Lafarge SA has agreed to sell its North American Gypsum business with an enterprise value of $700 million.

This partnership will introduce new and innovative commercial roofing systems to the North American market.

Strong-Tie announced it will make a $25,000 donation to assist in the relief response and recovery efforts throughout the area.

The trend-setting App was developed by Hunter Douglas in conjunction with Enlighten of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Visual IT Ltd. in the United Kingdom.

NuForm Building Technologies Inc., Barrier Technology Corporation and StoneMaster Inc. have received ICC-ES building product listings to ASTM E84.

Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, the researchers have already developed a series of computational models to determine how a complete building structure will perform during an earthquake.

The South Central Wall, Ceiling & Plastering Association held its annual trade show and convention out of Texas.

Owens Corning announced that it has completed the acquisition of insulation manufacturer Thermafiber Inc.

The American Iron and Steel Institute has published the 2012 editions for three of its cold-formed steel framing standards.

Icynene has broadened the application possibilities of its renewably-based Icynene LD-R-50 for suitability in commercial projects following the release of the product’s latest ICC-ES ESR report.