Nick Gilbert

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Owens Corning Offers New Range of Shingle Sample Boards

Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt has unveiled a new range of shingle samples. The new variety of samples has been designed to meet the specific needs of contractors, thereby expediting and simplifying the sales process for professionals and clients.

27 Aug 2012

Principia Releases Latest Report on Residential Siding and Trim Market

Principia has released a new report on the residential siding and trim market. It forecasts the demand for residential siding and trim to increase from $7.2 billion in 2011 to $9.1 billion by 2014.

24 Aug 2012

UHC’s Chicago Headquarters Receives LEED Silver Certification

UHC, an alliance of nonprofit academic medical centers and their affiliated hospitals, has announced that it has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification for its Chicago headquarters.

24 Aug 2012

Margulies Perruzzi Architects’ Forrester Research Headquarters Earns LEED Platinum for Commercial Interiors

Margulies Perruzzi Architects (MPA), one of Boston’s prominent creative interior design and architectural establishments, has proclaimed that the new Forrester Research corporate headquarters has earned the LEED Platinum authentication for commercial interiors from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

23 Aug 2012

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects to Design Utah Performing Arts Center

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (PCPA) has been chosen to create the blueprint for a prominent performing arts center in Salt Lake City, Utah, which will be a vital entertainment destination in the region. In collaboration with HKS Architects’ Salt Lake City office, PCPA will take charge of creating a blueprint for the Utah Performing Arts Center on the city’s Main Street.

23 Aug 2012

Lancaster Homes Proclaims Inauguration of Candlelight Place Phase II in Houston, Texas

Lancaster Homes has proclaimed the inauguration of Phase II of Candlelight Place, a progressive community in the Oak Forest region only a few minutes away from downtown Houston. Lancaster Homes is a family-owned and managed establishment of Houston home builders. The new development of Phase II includes 14 more acres in the existing Candlelight Place.

23 Aug 2012

Aerogel-based Plaster Promotes Better Insulation

A new Aerogel-based plaster was jointly developed by Empa and Fixit AG. This novel plaster delivers two-fold insulation than the existing insulating renders. The product will be brought to the market next year.

22 Aug 2012

One of the Biggest Cranes in the World is Being Tested at Plant Vogtle

Assessing of a 560-foot high heavy lift derrick, one of the biggest cranes in the world, will commence at the construction site of two new nuclear units 3 and 4 at Plant Vogtle.

22 Aug 2012

Governments of Saskatchewan and Canada Commemorate Affordable Housing in Air Ronge

Dignitaries of the governments of Saskatchewan and Canada have commemorated the inauguration of a regional housing venture for the elderly citizens in Air Ronge.

22 Aug 2012

Alberta Transportation Embraces MMFX2 Rebar Steel for Bridges and Roadways

Alberta Transportation has recently amended its Bridge Structure Design Criteria Version 7.0 (BSDC) to embrace ASTM A1035 corrosion-resistant reinforcing (CRR) steel of MMFX Steel (MMFX2 Rebar) or solid stainless steel to prevent corrosion in Exposure Class 2 bridges in Alberta.

22 Aug 2012