Andersen Racing has announced Lafarge North America Inc. as its latest marketing partner. The construction supplier’s involvement will center on RLR/Andersen Racing’s participation in the 15-race Firestone Indy Lights series and Andersen Racing’s three races in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at Sebring International Raceway in Florida and the New Jersey Motorsports Park.

A hybrid insulation system consisting of three CertainTeed Insulation products is contributing toward the LEED Platinum certification of a Centennial, Colo., home that will be used as an example to educate homeowners and the building industry about sustainable practices, systems and products.

The Aluminum Association has established a new committee for its membership. The Building and Construction Committee was approved and officially became active. Newly elected chairman Eddie Bugg, Director of Sustainable Solutions at Kawneer Company, Alcoa, leads the group.

The American Iron and Steel Institute has announced the publication of AISI S230-07 w/S2-08, the Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing - Prescriptive Method for One and Two Family Dwellings, 2007 Edition With Supplement 2.

Structus Building Technologies, manufacturer of the No Coat corner bead line as well as other drywall-related accessories and products, has been named one of the top companies to work for in Oregon, by Oregon Business magazine.

CertainTeed Corporation and its parent company, Saint-Gobain, were selected as a 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for Energy Management.

The chief economist of the Associated General Contractors of America said a report released Monday on construction spending highlights the urgency of putting stimulus funds to work and unlocking the credit markets.

Since the dialogue began last year, the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry and the EIFS Industry Members Association have now partnered effective March 1.

Lafarge North America Inc. announces that it has begun operation of its new state-of-the-art joint compound manufacturing plant in Silver Grove, Ky.

On January 21, 2009, BASF presented three industry-leading homebuilders with the first annual BASF Builders’ Challenge Award. The awards ceremony, conducted with the U.S. Department of Energy, highlighted the progress made by three builders in constructing homes that meet the DOE’s Builders Challenge goal of creating homes that achieve 70 or better on the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale).