In late June, the Gypsum Association took its website to the next level with a complete redesign that offers—among other things—more robust search functionality, new content, and both video tutorials and video FAQs.

Throughout my first year on the job at GA, I realized the importance of industry standards as a mean of ensuring people receive quality solutions as well as quality products.

The Portland Cement Association, which represents America’s cement manufacturers, announced new leadership for its Board of Directors after holding elections on Dec. 4 at its last meeting of 2023.

Registration for the American Concrete Institute’s 2024 Professors’ Workshop is now open. This year’s event will be held in three stages on July 15, 23 and 24.

Big changes are coming to adhered masonry veneer codes with the 2022 updates to TMS 402 and 602, soon to be adopted in the 2024 building codes. The revisions introduce two design approaches — prescriptive and engineered — giving more flexibility to architects and engineers.

The city of Sandy, Utah, is on the rise. 

Ways to decrease your home’s energy output and save you money.

The Structural Insulated Panel Association announced the winners of its annual Building Excellence Awards, an off-site construction awards program that recognizes outstanding residential and commercial projects.

A K-12 school in rural Alaska, a zero-energy-ready timber-frame home, low-income housing with a high-performance shell...the winners of this year’s Building Excellence Awards are a strong testament to the benefits of SIP construction.

The BlackStar Companies, LLC announced the launch of a new business division called BlackStar SIPs. BlackStar SIPs is the company’s latest entry into sustainable, cost-efficient and high-performance construction solutions for residential, commercial and government clients.

I met Kevin Moyer at the national plastering contest held last year in Long Beach, Calif. I listened as he spoke of the future of the plastering industry and the need for skilled plasterers to meet the expected demand of a trade once in decline, but now on the eve of a renaissance. I asked him then if I could have the opportunity to interview him for Walls and Ceilings and recently our schedules permitted us to get together.

My journey through the inner sanctum of the USG Research & Technology Innovation center continued through one testing laboratory after another, each with its own specialty… With over 100 years of innovation and leadership in the walls and ceilings industry, there is no aspect of the business that has escaped the purview of the USG scientists.

Seattle-based Soltner Group Architects is a long established and well-respected firm.

Acoustical panels are a basic necessity in many architectural applications, but St. Louis-based G&S Acoustics has elevated the simple panel to an art form, using cutting edge technology and design creativity.

Mary Bledsoe, RID TX, IIDA, LEED AP ID&C, is the principal, design director at lauckgroup in Austin, Texas.

Carl F. Knutson, AIA, LEED AP, is the Principal and Design Director with Perkins+Will in Washington, D.C.

Elias Vavaroutsos, AIA, is the Design Principal with Goettsch Partners in Chicago.

Makita has an expanding dust extraction system with vacuums, accessories and attachments for use in concrete drilling, breaking, surfacing and cutting applications. Select tools and dust extractors are equipped with the Auto-start Wireless System, which utilizes Bluetooth technology for wireless power-on/off communication between an equipped tool and dust extractor.

Simpson Strong-Tie has introduced Quik Drive Project Pro, a screw-driving tool that installs on nearly any cordless drill or driver and provides the speed and convenience of auto-feed fastening for a variety of projects without the larger investment of a full-service tool.

Centring missions, creating space for discussion and continuing to test and learn will help every charity tailor their approach to online spaces

At New Philanthropy Capital’s annual conference, charity leaders discussed their experiences of engaging with the new government

As Gen Z writes the marketing scripts of charities across the sector, Emily Harle looks at how organisations are tapping into viral online trends to build their brands

The racial justice charity accepts the wording and statistics used in posts about the Chris Kaba case ‘were not as carefully expressed as they should have been’

On Sept. 6, Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., the parent company of Simpson Strong-Tie, rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange in celebration of the company’s 30th anniversary as a publicly listed company.

For the first time, the Metal Construction Association’s annual MCA Market Study is available for purchase by non-members. Previously only available to members, it is the most comprehensive study of the metal construction industry.

The Metal Construction Association is reinvigorating its MCM System Fabricator Certification program. Through the program, companies that fabricate metal composite material panels for architectural use can earn certification by meeting requirements for experience, services, MCM system performance and financial strength.

In early October, Simpson Strong-Tie hosted nearly 400 high school students during Trades Day events at its facilities in Stockton, California; Riverside, California; and McKinney, Texas.

The FWCCA invites you to participate at its Jan. 30-31 Executive Conference, which is taking place at the OMNI Champion Gate Resort. The FWCCA is searching for individuals who have informative, educational, technical and/or business programming that are willing to share with FWCCA members.

In its continual endeavors to keep its industry documents up to date, the association reviews the latest.

Voluntary sector providers of local authority services say ideology must not hamper effective service provision

As well as creating the hub with a £27,000 grant, the government has given out 17 grants totalling £1m to charities and social enterprises

Disadvantaged areas 'lack the capacity to take on the process of asset ownership', according to a Localis publication

Preserving the past to use for the future.

Are we willing to reject the broken ‘as is’ and push towards a more radical new way of learning and working together?

Charities need stability and clarity from next week’s announcement – more ambitious interventions can wait

Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, also announced an increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions and a huge rise in health spending

The new initiative was announced by the government in the Budget today

EIMA announced the launch of its newly redesigned website. The modern, user-friendly platform is set to become the go-to resource for the Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems industry, providing an extensive array of technical resources, advocacy tools, educational materials and a gallery showcasing exemplary EIFS projects.

The EIFS Industry Members Association announced that Georgia-Pacific Building Products has rejoined the association as its newest associate member. Georgia-Pacific brings decades of expertise and innovation to EIMA, strengthening the association’s efforts to promote the benefits and applications of EIFS in the construction industry.

This September, South Valley Drywall held its 29th Annual Customer Appreciation Golf Tournament for 160 of its valued customers and trade partners at Omni Interlocken Golf Club in Colorado. For the event, it partnered with National Sports Center for the Disabled and raised more than $18,000.

Washington – A consolidated lawsuit against OSHA’s respirable crystalline silica final rule is “close to a resolution,” Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta said Nov. 15 during his first appearance before the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

Washington — OSHA has released new compliance assistance resources for limiting worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

Silver Spring, MD — Three new resources from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training are intended to help prevent silica exposure among construction and surface mining workers who operate mobile equipment in enclosed cabs.

Toronto — A recent decision by Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to formally recognize Parkinson’s disease as an occupational disorder linked to McIntyre Powder exposure guarantees provincial compensation benefits to affected workers and their families, Minister of Labor Monte McNaughton has announced.

Arlington, VA — The Mine Safety and Health Administration is “actively working” toward publishing a proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica, agency administrator Chris Williamson said Oct. 20.

Knight Wall Systems announced on Sept. 17 the hire of Anna Allen as human resources manager, according to Knight operations manager Pat Collins.

Those participating in the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance’s 2024 Fall Conference, which was held in Minneapolis, heard the ways in which Minnesota is leading the nation when it comes to commercial energy codes and efficiency, as well as efforts to mitigate the impact of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the environment and local drinking water supply.

BuildBlock Building Systems, the manufacturer of BuildBlock Insulating Concrete Forms, announced the addition of Frank Gordon, Assoc. AIA, as the vice president for strategic development. Gordon will be leading the marketing, sales and technical teams and bringing them together to build relationships with industry leaders, stakeholders, developers, industry professionals and more, supporting BuildBlock’s growth initiatives.

People from minority backgrounds and marginalised communities have been able to fill leadership roles in social enterprises far more easily than at charities

The Steel Bridge Task Force, which is comprised of the American Iron and Steel Institute, the National Steel Bridge Alliance, and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials Steel and Metals Technical Committee, has named David Stoddard, senior steel applications engineer at SSAB Americas, as the recipient of the 2024 Alexander D. Wilson Memorial Award.