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New Publication Covers Latest Southern Pine Treating Standards
Posted by john on Friday, September 15 @ Central Daylight Time (1072 reads)

A new specification guide, Pressure-Treated Southern Pine, is now available from the Southern Pine Council. This 16-page, full-color booklet provides design/build professionals with the most current information on Southern Pine treating standards, preservative types, exposure categories, and product commodities.

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American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers completes Biomass Defi
Posted by john on Friday, September 15 @ Central Daylight Time (930 reads)

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, ASABE, has developed a biomass and bioenergy definition and terminology standard. The document, ANSI/ASABE S593 MAY2006, Terminology and Definitions for Biomass Production, Harvesting and Collection, Storage, Processing, Conversion and Utilization, is a landmark for ASABE's activities in new standards in emerging technologies.

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Walters Buildings Presents New Model Post-Frame Building
Posted by john on Thursday, September 14 @ Central Daylight Time (997 reads)

Walters Buildings Presents New Model Post-Frame Building at Ohio Farm Science Review, Offers Special Pricing on Machinery Storage Building

Urbana, OH – September 14, 2006 – Ohio Farm Science Review attendees will have the opportunity to examine up close the handiwork of the Walters Buildings craftsmen in a new post-frame model building and also take advantage of special pricing on a machinery storage building during the upcoming Review September 19 - 21.

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Update on the ASABE Braking Test and Performance Standard
Posted by john on Wednesday, September 13 @ Central Daylight Time (1116 reads)

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has completed a revision to its braking test and performance standard and has announced that another revision is soon to follow.

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Walters Buildings to Relaunch Post-Frame Dealer Program
Posted by john on Tuesday, September 12 @ Central Daylight Time (1004 reads)

Walters Buildings announced today it is actively recruiting authorized dealers, opening its dealer program to applications from experienced post-frame builders.

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RIMA Unveils New Website
Posted by john on Thursday, August 31 @ Central Daylight Time (674 reads)

With the Internet being the most accessible and commonly utilize resource to research and obtain information, the Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association (RIMA) recently gave its website a modernized facelift, not only giving it a new look but adding several new documents as well.

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Academies on Latest Innovations in Project Delivery
Posted by john on Wednesday, August 23 @ Central Daylight Time (686 reads)

The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) will hold The CSI Academies for professionals in the construction industry, in Snowbird, Utah, October 16-18, 2006, at the world-renowned Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort.

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New Tax Breaks Encourage Businesses to Get ''GO-ing'' in Hurricane-Damaged Gulf
Posted by john on Wednesday, August 02 @ Central Daylight Time (704 reads)

Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast in the wake of 2005's unprecedented hurricane season continues, and businesses that have returned to or decided to invest in the hardest-hit areas are getting some encouragement from the Internal Revenue Service. Numerous tax breaks, such as increased expensing write-offs and added depreciation deductions, are available for companies that reopen their doors or set up a new shop in a Gulf Opportunity Zone, commonly referred to as a GO Zone.

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Posted by john on Monday, July 31 @ Central Daylight Time (773 reads)

As summer heats up, homeowners across the country are investing in new, more energy-efficient and sustainable ways to cool their homes.

One of the most popular energy-saving (and money-saving) home cooling upgrades includes cool metal roofing, a special Energy Star-approved class of metal roofing valued for its ability to significantly reduce home cooling and heating loads by better-controlling the passage of solar radiation into the home.

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AWC Launches CAD Details
Posted by john on Thursday, July 27 @ Central Daylight Time (1070 reads)

Responding to user requests, AWC has launched a new section on its website which allows designers to download electronic computer-aided design (CAD) details found in many of AWC’s popular standards and publications. The most requested details have been figures from AF&PA’s Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2001 Edition.

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Gulf Coast Rebuilding Summit, August 3–4, 2006
Posted by john on Friday, July 21 @ Central Daylight Time (760 reads)

Wood Products Council Presents a Gulf Coast Rebuilding Summit, August 3–4, 2006, Wyndham New Orleans at Canal Place, New Orleans

The wood products industry (and the post-frame building industry in particular) has numerous opportunities in the wake of last year’s Gulf Coast hurricanes to advance the use of wood products and systems for rebuilding. But there are also challenges, including well organized and funded programs of competitive building material industries.

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NAHB REPORTS WIDE STATE-BY-STATE VARIANCES IN LATEST HOUSING FORECASTS
Posted by john on Thursday, July 13 @ Central Daylight Time (881 reads)

While nationally the housing market is experiencing a gradual cooling process, some states continue to show growth, according to the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) State Housing Starts Forecast. The report, available through NAHB's HousingEconomics.com, analyzes the regional health of the economy and housing sector and provides state-by-state forecasts.

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'TEPID' EMPLOYMENT REPORT REFLECTS CONSTRUCTION SPLIT, AGC ECONOMIST SAYS
Posted by lawanda on Monday, July 10 @ Central Daylight Time (718 reads)

Simonson Notes 'Hot Nonresidential Market, Fast-Cooling Residential Scene'

"A tepid construction job report in June reflected the mix of a hot nonresidential construction job market with a fast-cooling residential scene," Ken Simonson, Chief Economist for The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), said today. Simonson was commenting on a July 7 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed overall construction employment was essentially unchanged for the fourth straight month, at a seasonally adjusted total of 7.5 million.

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SaferBuilding.com Setting New Standard For Home Building/Remodeling Nationwide.
Posted by john on Wednesday, June 28 @ Central Daylight Time (861 reads)

When it comes to standards in the building/remodeling industry what many people don't realize is that "green is not necessarily clean". But now one company is aiming to help set a higher standard for building/remodeling methods & materials nationwide. SaferBuilding.com has just been launched providing professionals and consumers with unprecedented information and education for the safest and most environmentally sound building & remodeling projects possible.

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HOUSING STARTS RISE, BUT PERMITS DIP IN MAY
Posted by john on Monday, June 26 @ Central Daylight Time (803 reads)

Total housing starts rebounded from a 13-month low to increase 5.0 percent in May as builders worked down a backlog of unfilled orders under unusually good weather conditions. Issuance of new building permits fell by 2.1 percent, continuing the moderate downslide from the peak last September.

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Lumber Pact Would Harm Canadian Companies and Workers
Posted by john on Friday, June 23 @ Central Daylight Time (917 reads)

U.S. home builders told Canadian lawmakers on June 19 that a proposed managed trade softwood lumber agreement would distort the marketplace, harm Canadian companies and workers, and force American consumers to explore the use of alternative materials and look to other nations for a stable and reliable supply of this vital building material.

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GREENGUARD® ULTRA WRAP FROM PACTIV KEEPS WALL SYSTEMS DRY, IMPROVES ENERGY EFFIC
Posted by john on Wednesday, June 21 @ Central Daylight Time (890 reads)

Pactiv Corporation’s (NYSE : PTV) building products division offers GreenGuard® Ultra Wrap as a high performance, durable housewrap with one of the highest perm ratings on the market today. The product is a nonwoven and non-perforated housewrap that acts an effective air and moisture barrier for the wall system – keeping structures dry and improving energy efficiency.

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Court Grants Permanent Injunction Against CA Fax Ban
Posted by john on Monday, June 19 @ Central Daylight Time (764 reads)

To the relief of associations and other businesses, a U.S. District Court in California has granted a permanent injunction against enforcement of California’s fax ban (SB 833), as it applies to interstate faxes. The order is consistent with the court’s summary judgment for plaintiffs in the case rendered back on February 27.

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Walsh Predicts Iron Ore Boom will Last Years
Posted by john on Friday, June 16 @ Central Daylight Time (713 reads)

Mr Sam Walsh, CEO of iron ore business of Rio Tinto, predicted that the boom in the industry would continue for years citing continuing economic growth in China and restrictions on supply. Mr Walsh said that, while all commodity markets were cyclical, the inevitable downturn in iron ore was a long way off. Mr Walsh said "The market remains strong. Our stocks are near minimum levels. We're pulling everything through as quickly as we can."

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Whirlwind Announces Ground Breaking of its 5th Manufacturing Facility
Posted by john on Thursday, June 15 @ Central Daylight Time (1082 reads)

Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. is pleased to announce the ground breaking of its 5th manufacturing facility located in Freeport, Minnesota, held Tuesday, June 6, 2006.

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