Canadian Urethane Foam Contractors Association (CUFCA) develops training, certification and field quality assurance services Canadian Design and Construction Report special feature The Canadian Urethane Foam Contractors Associ- ation (CUFCA) is a not for profit corporation that has been providing training, certification, and field quality assurance services to the SPF (spray foam insulation) market in Canada for 32 years. The association is a long time Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) associate member and this year was a sponsor of the CSC Conference in Halifax. CUFCA represents more than 350 member contrac- tors employing more than 700 certified installers. The association’s main focus is to ensure its contractors and their installers are operating in compliance with the applicable installation standards in Canada and that their customers receive a defect free spray foam installation. CUFCA participates with many groups and associ- ations, executive director Andrew Cole says. “We are involved with CEEA (Canadian Energy Efficiency Al- liance) for instance. This is a dynamic group of com- panies that work to educate governments at all levels on where to look to invest or create awareness on best return programs for energy conservation.” Cole says the association has also supported the CSC trade directory and will continue to support CSC regionally and nationally. He says participation in in- dustry events in the globalized era is critical in lever- aging relationships in broader communities, rather than operating in isolation. “It is critical that specification writers have access to unbiased information and specifications,” he said. “Too often manufacturers use specifications as a weapon against their competition and as such we end up with specifications that may have contradictory re- quirements and may actually not comply with stan- dards. Errors of omission do happen and again we are a resource to correct these situations.” The Canadian Design and Construction Report — July - August 2016 – 49