On the heels of six out of seven months of increasing levels of demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) fell just below the positive mark. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending.

Leading spray foam insulation manufacturer, Icynene, is pleased to announce the launch of its new website – www.icynene.com. The new website has a strong customer-centric approach offering quicker access to the right information for architects, builders and homeowners across North America.

The Gypsum Association (GA), which represents the North American manufacturers of gypsum wallboard, has released an industry-wide environmental product declaration (EPD) for glass mat gypsum panels. The EPD provides vital environmental performance information addressing energy consumption, water consumption, global warming, waste, air emissions and other metrics related to production.  

SOPREMA Inc. has opened a new training center and offices in Hayward, Calif. The Hayward facility, located approximately 45 minutes west of San Francisco, will be a shared space for customers of SOPREMA, RESISTO and the newly acquired Chem Link. The new training center reaffirms the commitment SOPREMA has to providing education and training to the industry.

BNP Media is proud to announce the launch of Building Enclosure! Architectural Roofing & Waterproofing/WC Architect is getting a facelift. Our publication will officially re-launch as Building Enclosure on Oct. 1, 2016. 

According to a new poll, New York City and Long Island voters are very supportive of the state making changes to construction codes in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc along nearly the entire Atlantic coast in October 2012

With less than two months until METALCON 2016, now is the time to register if you plan to attend. 

MidOcean Partners, a middle market private equity firm, and Wasserstein & Co., an independent private equity and investment firm, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to sell Penton, an innovative professional information services company, to Informa plc (“Informa”) for $1.56 billion.

Icynene, the pioneer of modern open-cell spray foam insulation solutions, has been awarded Greenguard Gold certification by UL Environment for its high performance, ultra-low VOC open-cell spray foam insulation – Icynene Classic Max. It is believed to be the first open-cell spray foam insulation product in the United States to achieve the certification.

BSD and Kahua today announced the integration of BSD's automated construction specification-writing software, BSD SpecLink-E, with Kahua's project management and collaboration platform.