FMI released its Construction
Outlook: The Fourth Quarter 2008 Report.
The Construction Outlook, a quarterly construction market
forecast developed by FMI’s Research Services Group, looks at the good, the bad
and the ugly of the economic future of construction over the next few years.
The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) unveiled GreenFormat, a
Web-based database of green product information, at the U.S. Green Building
Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston.
To help
architects and design engineers overcome problems with roof garden
installation, water leakage and root penetration, Dow Hyperlast has introduced
VERDISEAL Green Roof Waterproofing System.
The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced that the
second meeting of the Building Product Manufacturers Alliance (BPMA) would take
place Dec. 8-10, 2008, at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in
Berkeley, Calif.
Open Energy Corporation, a renewable energy company focused on delivering
building integrated photovoltaic solutions, announced that it has completed its
largest solar electric installation for the new California Academy of Sciences
in Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco, Calif.
B.L.
Downey Company announced the appointment of Mark A. Prochaska as Maintenance
Manager with responsibilities for equipment and building preventative
maintenance in B.L. Downey Company’s 325,000-square-foot plant in Broadview, Ill.
The Midwest Roofing Contractor’s Association (MRCA) National
Conference was held Nov. 12-14 at the beautiful Gaylord Texan Resort &
Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
John J. Silvia of Matthews, N.C., has been named
architectural sales representative for Englert, Inc., targeting
architects interested in designing with metal roofing in North Carolina and
South Carolina.
Legendary
NBA player Bill Walton will deliver the Keynote Address during the 2009
International Roofing Expo, Feb. 3-5, 2009, at the Mandalay Bay Convention
Center in Las Vegas.
Held immediately
prior to the opening of the show, the Keynote Address, “Nothing but Net,” will
take place on Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. in the South
Pacific Ballroom E.
To help
architects and design engineers overcome problems with roof garden
installation, water leakage and root penetration, Dow Hyperlast has introduced
VERDISEAL Green Roof Waterproofing System.
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