After METALCON International 2008 wraps up on October 3,
2008, Kingspan Insulated Panels, Inc., a manufacturer of metal panels, will
donate its exhibit furniture to the Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
A Code Compliance Research Report has been issued for the
accel-E Steel Thermal Efficient Panel wall system. The new report shows that
the system is in compliance with both the 2006 IBC and the 2006 IRC.
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), the
nation's oldest commercial construction trade association, called on Congress
to take swift and decisive action to pass the financial industry rescue
package.
Research that CISCA has conducted research reveals that suspended
ceilings reduce a building’s lifetime operating costs through energy and
maintenance savings. “The Life Cycle Study: Suspended Ceilings vs. Open Plenum”
shows that even though suspended ceilings cost more initially, they can achieve
a life-cycle payback in less than 11 months over open plenum (exposed) designs,
depending upon the building type and the region.
Fire sprinkler mandates will be part of the 2009
International Residential Code and will be required in all one- and two-family
homes and townhouses that build to the code as of Jan. 1, 2011.
EIFS has been approved for inclusion in the 2009 International
Building Code and International Residential Code, EIMA announced. The final
adoption occurred in mid-September at the 2008 International Code Council’s
Annual Conference & Final Action Hearings in Minneapolis.
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