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Month: March 2020

April 14 FGIA webinar to clarify new California data law

Posted by | Mar 25, 2020 | 0 |

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) will host a webinar explaining a new California data privacy law that could impact businesses’ interactions with customers and prospects. At 12:30 p.m. Eastern on Tues., April 14, participate in “Understanding How California’s New Law and Other Data Privacy Regulations May Impact Your Business.” This session will be led by Kathy Krafka Harkema, FGIA U.S. Codes and Regulatory Affairs Manager.

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Transformation of historic Eitel Building into The State Hotel in Seattle

Transformation of historic Eitel Building into The State Hotel in Seattle

Posted by | Mar 25, 2020 | 0 |

The historic Eitel Building is located at the intersection of the commercial corridor along Pike Street, which extends from downtown Seattle to Pike Place Market, and 2nd Avenue, a main pedestrian, bike and vehicular thoroughfare. The adaptive reuse and restoration of one of Seattle’s most prominent and vulnerable unreinforced masonry structures, has revived and transformed the corner of Second Avenue and Pike Street.

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International Code Council welcomes new regional director to lead Dubai office

Posted by | Mar 25, 2020 | 0 |

The International Code Council welcomes Mohamed Ahmed Amer who joins the association as the Regional Director of Operations in the Middle East. “Construction and the use of innovative building materials and practices is a huge area of opportunity in the region and having effective building codes and standards is critical in ensuring safe and resilient growth,” said Amer. “Having witnessed first-hand the impact and importance of the Code Council’s work, I’m excited to be joining the team, especially as the organization expands its on-the-ground operations overseas.”

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IWBI assembles Task Force on role buildings can play in reducing health burden of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections

Posted by | Mar 25, 2020 | 0 |

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced yesterday that it is setting up a Task Force on reducing the enormous health burden from COVID-19 and other respiratory infections. Its goal is to define the critical role buildings, organizations and communities play in prevention and preparedness, resilience and recovery. The Task Force’s work will take a broad approach, considering both new and recurring infectious agents that can affect large populations.

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The Chapel of the Resurrection at Valparaiso University

The Chapel of the Resurrection at Valparaiso University

Posted by | Mar 24, 2020 | 0 |

The Chapel of the Resurrection at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, underwent an impressive and extensive preservation project that included the replacement of its 24 soaring windows surrounding the chapel’s nave. The original 58-foot tall windows, covering a combined surface of 16,700 square feet, were removed and replaced with fixed and operable Hope’s® solid hot-rolled steel windows. 

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Alistagen Corporation highlights benefits of EPA-approved antimicrobial coating Caliwel™ BNA

Posted by | Mar 24, 2020 | 0 |

Alistagen Corporation announced last week that its Caliwel™ BNA, a non-toxic, natural mineral-based, antimicrobial, antiviral, EPA-approved surface coating, is effective against Influenza virus. The company stated that Caliwel BNA has demonstrated through independent laboratory tests 99.9% effectiveness against more than 20 microbes that cause influenza, asthma, allergies, staph infection, polio, hepatitis, cholera and Legionnaires’ disease

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Construction workers speak out: Fear of being left behind by Congress as COVID-19 grinds industry to a halt

Posted by | Mar 23, 2020 | 0 |

“Millions of construction workers and their families are getting totally wiped out, and Congress is doing very little about it,” fumed Ken Rigmaiden, General President of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), which represents more than a hundred thousand building trade workers. “If construction workers don’t work, they don’t get paid. They can’t work remotely. They don’t receive furloughs, or paid leave. But not one Congressional COVID-19 bill grants real relief to this vulnerable workforce.”

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Denver International Airport Great Hall Project resumes construction

Denver International Airport Great Hall Project resumes construction

Posted by | Mar 20, 2020 | 0 |

In alignment with its 25th anniversary, Denver International Airport (DEN) recently announced that construction has recommenced on the Great Hall Project, with Stantec serving as lead designer. The work will include a renovation of the airport’s Jeppesen Terminal to create an airport for the future with enhanced safety and security, a more intuitive passenger flow, and increased capacity to accommodate continued growth. Hensel Phelps is serving as construction manager and general contractor.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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