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. 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.

Chicago-based subcontractor Horizon Interiors visited this year’s BUILD23. The successful contractor is featured in W&C’s March 2023 issue.

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.

Plastic Components announced the death of its longtime president, Tom Stark, on March 6.

To those who knew Kenneth “Kenny” Thompson, he was an icon of the lath and plaster industry. He passed away recently at age 85.

HGTV has motivated viewers to wallpaper, paint, stain and more for a home renovation. The home improvement network also has inspired generations of new architects, like Allison Winn, a third-year interior design student at the University of Oklahoma’s Gibbs School of Architecture in Norman, Oklahoma.