For several decades, Simpson Strong-Tie has made training customers a priority.
The company has eight training centers across North America and provides
hundreds of complimentary classes to engineers, architects, builders and code
officials each year.
A new chapter has been formed in Iowa to provide a local venue for education and
networking opportunities for those involved in the building envelope industry. The Iowa Chapter of RCI,
Inc. is a non-profit affiliate of RCI Inc., an international association of
professional consultants, architects, and engineers who specialize in the
specification and design of roofing, waterproofing and exterior wall systems.
Responding to heightened industry and
public concerns about fall prevention, the American Architectural Manufacturers
Association's (AAMA's) Skylight Council has published a position paper entitled
Fall Protection, which provides practical suggestions for minimizing and
preventing falls through roof openings.
FMI released its Construction
Outlook: The Fourth Quarter 2008 Report.
The Construction Outlook, a quarterly construction market
forecast developed by FMI’s Research Services Group, looks at the good, the bad
and the ugly of the economic future of construction over the next few years.
The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) unveiled GreenFormat, a
Web-based database of green product information, at the U.S. Green Building
Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston.
To help
architects and design engineers overcome problems with roof garden
installation, water leakage and root penetration, Dow Hyperlast has introduced
VERDISEAL Green Roof Waterproofing System.
The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced that the
second meeting of the Building Product Manufacturers Alliance (BPMA) would take
place Dec. 8-10, 2008, at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in
Berkeley, Calif.
Open Energy Corporation, a renewable energy company focused on delivering
building integrated photovoltaic solutions, announced that it has completed its
largest solar electric installation for the new California Academy of Sciences
in Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco, Calif.
B.L.
Downey Company announced the appointment of Mark A. Prochaska as Maintenance
Manager with responsibilities for equipment and building preventative
maintenance in B.L. Downey Company’s 325,000-square-foot plant in Broadview, Ill.
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