ABAA <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> Directors <strong>Orientation</strong> <strong>Manual</strong>ATTACHMENT AARTICLES OF INCORPORATION2013 <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> Directors <strong>Orientation</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> Page 30 <strong>of</strong> 59
ABAA <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> Directors <strong>Orientation</strong> <strong>Manual</strong>The exact name <strong>of</strong> the corporation is:<strong>Air</strong> <strong>Barrier</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>America</strong>ARTlCLE IARTlCLE IIThe purpose <strong>of</strong> the corporation is to engage in the following business activities:To inform and educate the building industry about air barrier systems, their concept,details and use. To promote the use and benefits <strong>of</strong> air barrier systems in both thestate <strong>of</strong> Massachusetts and the United States <strong>of</strong> <strong>America</strong>. To provide information,education and training on air barrier systems and the installation there<strong>of</strong>. Toestablish industry guidelines for the use and installation <strong>of</strong> air barrier system. Totrain and certify installers <strong>of</strong> air barrier systems to insure the proper functioningthere<strong>of</strong>. To act as a liaison between the industry and the local governing bodiesregarding the use and installation <strong>of</strong> air barrier systems.To engage in any other research business <strong>of</strong> any kind or character whatsoever andto that end to acquire, hold, own and dispose <strong>of</strong> any and all kinds <strong>of</strong> property,assets, stock, bonds and rights <strong>of</strong> every kind in any manner.To purchase, lease or otherwise acquire and to hold, use, lease, manage, operate,equip, maintain, sell, mortgage, pledge, deal in and with any and all kinds <strong>of</strong>properties, real, personal, or mixed, tangible, or intangible.To construct, lease, or otherwise acquire, and to own, hold, operate, develop,improve, maintain and use, and to will, convey, lease or otherwise dispose <strong>of</strong>, and togrant easements, rights, or other lease or otherwise dispose <strong>of</strong>, and to granteasements, rights or other interests in lands, real estate, stores, manufacturingplants, warehouses, <strong>of</strong>fices, residences, apartment buildings and other buildingsstructures, building equipment and real estate improvements, such as may relate orbe incidental to or be useful or advantageous for or in connection with the foregoingbusiness or any other business operation or activity in which the corporation mayengage.To incur liabilities and borrow money and to issue notes, bonds, or other evidence <strong>of</strong>indebtedness and to secure the same by mortgage or pledge <strong>of</strong> any part or all <strong>of</strong> theproperties <strong>of</strong> any and every kind <strong>of</strong> corporation.To purchase, subscribe or otherwise acquire, register, hold sell, assign, transfer,pledge, or otherwise dispose <strong>of</strong> shares <strong>of</strong> stock, bonds, notes, and other securitiesand evidence <strong>of</strong> interest in or indebtedness <strong>of</strong> any government or politicalsubdivision there<strong>of</strong> and <strong>of</strong> any person firm or corporation <strong>of</strong> this or any state orcounty, and while the owner or: holder there<strong>of</strong> to exercise all rights, powers andprivileges <strong>of</strong> ownership, in same manner that an individual might do.To have one or more <strong>of</strong>fices and to carry on any or all <strong>of</strong> its operations and businessin any <strong>of</strong> the states, districts, territories or colonies <strong>of</strong> the United States, in the2013 <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> Directors <strong>Orientation</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> Page 31 <strong>of</strong> 59