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Every year, METALCON gives back to the local community where the show takes place. This year, they have shifted gears due to the immense need for food in Ukraine, and together with showgoers, they are raising money to support World Central Kitchen.

On Sept. 20, the Portland Cement Association, which represents the majority of U.S. cement production, held a New York Climate Week seminar and panel discussion in conjunction with the Global Cement and Concrete Association, with Selwin Hart, Special Advisor to the U.N. Secretary General for Climate Action and Just Transition, as keynote speaker. The event marked the one-year anniversaries of both PCA’s and GCCA’s roadmaps to carbon neutrality by 2050.

Nova USA Wood’s new ExoDek and ExoClad QuickClip hidden fastening systems for decking and siding captured the widespread interest of builders, contractors, architects and developers attending the 2022 Los Angeles Build Expo. This was due to each system’s unique and patented ability to expand and contract with wood and composite products, which naturally swell and shrink as the moisture and humidity levels rise and fall throughout the changing seasons.

JFE Shoji America announced today the successful completion of the previously announced acquisition of CEMCO, effective Oct. 4. CEMCO, LLC will continue as the premier manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing products under the leadership of President and CEO Tom Porter.

Bentley Systems has partnered with Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Automatic Building Energy Modeling software suite, or AutoBEM. The software suite is being used in the architecture, city planning, real estate and home efficiency industries. Users take advantage of the suite’s energy modeling of almost all U.S. buildings.

Lee Tedesco has joined Grabber Construction Products as Director of Marketing.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its top 10 violations of OSHA rules for fiscal year 2022, which showed that failing to protect construction workers from falls continues to be the most common hazard that OSHA inspectors are citing employers for. In addition, OSHA’s most cited rules included three other construction fall prevention measures—protecting workers on scaffolds, ladder safety and training workers to avoid falls.

Metl-Span, a recognized leader in the advancement of insulated metal panel technology, is proud to announce that it recently achieved an Environmental Product Declaration for CF wall and roof panels. EPDs are based on International Standard of Organization-compliant Life Cycle Assessments.

MAX USA Corp., a leading manufacturer of industrial power tools, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Mid-Year Awards, which recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the company’s growth and demonstrated continual improvement in their specialty.

XL Construction just celebrated its 30th anniversary as a leading general contractor in Northern California with a ‘Vision Launch’ event, where the company unveiled its long-term plan for enhancing employees’ professional development.