The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute will hold its 2012 Annual Expo and Meeting on May 21-22, at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Fla. The expo is designed for architects, builders/contractors, engineers and other construction industry professionals.
Grabber Construction Product’s Webinar on its PanelMax, a system that makes creating intricate shapes and assemblies from drywall much more affordable, has been archived on the magazine’s website.
Simpson Strong-Tie is renewing its partnership with Habitat for Humanity for the sixth straight year, bringing the company’s overall donation to $1.5 million.
The Board of Directors of Lafarge North America Inc. has appointed John Stull as Lafarge’s senior leader for all aggregate, cement and concrete operations in the United States.
The National Center for Construction Education
and Research announced its partnership with the Mason Contractors Association
of America to adapt NCCER’s current industry-standardized curricula, and
assessments to create a jointly-endorsed masonry training and certification
program.
The American Iron and Steel Institute has
published Supplement No. 1 to AISI S905, Test Methods for Mechanically Fastened
Cold-Formed Steel Connections.
Once considered to be ahead of its time in
design, the El Paso Corporation Building, a 48-year-old Houston skyscraper, is
once again on the cutting edge, following a recent sustainable remodeling.