Knauf collected more than 15,000 pounds of glass from nine of the most well-known downtown Nashville establishments, such as Honky Tonk Central and Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, and across the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix race campus.

Instead of winding up in a landfill, these bottles will be recycled into a raw material used in the manufacturing of Knauf’s insulation.

This partnership will lay the foundation for larger initiatives with the city of Nashville, and they plan to enroll more U.S. cities in the future.

ATAS International has added a new educational course titled “Insulated Metal Panels – Creating the Perfect All-In-One Barrier Back Up Wall System.” Insulated metal panels provide superior insulating properties and can be installed quickly.

R. L. Reppert, Inc. has announced they have received their 5th consecutive ranking in the Top 50 Contractors across the United States by Walls and Ceilings Magazine. This listing includes contractors of different sizes and from different states, with R. L. Reppert being one of four contractors from Pennsylvania. Each year, the publication reviews hundreds of applications and handpicks a few contractors who have proven to be leaders in the industry throughout the United States.

Knauf has earned its first asthma & allergy friendly Certification for its Performance+ Acoustic Panel.

Knauf is the Official Glass Recycling Partner of the Music City Grand Prix festival in Nashville and is launching a major glass recycling initiative. Glass will be collected across the Nashville entertainment districts starting July 1 and culminating at the Nissan Stadium campus race weekend Aug. 5-7. The goal is to collect 150,000 glass bottles.

Rockwool AFB is a lightweight and semirigid stone wool batt insulation designed specifically for commercial green-building applications and industrial construction, where fire resistance and acoustic performance are required.

The Insulation Solutions Suite is a new 24/7 building science content hub created by Owens Corning to serve architects, contractors and other professionals involved in designing, constructing and maintaining high-performing commercial buildings. Content resources housed on the site are organized into building science categories including fire, moisture, air resistance, acoustics, structural performance, thermal performance and more.

In 2008, Dell Pulley and Derek Larsen founded LP Building Solutions, a building products installation firm based in Hurricane, Utah. The firm is recognized as an elite insulation contractor and energy performance consultant.

With a wealth of combined experience in the trade, Pulley and Larsen have pioneered many insulation and energy efficiency installation techniques, making them ideal collaborators for the CEE’s certification program and giving their workers top-quality training.

Wall and ceiling professionals today face numerous challenges: a global pandemic, the affects it has had on the global supply chain, and how they respond to customers, prospects and the public using the latest communications tools.

The DOE and Energy Star programs have all created awareness and inclusion of lower energy demand in the residential sector—but what about the non-residential sector?