The Steel Stud Manufacturers Association passed
a comprehensive code compliance certification and quality assurance program for
non-structural products at its recent Membership Meeting.
Trim-Tex held its first Design & Training
Center on October 6-7, in Lincolnwood, Ill. The class was taught by Noe Perez,
Enrique Perez and Myron Ferguson.
Brewster, N.Y.-based Powers Fasteners has announced a
succession of management for its family-owned business. Chris Powers, formerly
company CEO, will assume the advisory role of chairman, while Jeffrey R. Powers
has been promoted to CEO of Powers Fasteners global business, operating in
eight countries worldwide.
Trim-Tex held its first Design & Training
Center on October 6-7, in Lincolnwood, Ill. The class was taught by Noe Perez,
Enrique Perez and Myron Ferguson.
The Steel Stud Manufacturers Association passed
a comprehensive code compliance certification and quality assurance program for
non-structural products at its recent Membership Meeting. The program clarifies
the 2009 International Building Code intentions for standard and proprietary
products.
From now until November 12, BASF will be hosting
an online forum to generate new ideas and best practices in two areas: Net-Zero
Energy School Design and Embodied Energy.
Walls & Ceilings’ publisher BNP Media has created a site
specifically for contractors’ success stories. The magazine is asking companies
to submit their stories by uploading them online.
A
new technical bulletin from BASF Wall Systems describes a key test and two
Acceptance Criteria that should be considered when evaluating
air/water-resistive barriers.