United States Gypsum Co. will be closing its Freemont, Calif., gypsum wallboard plant in the second quarter of 2002 ...

NFPA's Certified Fire Protection Specialist and Certified Fire Inspector I programs have been approved for reimbursement of examination fees by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as part of the Montgomery GI bill, retroactive to March 1, 2001 ...

Rohm and Haas and OMNOVA Solutions have signed a letter of intent to form a global joint venture ...

Activity in the nation's home building industry is expected to hold up fairly well against a general decline in economic growth during the final two business quarters of 2001, economists and various housing representatives told the news ...

Nucor announced that it has purchased 100 percent of the oustanding stock of ITEC Steel and its subsidiary, Steel Truss and Frame ...

The AIA is unveiling a licensing plan for firms to use AIA electronic-format contract documents ...

The GA announces a new industry design and construction awards program, Excellence in Gypsum Board Design and Construction, that will honor project teams who incorporate innovative gypsum board applications in residential and nonresidential construction ...

EIMA's hopes of securing a contractor insurance program by the end of the third quarter were dashed with the terrorist attack on the WTC on Sept. 11. ...

CertainTeed has partnered with Precision Composites to promote Royal Wood and other products ...

Home builders have raised nearly $9 million for the Home Builders Care Victims' Relief Fund, which was established to assist victims of terrorism, including the rescue workers and other victims of the Sept. 11 attacks on America ...