InstallationMasters™ Program Makes Changes

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has announced that its InstallationMasters program has been moved from under the AAMA corporate umbrella to the newly-formed InstallationMasters Institute. Additionally, AAMA has entered into an agreement with York, Pa.-based Architectural Testing Inc. (ATI) for ATI to operate the InstallationMasters program.

According to AAMA, ATI has begun an initiative to form an advisory council comprised of representatives from accredited trainers, window manufacturers, builders/contractors, housing officials, government agencies, consultants and materials suppliers. The purpose of the council is to explore and develop methods to promote the use of InstallationMasters, elevate awareness of the program at code agency, specifier and homeowners levels; develop alternate methods of presenting and delivering Installation Masters to satisfy the needs of participants; and consider methods or program segmentation.

"ATI has administered the program since its inception in 1998, and has the resources and motivation to take InstallationMasters to the next plateau," said Georges Thiret, a board member of the InstallationMasters Institute. "All previously certified persons continue to be certified in the program."

David Moyer of ATI, who is program administrator for InstallationMasters, reported that ATI is in the process of updating and revising the training materials, video and manual, and is evaluating changes to expand the appeal of InstallationMasters to a broader base of window installers.

"In the future, segmented training sessions may address specific installation types," he said.
More than 2,000 window installers have been certified by InstallationMasters, and the program now allows participation of trainee-level workers, according to Moyer.