The National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council will hold a public hearing on Nov. 6 at the National Press Club to discuss the state of housing affordability for middle- and working-class Americans.

L&W Supply announced that Pat Sloan has been named branch manager of L&W Supply’s Appleton, Wisconsin, location.

Georgia-Pacific officially opened its new gypsum wallboard production facility in Sweetwater, Texas, on Oct. 5. Initially announced in September 2020, the $325 million facility is Georgia-Pacific’s second gypsum wallboard production facility in Nolan County and the first Georgia-Pacific has built since 2004.

Sims Crane and affiliates, the largest private crane rental and rigging service company in Florida, took delivery of the Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 while visiting Liebherr’s factory in Ehingen, Germany, on Oct. 9.

L&W Supply announced that Josh Goodin has been named branch manager of its Alpharetta North, Georgia, location at 1845 Grassland Parkway.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of $100 million in grants from the Inflation Reduction Act to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution linked to the manufacturing of construction materials and products, which account for 11 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions.

Laminators Incorporated now offers a new AIA-approved course titled “Evolution of Insulated Glazing Panels.” The course offers one LU/HSW CEU credit through the American Institute of Architects.

L&W Supply announced that David Jones has been named branch manager of its Sarasota, Florida, location.

Pioneering architect and women’s advocate Beverly Willis, FAIA, died Oct. 1, according to her longtime spouse, Wanda Bubriski. Willis, 95, was an American architect whose architectural concepts and practices have influenced the design of cities and buildings.

Total construction spending increased by 0.5 percent in August, driven by increases in most large nonresidential construction segments in addition to residential projects, according to an analysis of federal spending data the Associated General Contractors of America released Oct. 2.