The North Maine Fire Protection District, serving approximately 30,000 residents in unincorporated Cook County in Maine Township (a suburban area northwest of Chicago) has adopted the 2003 editions of NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, the 2002 edition of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code, and the 2002 edition of NFPA 13, Standard for Installation of Sprinkler Systems, as part of the district's Fire Prevention Codes ...
Sto Corp. was named a winner in Architecture magazine's annual Architects Choice for Excellence Awards. Sto was chosen for the ACE for its product line and excellence in the building products industry ...
Wind-lock, a leader in supplying advanced building solutions to the EIFS, ICF, stucco and drywall markets, launched its new customer interactive Web site. The site was created with the assistance of Addison Technologies Inc., a professional Web site development company and features product information, and demonstrations ...
According to statistics compiled by the Gypsum Association, the United States gypsum board industry shipped a total of 8.66 billion square feet of material during the second three months (April through June) of 2004.
Lafarge North America, in partnership with the Interior Finish Contractors Association, presented the Carpenters Apprenticeship School in Philadelphia the Second Annual Lafarge IFCA Project of the Year award.
The award recognizes skill and creativity of those individuals who apply construction materials in innovative ways.
Sales of existing single-family homes set another record in June, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Existing-home sales rose 2.1 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (note) of 6.95 million units from an upwardly revised level of 6.81 million units in May, which was the previous record.
Flowserve Corp. announces that it is now supporting its premier Limitorque SMB electric actuator line with a 10-year standard warranty.
"The 10-year SMB limited warranty is an example of how we are responding to an industry demand for control over life-cycle costs and smarter asset management," said John Jacko, Flowserve vice president of marketing and communications.
CertainTeed Corp. joins the ranks of the companies to have reached 100 years of service. The manufacturers of roofing, siding, windows, insulation, fencing, decking, railing, foundations and PVC pipe products was founded by George Brown in 1904.
The NAHB Research Center and the National Association of Counties are planning four one-day educational workshops on low impact development technologies and practices to educate homebuilders and county officials on the benefits of LID, and answer frequently asked questions. LID is an approach to land development that uses various land planning and design practices and technologies to simultaneously conserve and protect natural resource systems and reduce infrastructure costs.
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