The Steel Network announces the release of the first ICC-Evaluation Service Report specifically for light steel framing vertical deflection clips, ICC-ESR-1903.
Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Koch Industries Inc. announced they have reached a definitive agreement for Koch Forest Products Inc., a wholly owned Koch subsidiary, to make a $48 per share cash tender offer for all shares of Georgia-Pacific. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of Georgia-Pacific and Koch.
BASF announced that its green demonstration home, The BASF Better Home Better Planet: Near Zero Energy Home-Paterson, N.J., has been selected by the U.S. Green Building Council's pilot testing for the recently launched Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Homes (LEED-H) rating system.
A report released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Investigation of the Impact of Commercial Building Envelope Airtightness on HVAC Energy Use, confirms that continuous air barrier systems can reduce air leakage by up to 83 percent and energy consumption by up to 40 percent.
Degussa Wall Systems announced that Jim Romesburg has accepted the position of technical applications consultant and will be located in Kansas City, Mo.
United States Gypsum Co. announced that it will significantly expand manufacturing capacity for ready-mixed joint compounds at its Jacksonville, Fla., plant.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration announced an alliance with the Gypsum Association to foster safe and healthful aggregate operations nationwide. The top leaders from the two groups signed the agreement at the Gypsum Association's fall meeting in the Woodlands, Texas.
Lafarge North America Inc. announced investing approximately $120 million to expand the capacity of its state-of-the-art gypsum drywall manufacturing facility in Silver Grove, Ky.