The Board of Governors of the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) awarded Kenneth D. Mentzer the Stanley Matthews Memorial Award in recognition of individual contribution to promoting the benefits of insulation through energy conservation, energy efficiency and environmental preservation in the national interest.

Atlanta-based Sto Corp. has announced an exclusive joint warranty program with Structa Wire Corp., a British Columbia manufacturer of welded wire products for the lath and plaster industry.

ParexLahabra has announced that its President Francois Bouan will retire on October 1, 2009. His career began with the ParexGroup in 1986 as director of logistics, in Paris, France.

ParexLahabra, the parent company of the brands Parex, LaHabra, El Rey Stucco, Teifs, Mer-Krete and Mer-Ko, announced the complete reset of Parex EIFS and Stucco Assemblies products.

Marino\Ware has announced it is now certified IBC 2006 compliant in the new SSMA Certification Program.

The National Association of Home Builders Research Center has recently designated several Typar Weather Protection System products with its Green Approved Products seal of approval.

The Gypsum Association has announced its 19th edition of GA-600, Fire Resistance Design Manual. Since 1959, the association has regularly published its collection of the latest in fire-resistance rated gypsum building system designs.

For a second time in the past three years, Insulate America Inc. has honored CertainTeed with its Supplier of the Year Award for 2008. The award was given in recognition of manufacturer’s ongoing support of the organization.

World cement consumption is expected to decline 1.7 percent in 2009, a modest drop that is cushioned by a roughly 4 percent growth in utilization by China and India.

Vermont has updated its statewide adoption of NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code, and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code to the 2006 edition of the codes. The adoption became effective on June 15.