The Clark County Building department hired Hughes & Associates to investigate the cause and resultant damage of the fire that occurred on January 25 on the upper floor of the Monte Carlo Hotel/Casino.

EIFS has been approved for inclusion in the 2009 International Building Code and International Residential Code, EIMA announced.

The Steel Framing Alliance announced that Mark Nowak will serve as the association’s acting president while its Board of Directors continues a formal search for a permanent replacement.

The first-ever Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute “Award for Innovative Design,” recognizing pioneering use of cold-formed steel in structural design, was presented to “Research Wind Tunnel for Freightliner Trucks,” a Salem, Ore. vehicle development project commissioned by Freightliner Corporation, a large truck manufacturer.

Thomson Reuters and The Masonry Society have announced a new agreement to provide downloadable PDF files of TMS standards online.

On Center Software Inc. and Armstrong World Industries announced that On Center’s Quick Bid construction estimating application now incorporates the ceiling manufacturer’s products, as well as component lists for more than 125 Armstrong ceiling system assemblies.

CSI will introduce GreenFormat at the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild Conference and Expo, Nov. 18-20 in Boston. Demonstrations of the format will be conducted throughout the event.

Ohio general contractor Brian Burgett recently told members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to recommend the economic stimulus activities that would have an immediate positive impact on economic activity.

JLG Industries announced that by the end of 2008, Gradall branded telehandlers will become part of the company’s branded telehandler family.

Congress should consider providing further “sorely needed” economic stimulus to encourage homeownership and limit foreclosures in order to pull the U.S. economy out of recession, NAHB Chief Economist David Seiders said at the association’s Fall Construction Forecast Conference in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 22.