Armstrong World Industries has committed to meeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge,” a call to action for organizational leaders and building owners and operators to assess their indoor air quality and make ventilation, air filtration and air cleaning improvements to help keep building occupants safer.
Each year, there are approximately 22,000 workplace injuries related to ladder misuse and hundreds of fatalities. National Ladder Safety Month, held every March, was created to raise awareness about this issue and to encourage employers and their workers to engage in annual ladder safety training.
Wege Prize announces 15 semifinalist student teams for global student innovation competition, with participants from 23 countries, including Mozambique, Costa Rica, China, the U.K. and Canada
A shortlist of 15 sustainability innovations announced for Wege Prize ’23 offer real-world solutions to pressing challenges such as plastics pollution, hunger and agricultural waste, as they also open bright horizons for the future circular economy.
Black Buffalo 3D Corporation has been awarded the gold Global Innovation award at The Nationals, presented by the National Association of Home Builders. The award is in recognition of providing the first 3D-printed construction solution to comply with the International Code Council Evaluation Service’s standards for structural walls, ICC-ES AC509.
AGC Charities Inc.’s annual Operation Opening Doors project involved contractors from across the country who donated time, materials & money to help repaint the gym that serves the local community
AGC Charities Inc. and the Construction Leadership Council of the Nevada Contractors Association teamed up to lead dozens of volunteers to make improvements and repaint a large gym for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. The volunteer workday at the Donald W. Reynolds Clubhouse in Henderson, Nevada, involved painting – free of charge – a 45-foot-tall gym that encloses three basketball courts and serves the local community.
At the 2023 AWCI Opening Session Breakfast, Compass Construction Vice President Brent Allen was honored with the Pinnacle Award. The AWCI Pinnacle Award is given to an individual who most merits the industry’s highest recognition.
ClarkDietrich continues its commitment to sustainability with the launch of a new digital tool and the publishing of the company’s first-ever Corporate Sustainability Report.
Walls & Ceilings is asking contractors to subscribe to its eMagazine and assorted eNewsletters. Four lucky contractors have a chance to walk away with a HILTI tool.