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The Global Coalition for Green Schools, an initiative of the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, announced the 2015 Greenest School on Earth.

The USGS has released its report on gypsum in the fourth quarter of 2014, showing an increase in consumption of 24 percent y/y, which is attributed in part to an increased number of housing starts in 2014.

Following a successful launch in late 2014, Superior Walls Alberta has now completed more than three dozen precast concrete foundations for new construction projects throughout rural and metropolitan areas of Alberta.

On Wednesday April 8, the British American Business Council Los Angeles (BABC LA) will be hosting a Los Angeles Real Estate Panel at the Christopher Guy Showroom located at 8900 Beverly Blvd in West Hollywood, Calif.

Helping architects and the building community better understand architectural finishing, Linetec’s Architectural Resource Center’s online resources include on-demand continuing education courses and tools for simplifying coatings selection and specification.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), in partnership with C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and the World Green Building Council (WGBC), released a compendium of briefs that showcase the sustainability, building energy use and climate change policy work of cities across the globe.

Pentair announced the acquisition of Nuheat—a market-leading manufacturer of electric floor heating systems.

National Gypsum Company, a leading supplier of gypsum wallboard, interior finishing products and cement board, named its Mt. Holly, N.C., wallboard facility as its Quality Plant of the Year for 2014.

Across North America, building owners, architects, contractors, product manufacturers and finishers have relied on The Valspar Corporation’s polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resin-based coatings for 50 years.

Versico Roofing Systems, a leading manufacturer of single-ply roofing materials, recently honored Ledegar Roofing with its Lifetime Achievement Award.