The U.S. Green Building Council, creators of the LEED green building program, with support from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, announced a new grant program designed to recognize the sustainability and green building achievements of U.S. cities pursuing LEED for Cities certification.

In the first episode, ICC Board President Jay Elbettar shares some of his experiences as a code official, plans for 2018 and updates about various Code Council initiatives.

PROSOCO has hired Alley Mathson as its new strategic account manager. Mathson will work directly with decision makers from national firms to provide technical product support on projects, including product demonstrations and trainings for current and new customers.

A whitepaper recently released, "The Case for Earthquake Resilience: Why Safer Structures Protect and Promote Social and Economic Vitality," describes in depth the threats of earthquakes on society, and the economic benefits that come from having safer structures in a community.

Industrial Scientific, a gas detection service, announced Lisa Brooks as the vice president of human resources.

Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters Local 167 Council Representative Richard Rivera was voted to serve as the labor committee chair of the Democratic Latino Caucus.

Over the next two weeks, the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters (NRCC) plans to host six information sessions to educate Buffalo/Rochester area women on how they can start a career as a well-paid Union Carpenter through the Sisters in the Brotherhood (SIB) Pre-Apprenticeship Program.

KAI Design & Build expanded its marketing department with the addition of two new hires and two promotions.

Milliken & Co., has been named a 2017 “Gold Supplier” by office and home furnishings giant Herman Miller, Inc. 

Liberty Building Forensics Group is hosting a webinar on air barriers and building mold and moisture failures, February 22 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. EST.