In response to the recent storms that produced several tornadoes across northeastern Oklahoma, northern Texas, Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansas, Simpson Strong-Tie is donating $50,000 to the American Red Cross for direct support services the organization is providing to those who were affected.

The Biden Administration, perhaps more than any previous administration, recognizes the enormous role that buildings play in our lives and environment. USGBC collaborated with the White House and Department of Energy in this effort and worked with the Biden Administration during Greenbuild to announce plans to create a new national definition of a zero-emissions building.

A chemist offered many considerations for finished fenestration and glazing construction products when it comes to plastics in Canada at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance Summer Conference in Montreal.

The Lester Group announced an expansion of its businesses with the addition of Custom Builder Supply Company, a well-respected brand in Williamsburg, Virginia, and James City County. The strategic move became effective on June 3 and strengthens The Lester Group’s presence in the Virginia building supply market.

The top three teams of university students from around the world have been selected as winners in Wege Prize 2024, the globally recognized, circular-economy ideas competition.

Participants at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance’s Summer Conference heard about the definitions, measurements, codes and testing standards for several natural disasters though an Intertek-sponsored session, “Natural Disaster Standards and Testing.”

Construction Specialties announced a major sustainability initiative that is dedicated to directing its operational practices toward sustainability, embedding it at all levels of the organization.

A new headquarters for the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation in Manhattan, New York, offers a dynamic gathering and activity center for public and internal uses for women architects, engineers and construction executives and allied professionals.

The construction industry added 17,000 jobs on net in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released on Jan. 5 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 197,000 jobs, an increase of 2.5 percent.

The construction sector added 17,000 employees in December and continued to raise wages at a faster clip than other industries, the Associated General Contractors of America reported in an analysis of government data released on Jan. 5.