Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Systems’
“Sustainable Ceiling Systems” is a new USGBC-approved course available online.
To access “Sustainable Ceiling Systems,” visit usgbc.org/coursecatalog.
Bob Drury, executive director of the Northwest Wall and
Ceiling Bureau, will retire this fall after 39 years in the industry.
Drury joined the Bureau as architectural consultant in
1972 and shortly after was named executive director following the death of
Chuck Clay, his father-in-law and also executive director.
Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Systems’ “Sustainable Ceiling Systems” is a new USGBC-approved course available online. To access “Sustainable Ceiling Systems,” visit usgbc.org/coursecatalog.
Allied Building Products Corp., a division of Oldcastle Inc., announced in June 23 that it has completed its acquisition of Austin Acoustical Materials Inc., a privately held interior product building materials supplier based in Austin, Texas.
Building information modeling standards, objects, software and more will be the focus of the National BIM Conference sponsored by the buildingSMART alliance and AEC Science and Technology.
After announcing entry into the drywall tool market late last year, Wind-lock has more than doubled its drywall tool offering. The company now carries more than 1,000 additional products not shown in its 2011 catalog.
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council announced the new leadership team of the Spray Foam Coalition, formerly called the Systems House Group.
Belgian manufacturer of building products Etex Group is in exclusive talks to buy gypsum assets from Lafarge SA in a transaction valued at 1 billion Euros ($1.4 billion), as reported by the Bloomberg News.