Governance

The ACERMI governance structure

The Board of Directors

Administers ACERMI


Coordination
CSTB - LNE

Coordinates pilot projects

Certification Committee
CSTB - LNE
college of manufacturers / college of users

Defines the guidance and action principles governing the ACERMI certification process,
and supervises their implementation

Pilot Project Mmbers
CSTB - LNE

Carry out the work require for certification

The Board of Directors

CHAIRMAN

The LNE CEO (Thomas GRENON) or the CSTB Chairman (Étienne CRÉPON)
(alterning annually)

SECRETARY

The CSTB Chairman (Étienne CRÉPON) or the LNE CEO (Thomas GRENON)
(alterning annually)

TREASURER

Member of the Coordination Committee

OTHER MEMBER(S)

LNE Deputy CEO (M. LE BIHAN)

Certification Committee

The ACERMI Board of Directors has appointed a Certification Committee whose members represent partners with an interest in certification of products covered by the General Rules.

For this purpose, the Certification Committee comprises the following two colleges.

  • the college of Manufacturers
  • the college of Users, Specifiers, Administrative Bodies and technical organizations

the college of Manufacturers is made up of 9 representatives:

  • 3 representatives of mineral wool-based insulation product manufacturers
  • 3 representatives of molded or extruded cellular plastic insulation product manufacturers
  • 1 representative of mineral-based insulation product manufacturers
  • 1 representative of reflective product manufacturers
  • 1 representative of plant- or animal-derived insulation product manufacturers

The members of the Certification Committee's college of manufacturers are either manufacturers of ACERMI-certified products, or representatives of trade organizations authorized to represent certificate holders.

the college of Users, Specifiers, Administrative Bodies and technical organizations has 9 members representing distributors, consumers and project owners, as well as LNE and CSTB.

Its members are appointed following consultation with the partners concerned and are proposed by the trade organizations represented, and by the Chairman and Secretary of ACERMI. Members are appointed for a renewable term of three years. Members may appoint deputies to attend meetings in the absence of the full member.

The functions exercised by members are not transferable. Full members and their deputies are bound by a duty to maintain professional secrecy.

They may refer to experts, who are then bound by the same confidentiality commitments.

The Certification Committee Chairman and Secretary are the Chairman and Secretary of ACERMI or their respective deputies.

Composition of Certification Committee

Presidency

  • LNE or CSTB (alternating presidency)

College of Manufacturers

  • FILMM: National Union of Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers
  • SNPU: National Union of Polyurethanes
  • EXIBA France: National Union of Extruded Polystyrenes
  • AFIPEB: French Association for Expanded Polystyrene Insulation
  • SIMD: Union of Rigid Mineral-Based Insulation
  • EMB: Metal Envelope of the Building Industry
  • AICB: Association of Bio-Based Construction Industry

College of Users and Specifiers

  • UNFOHLM: Project Owners
  • FFB-UMPI: Developers
  • CAPEB: Contractors
  • SNI: National Insulation Industry Union
  • SIPEV: Union of Paint, Coating, and Varnish Industries
  • FDMC: Federation of Building Materials Distributors
  • LNE and CSTB