http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News This Just In... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:28:05 -0500 en-us © 2007 BNP Media 60 http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000750183 The Concrete Joint Sustainability Initiative announced at this year’s World of Concrete its 2010 goals and initiatives to align sustainable development activities within the concrete industry.  http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000750183 http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000750159 Georgia-Pacific Gypsum is now doubling the weather exposure limited warranty for its entire line of DensArmor Plus interior panels from six months to 12 months.  http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000750159 http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000750149 CEMCO has announced an agreement with Brady Innovations to stock the ProX Header in its West Coast plants, effective immediately. This will increase the availability of the product line across the Western United States.  http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000750149 http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000749464 The IAPMO’s “Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement” is a new document created to standardize sustainable residential and commercial plumbing and mechanical systems. http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000749464 http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000747075 One-hundred-and-forty Regional “Contractor of the Year” Winners were named by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry during this year’s regional competition. Judging for the regional projects took place at NARI’s national headquarters in Des Plaines, Illinois, in January. Regional CotY Winners will now advance as finalists to the national level.  http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000747075 http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000745801 The RMC Research & Education Foundation announced the release of its Sustainable Concrete Plant Guidelines. The concept behind the development of the Guidelines was to further the efforts underway within the concrete industry in the sustainable development field and assist producers by providing additional resources on how to make their own plants and operations more sustainable. http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000745801 http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000741340 Flex-Ability Concepts has expanded its 18 gauge Flex-C Trac line to include 4, 8 and 10 inch widths. The 18-gauge Flex-C Trac has been available in 3 5/8-inch and 6-inch widths since its introduction in early 2009.  http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000741340 http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000737540 Atlanta-based Sto Corp. has announced the awarding of the ISO 9001:2008 certification for all its manufacturing facilities and corporate offices. The company has been ISO certified since 1998.  http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000737540 http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000734837 Armstrong World Industries has named the National Security Agency in Ft. Meade, Md., as its 2009 Ceiling Recycler of the Year. Over the past 14 months, the government agency has recycled more than 400,000 square feet of discarded ceiling tiles rather than sending them to a landfill.   http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000734837 http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000732439 Alabama Metal Industries Inc. and Fortifiber Building Systems Group have joined forces to market and distribute Fortifiber’s Jumbo-Tex Pony Rolls in the Midwest, from AMICO’s Kansas City Distribution Center.  http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000732439