter/association
  10. Outlook should bring up an email with the email in the “TO:” box
  11. Attached the letter
  12. Add an introduction in the email, try to make this individualized with a “dear Fred” or a “we do business in your state”
  13. Click the SEND button
  14. Go to the next contact
  15. Repeat 9-14 until finished

The Final Action Code Hearings begin September 17th, 2008. Please finish these by September 12th, 2008. If you have any question email Jeff Burton at JBURTON@AMDWEB.com.

Film

AMD's Position - (6 minutes)

 

  1. Institute For Business & Home Safety-The Benefits of Modern Wind Resistant Building Codes on Hurricane Claim Frequency and Severity
  2. University of Florida/State of Florida-Post 2004 Hurricane Field Survey – an Evaluation of the Relative Performance of the Standard Building Code and the Florida Building Code
  3. Florida Home Builders/Home Builders of Metro Orlando- Rainwater Management Performance of Newly Constructed Residential Building Enclosures during August and September 2004
  4. SHELTER Magazine-No More Exemptions
  5. SHELTER Magazine-AMD Answers Hard Questions
  6. AAMA March 2008 Press Release- AAMA Continues Discussions with AMD on Door Performance Standards, Component Swapping and Modifications to S141
  7. AAMA Industry Watch 2008- AAMA/AMD Coalition Helps Preserve Door Component Choice