SOPREMA North America announce that its Rooftop Photovoltaic System: SOPRASOLAR received FM Approval on Earth Day 2011, April 22, 2011 by FM Approvals (Member of the FM Global Group).
RCI, Inc., announced the winners of its 2011 Document Competition on April 10, 2011, at an awards luncheon during the 26th RCI International Convention and Trade Show in Reno, Nevada.
The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced that Paul Bertram, Jr., FCSI, CDT, LEED AP, will become president of the organization on July 1.
BNP Media, parent company of Roofing Contractor and Architectural Roofing & Waterproofing, is pleased to announce a partnership with BirdDog Career Centers.
National Roofing Contractors Association’s (NRCA's) EnergyWise Roof Calculator Online has been updated to include information from the 2010 version of ASHRAE 90.1, "Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings," the 2009 version of ASHRAE 189.1, "Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings" and the 2006 and 2009 versions of the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
With new ENERGY STAR-qualified cool roofing, InSpire Slate is one of the most authentic, energy-efficient, and sustainable composite slate on the market. Nine colors – from traditional Granite, Evergreen and Mountain Plum to innovative shades like Red Cedar and Sand – allow the composite slate market’s most comprehensive color spectrum to deliver energy cost-savings with an artistic touch.
Pilkington North America, Inc. has gone solar, thanks to a new one-acre solar array project at its research and development center in Northwood. Hull & Associates, Inc. has partnered with Pilkington North America, Inc. to develop and install the 250 kW ground-mounted, solar photovoltaic energy facility on a Brownfield site originating from the company’s former East Toledo float plant.
TAMKO Building Products, Inc. is donating a restricted gift of $1 million to the Greater Ozarks Chapter of the American Red Cross for support of efforts to help Joplin recover from the May 22 tornado.