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USG Sheetrock Brand EcoSmart Panels Firecode X (UL Type ULIX) were named by BuildingGreen as one of the Top 10 Green Building Products for 2020. 

President Barack Obama kicked-off the 2019 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. President Obama joined Mehesh Ramanujam, President and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council.

During its annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo being held in Atlanta, Ga., the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced LEED Positive – a vision statement and LEED development roadmap that will lay the foundation for a future of LEED that is regenerative.

Forty-one states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between October 2018 and October 2019, while construction employment increased in 28 states from September to October, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released. 

Building on nearly a century of precision-engineered power tool solutions globally, Festool USA is celebrating its 20th year of business in the U.S. — the brand’s emerald anniversary — with a special limited release of its Emerald Edition tools. 

Makita U.S.A., Inc. opened the 2019 STAFDA Trade Show with over 25 new tool and power equipment releases, giving users more ways to cut the cord and ditch the gas can.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is celebrating a new LEED milestone, announcing it has surpassed 100,000 registered and certified LEED commercial projects.

eSUB, a field data and construction operations platform developed for subcontractors, announces exciting updates to its integrations with PlanGrid and BIM 360, construction software from Autodesk. 

As part of an initiative to increase the use of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) in the residential market, EIMA has created a marketing video.

Known as the “Steel City,” Pittsburgh proved to be a natural fit for the metal construction industry’s international event this past month sponsored by locally-based, long-time partners’ United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) and PPG.