National Gypsum has launched a new Web site, www.drywallfacts.com. This site aims to correct misperceptions and false statements about the quality, safety and environmental record of the company’s drywall.
CertainTeed has enhanced its Web site with a Building Science sitelet that provides information, educational tools, technical resources and animations of heat, air and moisture flow within buildings.
The newly formed Steel Framing Industry Association has announced its conference schedule held on April 5 at the Chablis Room in the Paris Hotel, Las Vegas. The meeting will be held conveniently during this year’s AWCI, CISCA, EIMA and INTEX Expo events.
Bryan Gillette has been named HR vice president for Topcon America Corporation with responsibilities for Topcon Positioning Systems headquartered in California and Topcon Medical Services, headquartered in New Jersey. Saint-Gobain
MBA Building Supplies Inc, a Libertyville, Ill.-based steel framing manufacturer and Southeastern Stud & Components Inc. a Montgomery, Ala.-based steel framing manufacturer, have entered into agreements to manufacture and distribute ProSTUD Drywall Framing products.
This fall, Portland Community College is scheduled to open a new, energy-efficient educational facility in Newberg, Ore., built with structural insulated panels from Premier Building Systems.
A study for architects, specifiers and engineers found that in three diverse climates, EIFS with a vapor permeable Class III retarder, kept interior wall cavities warm even in the coldest months, thus preventing the possibility of condensation in the exterior sheathing.
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