Professional Memberships and Affiliations

The Association of Water Technologies (AWT) is the international water treatment association representing over 500 companies that specialize in applying water treatments for industrial and commercial cooling and heating systems. Chem-Aqua is a longstanding member of the AWT with several CWTs on staff. Chem-Aqua employees currently serve as the Certification Committee Chair and the Boiler Subcommittee chair along with serving on several other committees in the past.

The International District Energy Association (IDEA) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit industry association founded in the United States in 1909. IDEA has extensive experience in highly reliable thermal networks, combined heat and power, thermal storage and clean energy management to optimize energy efficiency, emissions reductions and sustainable solutions for mission-critical and community-scale markets.

In 1962, 46 lumber manufacturers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina gathered to discuss lack of organized representation of southeastern lumber manufacturers. This group agreed to form a new regional association to be named the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA).

For more than 130 years, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) has served as the voice of cheese and dairy manufacturers, processors, and marketers. Today, our organization represents 110 dairy processing companies and cooperatives operating across the United States and around the world, backed by more than 575 companies that supply equipment and services to the industry.

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC)
is a not-for-profit, national organization that has
been working since 2002 to advance green building and sustainable community development practices
in Canada. The CaGBC is the licence holder for the LEED green building rating system in Canada
and supports the WELL Building Standard and GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) in Canada.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is composed of three constituent organizations: Milk Industry Foundation (MIF), National Cheese Institute (NCI), and the International Ice Cream Association (IICA). Nearly 200 dairy processing members operate more than 600 manufacturing facilities and range from large multi-national organizations to single-plant companies. Together they represent more than 85 percent of the milk, cultured products, cheese, ice cream and frozen desserts produced and marketed
in the United States.

Chem-Aqua has been a Gold member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) since 2007. The USGBC is committed to transforming how buildings are designed, constructed and operated through LEED. Their vision at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is that buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation. Their mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.

The Cooling Technology Institute (CTI) advocates and promotes the use of environmentally responsible evpaorative heat transfer systems for the benefit of the public by encouraging education, research, standards development and verification, government relations and technical information exchange.

The North American Renderers Association (NARA) represents U.S. and Canadian renderers. This includes both independent renderers and integrated packer/renderers who process their own animal byproducts, accounting for 95% of rendering in the United States and Canada. Their associate members provide vital support to our rendering members by supplying equipment and services and our allied members help return rendered products to the market for hundreds of uses.

The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association is the world's largest and most active poultry organization. Membership includes producers and processors of broilers, turkeys, ducks, eggs, and breeding stock, as well as allied companies. Formed in 1947, the association has affiliations in 26 states and member companies worldwide.