Tools for Trade, a wholesale tool distributor established in 1985, recently completed its new corporate offices and distribution center in Ball Ground, Ga.
The American Society of Interior Designers has completed a new series of sustainable design white papers, entitled “Interior Design and Global Impacts.”
Dryvit Systems, Inc., the leading manufacturer of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems headquartered in West Warwick, R.I., has won first place for the second consecutive year in the EIF Systems & Stucco category of Architecture Magazine’s 2006 Architect’s Choice for Excellence Awards.
The International Code Council has partnered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Institute of Building Sciences to develop an easy-to-understand guide to help homebuilders, code officials, contractors and other non-engineers understand earthquake design requirements for homes.
A recently released report shows that Convia Programmable Infrastructure, a next-generation electrical and data system recently introduced at Greenbuild 2006 in Denver, offers significant energy savings.
USG Corp. has announced that its subsidiary, United States Gypsum Company, and Pacific Award Metals, Inc., settled a patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation suit brought by U.S. Gypsum (United States Gypsum Company v. Pacific Award Metals, Inc., C-04-0491, United States District Court for the Northern District of California).