The Glazing Industry Code Committee's (GICC) code change proposal (FS84-12) to mandate fire-rated glazing assemblies to be marked in accordance with 716.3, 716.5, and 716.6 identifications was recently passed by the International Code ...
GlasWeld has announced its promotion of Brad Plumb to director of sales and business development. Plumb previously was a project manager with GlasWeld who dealt with scratch removal contracting and consulting. GlasWeld general manager ...
The U.S. green building market continues to accelerate, according to McGraw-Hill Construction's 2013 Dodge Construction Green Outlook report. The value of green building has seen growth from $10 billion in 2005 to $78 billion in 2011. In ...
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After a slew of falling glass on Toronto streets last summer, the Ontario government is strengthening its building code surrounding balcony glass for newly constructed buildings. At least 13 glass balcony panes exploded in downtown ...
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The paints and varnishes market in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries was valued over US$29 billion in 2011, representing an increase of 56.3 percent from the value recorded in 2007, according to a new report released by ...
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HomeSphere Inc., the premier technology-leveraged service provider to the residential construction industry, announced today that Heather Sharp Knutson has joined the company as Director of Marketing. Knutson brings more than 15 years of ...
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Mark Finelli, President of MARK SYSTEMS, will be addressing the members of the Distributive Education Clubs of America at Drexel University on Monday, October 15th at 7:00PM at the LeBow College of Business campus. Mr. Finelli will focus on ...
Xylem Inc. announced the appointment of Nicholas R. Colisto as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective December 19, 2012. He will report directly to Gretchen McClain, President and Chief Executive Officer of ...
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Fitch said that Western European steel output is unlikely to recover in 2013 due to depressed demand levels across the eurozone. Steel volumes will probably fall by up to 3%, Fitch Ratings believes, putting pressure on producers' ...
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- Second Quarter EPS a Record $1.17, Up 22% - Total Revenue up 7.4%, Core Revenue up 5.5% Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) today reported record second quarter earnings per share of $1.17, an increase of 22% compared to earnings per ...
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FAS satisfied applications of OJSC Chelyabenergosbyt for the acquisition of 29% of the fixed production assets of OJSC Orskiy Zavod Metallokonstruktsiy and 45.6% of the fixed production assets of OJSC Zlatoustovskiy Zavod ...
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PITTSBURGH,Oct.9,2012–PPG Industries(NYSE:PPG)announced that CLARVISTA(R)glass,a highly transparent and exceptionally durable shower door glass by PPG,was named by editors of Professional Builder and Professional Remodelermagazines as ...
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The month of October marked a 37-month construction spending high, accumulating a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $872 billion, according to the latest Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) report. October's adjusted annual ...
However glass industry professionals ultimately voted in the presidential election, one reaction has been near unanimous: relief that the campaigning has come to a close. Mark Silverberg, president of Technoform North America Inc. in ...
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Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, a French supplier of construction materials, could give investors something to build on in the next 12 months. Its shares (ticker: SGO.France) could rally more than 20% as the company benefits from growing demand ...
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