LaPolla Industries
Inc., manufacturer and supplier of spray foam insulation, announced results for
the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2008.
North American aerial work platform manufacturers and rental
companies met November 11 to discuss aerial work platform operator training.
The International Powered Access Federation convened the meeting and acted as
secretary for the group.
Trim-Texm, along with partners Hoosier Tire, and Fall-Line
Motorsports will be competing in the National Auto Sports Association’s 25
Hours of Thunderhill in California
early next month. This will be a drive for the overall win, as well as a Drive
for Charity-teaming up with Shriners Hospitals for Children.
The American
Concrete Institute announces the availability of six new publications and
CD-ROMs to educate and inform industry professionals on the newest
concrete-related information and technology.
The update to the LEED
green building certification program has passed member ballot. LEED 2009,
passed on Nov. 14, will be introduced next year as the next major evolution of
the existing LEED rating systems for commercial buildings.
United States
Gypsum is making an additional capacity reduction of approximately one billion
square feet from its wallboard manufacturing network and closing two other
plants, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission report filed on Nov.
17.
Industrial Specialty Contractors, of Baton Rouge,
La., has signed a National Training Service
Agreement with the National
Center for Construction
Education and Research to contribute funds for workforce development and
recruitment initiatives.
Simonton Windows is donating energy-efficient windows to the
ABC television show Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition. Three projects are currently underway.
Homes in Illinois, Connecticut and Kansas will feature the company’s windows.
The 2008 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
featured the first-ever Green Homebuilder’s Day. The residentially focused
program was held Nov. 20 and included a panel session moderated by Kevin
O’Connor, host of the PBS program This Old House.
The
new venture will initially cater to existing homeowners in Central
Texas who want to reduce home energy demands and utility bills,
lessen home maintenance costs and increase the comfort of their home.