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Membership Overview

AERC Members’ MeetingApril 8, 2015

Alexandria, VA

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Current Membership• Regular (Producer and Non-Producer): 12

members• Associate: 5 members• Public Interest: 3 members• Individual: 7 members• 27 total members

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Growth Prospects

• Producers and Non-Producers• State Energy Offices• Utilities• Additional Public Interest organizations

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Committee Participation

• Active participation in committees is one of the most important ways to exercise membership

• Already active: Technical and Marketing

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Voting• One member = One Vote• September 2015: Next Board Election

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AERC Board of Directors• The voting Board members consist of:

– Seven seats for public interest representatives, including but not limited to non-profit energy efficiency/environmental/consumer organizations, research institutions, national laboratories, and government agencies

– Five seats for the window attachments industry manufacturers of finished fenestration attachment products, representing all of the major attachment product groups (Producer)

– One seat for window attachments component manufacturers, including (Non-Producer)

– BOD will have majority public interest representation to ensure that AERC operates to serve the public good

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AERC Board of Directors• The Board of Directors is responsible for the final decision making

of all policies, programs, and procedures of the council. • The Board has ultimate operational and execution responsibilities

for the AERC, and will form and charter committees to drive the creating of the ratings, labeling, and certification program.

• The AERC Board provides the strategic direction and vision for AERC and ensures that all policies and programs are aligned with the AERC mission and mandate.

• All AERC members are eligible to serve on the Board of Directors.

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BOD Structure

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Public Interest

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

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Founding BOD

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Public Interest

Stephen Selkowitz (LBNL)

Katherine Cort (PNNL)

Robert M. Curry(NEEA)

Thomas Culp (Birch Point

Consulting LLC)

Bipin Shah (Winbuild)

Lisa Heschong(Consultant)

TBD

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AERC Board of Directors

Introductions

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