Convenience Products, the manufacturer of Touch ‘n Seal Insulating Foams and Sealants for new construction and retrofit applications, announces its ASTM E-84 Class 1 Flame Retardant spray foam insulations, Low Density (1 pcf) and Medium Densities (1.75pcf  and 2.0pcf) have passed the requirements of NFPA 286 (room corner fire test).

Big news in the rental world within the last week: United Rentals Inc. and RSC Holdings announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which UnitedRentals will acquire RSC in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $18.00 per share, or a total enterprise value of $4.2 billion, including $2.3 billion of net debt.

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety released a new report that provides an analysis of residential building codes in the 18 hurricane-prone coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast.

Nucor Corp. is set to close its Nuconsteel division in the coming months.

A working group of the American Concrete Institute’s Committee 131 on building information modeling is actively developing an “Information Delivery Manual” for cast-in-place concrete.

Sto Corp. announced John Edgar as the new Technical Director for Canada. Edgar has been working for Sto for the last 20 years, serving in multiple leadership positions involving both Canadian and U.S. technical matters.

Wagner Distribution Holding Co.’s President and CEO Bill Sturgeon announced that the company has acquired Commercial Drywall Supply Inc., a privately held specialty building materials distributor based in Wichita, Kan.

CertainTeed Corp. announced that its CertaSpray Closed Cell Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation has been approved for use in non-combustible commercial walls.

Steelscape Inc. has developed “Sustainability Technical Bulletins” relating to sustainability issues that directly or indirectly impact the steel value chain.

DuPont Building Innovations has introduced the Building Knowledge Center, a comprehensive source of customer-accessible assets, tools and industry-shaping insights to help builders meet the highest performance standards.