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AAMA Summer Conference participants learn how to visually showcase their brands

Posted by | Jun 13, 2018 | 0 |

A workshop on Instagram taught companies how to re-think everyday interactions at their businesses as photogenic opportunities to expand their social media presence. American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) Communications Coordinator Meryl Williams led two sessions of “A Marketing Guide to Instagram: Visually Showcasing Your Brand,” at the AAMA 2018 Summer Conference in Lake Tahoe, California.

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Avitru and UL Announce Technology Partnership to Simplify Access to Sustainability Data Within Masterspec

Posted by | Jun 12, 2018 | 0 |

UL is a household name that is also heavily relied on by architects, engineers, contractors and owners (AECO) to provide third-party safety certifications, product performance evaluations and product testing and certifications for sustainable attributes. Architects and designers rely on SPOT, UL’s sustainable product database with more than 55,000 product families, to find products that meet green building and purchasing requirements in an easy, searchable tool. Demonstrations of the solution will be available during A’18 at Avitru Booth 1221.

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Vitro Glass to sponsor Greenbuild Mexico 2018

Posted by | Jun 12, 2018 | 0 |

Mexico has made significant advances in green building over the past few years. It has more than 300 LEED-certified and over 660 LEED-registered projects, and appeared on the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) annual “Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED” list for the first time in 2017.

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Western Specialty Contractors Named to List of Top 150+ Privately Held Companies in St. Louis

Posted by | Jun 11, 2018 | 0 |

Western Specialty Contractors is proud to announce that it has been named to the St. Louis Business Journal’s 2018 Top 150+ Privately Held Companies list. For decades, the St. Louis Business Journal has profiled the top privately held companies based in the St. Louis area, which are ranked by 2017 revenue. Information is also gathered by editors on how much companies on the list have grown, who runs them and what their hiring plans are for the upcoming year.

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PPG to showcase real-world applications of PPG DURANAR, PPG CORAFLON and PPG DURABRITE coatings at A’18

PPG to showcase real-world applications of PPG DURANAR, PPG CORAFLON and PPG DURABRITE coatings at A’18

Posted by | Jun 11, 2018 | 0 |

Visitors to the PPG booth will find information about PPG’s flagship line of PPG DURANAR® polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) coatings, headlined by PPG Duranar MXL coatings. Formulated to meet architect and designer demand for more brilliant coatings, PPG Duranar MXL coatings are blended to incorporate mica flake into the clear topcoat of a three-layer finish system, which results in an explosion of color when the coating is exposed to direct daylight.

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UCLA Luskin Conference Center sets a high bar for hospitality sustainability, features Wausau’s windows, doors and curtainwall

UCLA Luskin Conference Center sets a high bar for hospitality sustainability, features Wausau’s windows, doors and curtainwall

Posted by | Jun 11, 2018 | 0 |

The recently opened University of California Los Angeles’ Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center (UCLA Luskin Conference Center) sets a new standard for conference centers and hotels, not just in a campus setting, but for the hospitality industry as a whole. Last year, the $162 million building earned LEED® Platinum certification and is considered one of the most sustainable hotels in the United States. Supporting UCLA Luskin Conference Center’s sustainability goals, acoustic performance and access to natural light were key contributors. Windows dominate the conference center’s lobby and meeting rooms, flooding the interior with sunshine. Wausau Window and Wall Systems provided high-performance windows, terrace doors and a curtainwall to help manage exterior noise and interior comfort, while contributing to the building’s overall energy efficiency.

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Visualizing the Future of Color: Sherwin-Williams 2019 Color Trends

Visualizing the Future of Color: Sherwin-Williams 2019 Color Trends

Posted by | Jun 11, 2018 | 0 |

Sherwin-Williams announces its 10th annual Colormix® Color Forecast, with a single master palette to inspire and help professionals and DIYers select the right color scheme for any project. Wadden developed this year’s trends with the Sherwin-Williams Color Forecast team by identifying colors from free-spirited wanderers and old-world storytellers, while drawing inspiration from every corner of the globe extending to the cosmos. The result: an organic and spontaneous palette.

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Rust Belt Town on Lake Erie Wins National Main Street Title

Rust Belt Town on Lake Erie Wins National Main Street Title

Posted by | Jun 8, 2018 | 0 |

Independent We Stand is pleased to recognize Bridge Street Ashtabula in Ashtabula, Ohio as the $25,000 winner of “America’s Main Streets” contest. As a top ten finalist two years in a row, voters rallied this year to push Ashtabula — population 18,311 — to the top of 303 entrants. More than 200,000 total votes were cast by the public nationwide in the third annual contest.

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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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