The officers were elected at the recent meeting of the Association’s Board of Directors in The Woodlands, Texas.  All terms are for one year and became effective May 1, 2010.

Sales of new homes surged 27 percent last month, as better weather and government incentives boosted sales.

Bayer MaterialScience LLC announced the official launch of its EcoCommercial Building Program in the NAFTA region. This program focuses on offering materials and fostering collaboration among industry, academia and government to provide holistic solutions to building decision makers.

Simpson Strong-Tie introduced its pre-engineered Strong Frame ordinary moment frames in 2008 as an alternative to expensive site-built frames. 

The Construction Safety Council plans to roll out a new national Health Hazards Awareness Program for the construction industry by late summer.

Knaack LLC is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a year-long roster of events involving end users, distributors, employees and the Crystal Lake, Ill., community. 

In its semi-annual newsletter, National Gypsum has reported signs of recovery emerging for gypsum sales in domestic and imported product. Although sales are still down, it seems the lows have stabilized and a slight increase in sales points to a better year-end for the manufacturer and industry, in general, several of its staff reported. 

Fifteen builders, remodelers and other home building industry professionals were honored last night at a gala dinner by the National Association of Home Builders at the 12th annual NAHB National Green Building Conference in Raleigh, N.C. 

Construction firms added 14,000 new jobs in April, the second consecutive month of employment gains for the industry, according to an analysis of new federal figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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