BASF
Corp. joined Habitat for Humanity, Mayor Michael A. Nutter and community
organizers in Philadelphia, on Oct. 23, for an unveiling of the city’s first
three green and affordable homes built with ARXX Polysteel insulating concrete
forms made with BASF Styropor expandable polystyrene insulation.
Ideal for glazing, EIFS, painting, roofing, restoration, inspection,
cleaning, and more, the climbers can achieve a number of configurations, is
fully electrical, climbs at 21 fpm and offers a single-mast capacity of 5,800
pounds.
Located 12
miles north of Santa Fe, N.M., and sited on 587 acres, the resort is designed
to be a Four-Star destination and includes a 150,000 square foot casino, a
390-room Hilton and complete luxury and conference amenities.
JLG Industries Inc. broke ground for a new manufacturing facility in
Tianjin, China, the company announced in November. The new facility will
produce JLG access equipment specifically for the Asian market.
The Los
Angeles Convention Center,
the first convention center in the United States of its size to become
LEED-certified, will host the kick-off to the Go Green Expo, a new eco-friendly
event from planning to execution.
Dryvit has announced that National Quality Assurance has
completed a final audit of its West
Warwick, R.I.
headquarters and has awarded the EIFS manufacturer ISO 14001:2004
certification. With this certification, all five North American Dryvit
facilities have now achieved this recognition.
Structa Wire Corp. and Dietrich Industries have formed a
co-operation to provide the full line of Structa Wire products combined with
the supply services of Dietrich, on a LTL basis within the state of Texas.
The National Association of Home Builders has filed an
appeal to the ICC to set aside code changes mandating fire sprinklers in
all new one- and two-family homes constructed under the 2009 International
Residential Code, citing a failure of the ICC to provide a fair and open voting
process at its final action hearings in September.
The RMC Research
& Education Foundation has released a companion guide to the New Technology-Based Approach to Advance
Higher Volume Fly Ash Concrete with Acceptable Performance report released in September.
The National Center for Construction Education and Research has
announced the offering of the National Craft Assessment and
Certification Program. The program measures the knowledge and skill level of
journey-level craft professionals in a specific craft area and provides for
upgrade training.
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