The National Fenestration Rating Council's membership approved Helen Sanders and Zachary Flora to the Board of Directors.
Commercial Fenestration Manufacturer or Supplier:
Helen Sanders, Technoform, North America
General Manager
Sanders has over 25 years of experience in the glass industry in glass coatings, insulating glass and fenestration fabrication and performance. She has worked with a range of industry participants from architects and engineers to fenestration and glass fabricators through the full design, construction process, including testing and certification. She has also been active in the energy code development process (IECC and ASHRAE 90.1) and developing code proposals and advocating for new code language at the code development bodies.
General Interest – Consumer Environmental or Energy Efficiency Organization:
Zachary Flora, Center for Active Design
Vice President, Market Growth
Flora is an active Fitwel Ambassador working to advance healthy building practices. For the past three-plus years, he has worked for the Center for Active Design, operator of the Fitwel Certification System. He leads the growth and expansion of Fitwel, focusing on entering new sectors and new regions. Previous to Fitwel, Flora worked in strategic growth and relationship management for commercial real estate and technology companies. He has expertise in nonprofit administration/management, strategic planning, and green building/architecture.
These new board members will begin their three-year term in January 2022.
