The community is mourning the death of nationally recognized educator and civil rights activist Dr. Irene Leota Moore Wright — mother-in-law of KAI Founder Michael Kennedy, Sr. and grandmother of KAI CEO Michael Kennedy, Jr. — who passed away on Jan. 10 at age 91.
Read MoreThe ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) and the Construction Technologies Institute of the Italian National Research Council (ITC-CNR) signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding at the University of Miami’s Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center. This agreement will help streamline evaluation processes for manufacturers in the U.S. and Italy, save time and money, reduce barriers to trade, and improve market access for safe and compliant building materials.
Read MoreThe U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that Zaria Forman will deliver the opening plenary for its annual IMPACT green building conference. IMPACT is the Midwest’s green building event of the year and will be co-located with USGBC’s Green Schools Conference & Expo 2019 (GSCE). IMPACT + GSCE will be held in St. Paul, Minn., from April 8-9, 2019.
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New MetalWorks™ Create!™ Custom Perforations from Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions transform images onto metal panels, offering a unique visual with acoustical performance.
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Steve Del Guercio’s long history of industry excellence was recognized again when he was named the 2018 Salesman of the Year by Kalwall Corporation. It was the ninth time he has been honored as the top sales producer for the industry leader in diffuse natural daylighting solutions.
Read MoreThe American Concrete Institute (ACI), an organization whose mission it is to develop and disseminate consensus-based knowledge on concrete and its uses, will be conducting a Press Conference at World of Concrete on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, to announce important news regarding a Concrete Repair Subscription, and Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 4th edition, published jointly by ACI and the American Society of Concrete Contractors.
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) announced future 2019 and 2020 conference dates and locations, currently available on the AAMA Events web page. Early bird registration is now open for February’s AAMA 2019 Annual Conference in Indian Wells (Palm Springs), California, but AAMA events’ sites and dates for the rest of 2019 and into 2020 are now also available.
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Andersen Corporation, window and door manufacturer, Friday, broke ground on its new manufacturing campus in Goodyear, Arizona. The company plans to invest more than $105 million in a 500,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution facility and create more than 415 jobs during the first phase of this expansion.
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The deadline for the submission for education proposals for Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, to be held November 20–22 in Atlanta, Georgia, is this coming Monday, January 14.
Read MoreJames Hardie Building Products, a leader in fiber cement siding, announced an addition to its distribution partnerships with Boise Cascade for the Pittsburgh District, that will allow for the continued growth of its fiber cement siding and trim business.
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