The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety released a new report that provides an analysis of residential building codes in the 18 hurricane-prone coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast.

ICC Evaluation Service LLC (ICC-ES) Evaluation Report ESR-1338, sponsored by the Gypsum Association, has been reissued by ICC-ES with an effective date of February 1.

Allied Building Products Corp. announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of United Products Corporation (United), a privately held roofing and siding distributor based in Minneapolis.

Big news in the rental world within the last week: United Rentals Inc. and RSC Holdings announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which United Rentals will acquire RSC in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $18.00 per share, or a total enterprise value of $4.2 billion, including $2.3 billion of net debt.

W&C Architect’s Webinar “Four Barriers for Four Wetting Potentials: How to Design Successful Exterior Wall Assemblies” is now archived and readily available for download from our site.

The EIFS Industry Members Association has announced the hire of Scott Robinson to the position of manager of public affairs.

In the first quarter of 2012, Wind-lock will begin stocking and shipping from its new distribution center in Reno, Nev.

The Dow Chemical Co. announced that it is planning to expand its cellulosic production capacity, particularly for construction grade applications, with a geographic focus on the Asia Pacific region.

Trim-Tex has expanded the success of its Design &Training Center in Lincolnwood, Ill., to the West Coast.

Structus Building Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce the hire of Northwest Territory Manager Charles “Chuck” Wright.