Source: DWM Erdman Automation Corp. (EAC) and IGis Co. Ltd have announced their partnership as part of the insulating glass (IG) market. On September 3, Anatoli Glass and Mirror (AGM), in Winnipeg, Manitoba, purchased the first IGis North American line from EAC. It will be delivered in four months.
Source: AGC Glass Company North America AGC Glass Co. North America announced the grand opening of its new Southeast fabrication facility in Atlanta. According to the announcement, the new facility is equipped with the most advanced fabrication and processing equipment in the industry. In addition, the company combined its fabrication and processing equipment with the latest advances in software technology from FeneVision.
Source: NAHB A total of 291 metropolitan areas across the country now qualify as improving housing markets, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for September, released today. This reflects a gain of 44 markets from August and marks the index’s highest level since it was initiated two years ago.
Source:Furniture Today Nathan Furniture, a United Kingdom-based case goods manufacturer, is looking to expand to the U.S. market and has tapped industry veteran Bill Cubberley to head its North America division.
Source:AP Some love it, others hate it. London’s newest skyscraper has divided opinion, but now it’s really heating things up — literally.
Source:AAMA This summer, wildfires are in the news more than ever, with some 60 different blazes raging uncontained across several states as of late August, mostly in the West.
Source: AAMA The California Energy Commission is wrapping up changes to the 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards contained in the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6 (also known as the California Energy Code). As of late August, the revised standards are scheduled to take effect in January 2014, following final approval of the California Building Standards Commission.
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) and GreenStar have formed a strategic alliance to provide green training and certification to the remodeling community.
Production of apartments and condominiums gained momentum in the second quarter of 2013, according to the latest Multifamily Production Index (MPI), released today by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The index increased nine points to 61, which is the highest reading since its inception in 2003.
Source: NAHB A shortage of buildable lots, especially in the most desirable locations, has emerged as one of the key factors holding back a more robust housing recovery, according to the latest survey on the topic conducted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
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