Exhibitors who attended last week’s PCBC, held in San Diego, said the event reminded them of years past due to impressive attendance numbers. “I have attended PCBC for the past 25 years and this reminded me of its heyday,” said Scott Thurber, general manager, Associated Building Supply Inc., a California dealer, who displayed products [...]
As hurricane season gets underway and the East Coast eyes Tropical Storm Andrea, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) called on Congress this week to re-authorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP) through a current proposed resolution, H.R. 1786. IBHS officials spoke during a joint hearing of the House Science, Space, [...]
The tornados that struck Moore, Okla., earlier this week brought to the forefront a myth that involves glass. According to Valerie Block, senior marketing specialist with DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions, some people believe you should open the windows if you hear a tornado because it will equalize air pressure, potentially saving a roof or home [...]
The tornados that struck Moore, Okla., earlier this week brought to the forefront a myth that involves glass and fenestration products. According to Valerie Block, senior marketing specialist with DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions, some people believe you should open the windows if you hear a tornado because it will equalize air pressure, potentially saving a [...]
As a result of the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City, the town, now essentially rubble, has been declared a major disaster area by President Obama according to a report from Reuters. This is not the first time Oklahoma has been struck by a devastating tornado. In May 1999, an F5 [...]
VEKA is proud to make it to 30-years in the industry, particularly when the dozens of extruders that once existed have now dwindled to a small group which includes VEKA. The company celebrated its anniversary yesterday at its U.S. headquarters in Fombell, Pa., with its employees, suppliers, supporters and members of the press, including DWM [...]
How do you know how your products would perform in a category 5 hurricane or an E4 tornado? DWM magazine gives the first-ever look at one weather testing machine that can offer some of these answers in this month’s newscast. DWM editor Tara Taffera recently visited the University of Florida to interview hurricane expert Dr. [...]
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Rob Portman insist that it’s time to put political ideology aside for the sake of the nation, re-introducing a bill hailed by both the New Hampshire Democrat and Ohio Republican as a bipartisan roadmap to an improved national energy efficiency strategy. The bill calls for state-based commercial energy-efficiency programs that [...]
In a construction forecast webinar held Wednesday by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), chief economist David Crowe said housing numbers will continue to recover. As gross domestic product continues improve, the true force behind it is housing. “What is important about the growth this time around it is its finally being driven by housing [...]
Following the news this week that The Coalition for Home Energy Efficiency launched a campaign to urge Congress and President Obama to oppose proposed changes to the Energy Star program, 23 members of Congress have now joined this cause. A bipartisan group of 23 members of Congress have requested that the Obama Administration “reexamine the [...]
