b'TRAINING AND EDUCATION (continued) able underlayments commonly marketed and referredenactedconsensus-basedstandardsandrequirements. to by the misnomer self leveler. But as a voter checking the yes or the no box on aVetting and commenting on proposed Handbook meth- ballot, the question is not so much whether as a stake-ods for gauged porcelain tiles (GPT) and gauged porce- holder you like the proposed language being voted on, lain tile panels/slabs (GPTPS).but rather whether you can live with it. Contractorsinterestedingettinginvolvedinstan- Want to get more involved? Attend the open meetings dards-relatedinitiativesoftheassociationarestronglyheldthroughouttheyear.ContactNTCAandTCNAto encouraged to do so. Early participation helps developreceive meeting announcements and updates. Upcoming orincreasecontractorunderstandingoftheconsensusmeetings are listed below:processthatunderpinsANSIstandardsandHandbook TCNAHandbookCommitteeMeeting:October26, guidelines, which is similar to how a bill becomes a law.2019,8:00a.m.to12:00p.m.inNashville,Tenn. For tile industry standards and guidelines, decisions are(During Total Solutions Plus) For details, contact TCNA made by a voting bodya committee of representa- at 864-646-8453tives of industry stakeholders, which are the various seg-NTCA Technical Committee Meeting: October 26, 2019, ments of the industry that are impacted by the standards1:00 p.m.6:00 p.m. in Nashville, Tenn. (During Total and guidelines. For example, tile manufacturers and tileSolutions Plus). For details, contact NTCAs Jim Olson at distributorsarestakeholders,asarecontractorsandjim@tile-assn.com.installers. ASC A108 (ANSI) Committee: April 19, 2020, beginning Muchlikelobbying(minusthecampaignfundingat 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in conjunction aspect),gettingaproposaltothepointthatindustrywith Coverings 2020 in New Orleans, La. For details, stakeholders will support itvote affirmatively for itiscontact TCNA at 864-646-8453. a process of collaboration and compromise. Usually, for a proposal to pass, it is revised numerous times as needed to satisfy stakeholders needs and address their objec- Onepurposeofindustry standardsandguidelinesis tions, which, as one could guess, is often, by necessity, ato provide clarity with regard process of diluting the initially proposed language some- to essential requirements for what. The word diluting may sound negative to some,tileinstallations.However, but is understood by those familiar with the consensussometimesarequirement processasthenatureofconsensuslanguage.Onceitself is clear, but not whose responsibilityitistofulfill passed,individualstakeholdersarefreeandencour- the requirement or validate aged to communicate their undiluted positions on newlya requirement has been met. An example of ambiguity in ANSI standards. The maximum moisture content for wood framing that CBU will be attached to is a fairly clear requirement, but is it the tile contractors responsibility to check for that? 122019|TECH'