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.

The Midwest Roofing Contractor’s Association (MRCA) National Conference was held Nov. 12-14 at the beautiful Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.

John J. Silvia of Matthews, N.C., has been named architectural sales representative for Englert, Inc., targeting architects interested in designing with metal roofing in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Legendary NBA player Bill Walton will deliver the Keynote Address during the 2009 International Roofing Expo, Feb. 3-5, 2009, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Held immediately prior to the opening of the show, the Keynote Address, “Nothing but Net,” will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. in the South Pacific Ballroom E. 

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.