Source: DWM A new task group met yesterday during the annual conference of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association of Schaumburg, Ill., and proved that sometimes collaboration is key. The Flatness and Aesthetics of Laminated Glass Study Group was formed initially to study the issue of optical distortion in laminated glass.
Source: USGNN Quanex Building Products’ Tracy Rogers, director of industry relations and advanced technology, will present at Glass Performance Days (GPD) in Beijing May 22-23 and Finland June 11-15. Rogers will discuss methods IG manufacturers are using to achieve R5 performance, especially the use of hard-coat, pyrolytic low-E coatings on surface #4.
Source: PR Newswire Members of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) will vote on the next version of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) in June 2013. LEED is an internationally recognized certification system that provides third-party verification of green buildings. If approved, LEED v4 is anticipated to launch in November 2013.
Source: NAHB Remodelers’ confidence in the market dipped in the first quarter of 2013 when the Remodeling Market Index (RMI) fell six points to 49, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Concern about the rising costs of construction materials and labor contributed to the pause in the general upward trend of remodelers’ confidence.
Source: NAHB Buoyed by rising home prices throughout much of the nation, both single-family and multifamily housing starts are expected to post double-digit gains over last year in 2013. However, headwinds continue to hold back even stronger growth as the housing recovery evolves, according to economists at NAHB’s Spring 2013 Construction Forecast Conference Webinar.
MidAmerican Solar and SunPower Start Major Construction on World's Largest Solar Power Development4/27/2013
Source: PR Newswire 579-Megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Projects Expected to Create Approximately 650 Jobs and Inject More Than $500 Million Into the Regional Economy
AAMA Releases First North American Multipoint Locking Hardware Standard for Side-Hinged Doors4/27/2013
Source: AAMA The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently published a North America standard for multipoint locking hardware for side-hinged door systems. AAMA 909-13, Voluntary Specification for Cycle Performance and Testing of Side-Hinged Exterior Door Multipoint Locking Hardware, establishes a minimum performance requirement and test procedure to evaluate the durability of multi-point locking door hardware.
Source: Business Wire PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) today announced the launch of the company’s new sustainability vision, values and goals issued in the 2012 PPG Corporate Sustainability Report. This sustainability “framework” follows more than a year of in-depth internal and external analysis to determine what is most meaningful and impactful to PPG and its stakeholders. Leading up to 2020, PPG will strive to reduce environmental impact, improve employees’ safety, health and well-being and encourage and report employee charitable donations and volunteerism.
Source: GlobeNewswire Builders FirstSource Inc. reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. First quarter 2013 sales increased 45.7 percent to $319.7 million, when compared to first quarter 2012. Adjusted EBITDA for the current quarter was $5.4 million, a $7.5 million improvement when compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $2.1 million for the first quarter of 2012.
Source: The Daily Star Panasonic, one of the largest electronic companies in the world, which provides a wide range of products under the Panasonic brand to enrich people’s lives all around the world, aims to be the No. 1 Green Innovation Company in the electronics industry in 2018, the 10th anniversary of its founding.
The company announced they would make the ‘environment’ central of all their business activities and take the lead in promoting the ‘Green Revolution’, which is taking place around the world for the next generation. |