Evening star., 1936-04-18
PRODUCERS UNIT
TO MAP POLICIES
Meet With Architects May
81 for important
Discussions.

Looking Ahead" will be the keynote
Of the thirteenth annual meeting of
the Producers Council, national Or
ganization Of manufacturers of build
ing materials and appliances, to be
held in conjunction with the sixty
eighth convention Of the American
Institute of Architects, with which the
council is affiliated. at Old Point
Comfort and Williamsburg, Va, May
D, and Z.
The meeting will be the most i'm
portant in the history of the council, %
declares the announcement. Action
will be taken on matters vitality af-
fecting the entire membership. The
principles set forth by Stephen F.
Voorhees,, president of the American
Institute of Architects, apply with full
force to manufacturers Of building
materials and equipment.
To-day, Mr.. voorhees, has said, it is
more imperative than ever before that
the architectural profession be united
To-day, more than ever before, all
phases of practice must be improved.
Today. more than ever before, the pro-
fession must demonstrate the service
1t can render to society,""
Carl Snyder to Speak.
Carl Snyder, president of Houses,
Inc, will speak on Low Cost Hous-
ing" at joint luncheon of the council
and the institute on Tuesday, May S
The annual banquet Of the council will
take place at the Chamberlin Hotel,
Old Point Comfort, Tuesday evening
Mr.. Voorhees, and DR.. Frank S. Wat
son, director of the Research Founda-
ton of Purdue University, will be the
principal speakers.
Thomas D'A. Brophy. vice presi-
dent Of Kenyon g. Eckhardt, New
York, will address the Tuesday after
noon session on The Council and the
Individual Members" Future policy
will be presented for discussion at
business sessions on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday mornings.
Williamsburg and other architec-
tural masterpieces of Virginia will be
visited during the councils meeting
A golf tournament is scheduled for
Thursday afternoon.
A plan to create an agency to regis
ter and certify the materials in new
buildings will be submitted to the
Council by G. P. MacNichol, Jr., OF
Libbey- -Owens-Ford Glass Co., Toledo
Ohio, and a director of the Council.
Bureau to Be Proposed.
StrThA v1la
ferably under Council direction, to
register buildings and maintain rec
ords," it is explained only build
ings certified by accredited architects
as to materials installed according to
manufacturers specifications will be
registered.
"Co-operatng producers will con-
tribute to the maintenance of the bu-
reau and to continuing advertising
campaign to promote the value OF
'pedigreed buildings and architectural
services. The plan is simple: it can
be financed because the funds will
come from the manufacturers of build
ing materials; it is impartial, for cer-
tifcation is not limited The archi-
NcCI Ids n 41Cc 1ld11u W uSS W1ldL pIO Ou-
ucts he wishes, but he must certify
their actual use in accordance with
manufacturers specifications.
The many advantages unquestion-
ably outweigh the difficulties of organ
azation and expansion. The bureau
would make the achitect a dominant
factor in the housing field, and give
him much desired publicity of kind
calculated to build prestige for him.
1T would enhance the value of
certified buildiI rs for resale, ap-
praisal and financing; it would en-
phasize particularly the value of quail
ity materials, thereby assuring the
owner of better house for his money
by giving him an honest picture of
what materials are in the structure;
and 1t would bring to cooperating
members large benefits"