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Archive for August, 2011


John Crowe Appointed President and CEO of Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed

Saint-Gobain, a building materials company, announced the appointment of John Crowe as President and CEO of both Saint-Gobain Corporation (Saint-Gobain’s North American holding company) and CertainTeed Corporation (Saint-Gobain’s largest North American subsidiary). View full post on RC – Breaking News

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Birdair Awarded Staten Island Children’s Museum Contract

Birdair, Inc., a specialty contractor of tensile structures of all sizes, has been awarded the design-build contract for the cable and fabric roofing system of a 2,200-square-foot freestanding tensile structure at the Staten Island Children’s Museum in Staten Island, N.Y. View full post on RC – Breaking News

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Transporting Single Ply Rolls On The Deck

Single ply roofing is currently one of the most popular methods of roofing for commercial applications.  Most material handling units, including conveyors and carts, were engineered with built-up roofing products in mind – namely tar paper, felt, gravel, etc.  These were (relatively) easy to get to the roof deck using hoists and ladders with hoisting [...]

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IMETCO Publishes Division 7 Architectural Binder

IMETCO (Innovative Metals Company Inc.), manufacturer of commercial metal roofing and building envelope products, announced today that it has published a new Division 7 Architectural Binder. View full post on RC – Breaking News

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accel-E Wall System Helps HRDC Headquarters Earn LEED Gold Certification

The recently completed headquarters facility for the Human Resources Development Commission of Allegany County has been awarded LEED Gold certification, thanks in part to its highly energy efficient accel-E Steel Thermal Efficient Panel (S.T.E.P.) wall system. View full post on RC – Breaking News

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Painting Within the (Green) Lines

“Green,” “environmentally friendly,” “eco-friendly,” and “sustainable” are all buzz words that have become an integral part of the design community. Another used sometimes is “greenwashing.” Greenwashing is when almost any action or product, regardless of its impacts on living beings or the environment, is portrayed as green. The American Institute of Architects is concerned with [...]

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