The International Code Council’s (ICC) committee action hearings this week in Dallas continued yesterday with a myriad of proposals related to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). One approved proposal, CE11-13, will adapt section C101.4.3 (the commercial portion of the IECC), “Additions, alterations, renovations or repairs.” The section of the code contains a list of [...]
The International Code Council’s (ICC) Committee Action Hearings continue this week in Dallas, and today the committee disapproved two proposals related to overhangs. RE66 was proposed by Don Surrena, CBO, representing National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and his proposal would have added the following language to R402.3.3 (IRC N1102.3.3): In Climate Zones 1 through [...]
PPG Industries has announced that Scott Sinetar, vice president of architectural coatings for North America, will lead the company’s combined architectural coatings business in light of the recent acquisition of AkzoNobel’s architectural coatings business. Sinetar will report to Michael H. McGarry, executive vice president. “Scott’s extensive background in architectural coatings will serve him well in [...]
Legislation introduced recently by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and U.S. Representative David Cicilline (D-R.I.), the Offshoring Prevention Act, aims to eliminate a special tax break received by companies that ship jobs overseas. According to the seven-page bill, its purpose is “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of [...]
A recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that construction employment rose in 41 states from December 2012 to January 2013. The largest increase was seen in Wyoming, where those employed in construction rose from 21,800 to 22,800—an increase of 4.6 percent. Additionally, New York saw an increase in construction-related employment from 309,500 [...]
Nationwide housing production edged up 0.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 917,000 units in February, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. This slight upward movement represented gains in both the single-family and multifamily sectors, with single-family housing starts reaching their fastest pace since June of 2008. [...]
The Department of Energy (DOE) has recognized several lines of window products as the Most Energy Efficient of Energy Star 2013. Each year, the Environmental Protection agency (EPA) establishes criteria for specific product categories to earn the Most Efficient mark. Products that are recognized as Most Efficient must already qualify for the Energy Star label. [...]
Ventana USA announced a reorganization of its sales team to service its customers and prospects more effectively. Kevin Reilly and Andrew Rodriguez have been appointed regional sales managers. Reilly will focus on the central and western U.S., Rodriguez will concentrate on the eastern U.S. Reilly has been with Ventana for more than eight years, Rodriguez [...]
Attendees of today’s Glass Expo Northeast™ (GENE) 2013 were able to learn about electrochromic glass in a presentation given by Andrew Hulse, vice president of business development for SAGE Electrochromics Inc. about “Electronically Tintable Glass as an Architectural Enabler.” People love glass, according to Hulse, but windows can have a major impact on energy consumption. [...]
Effective March 1, 2013, Willi Stürtz Maschinenbau GmbH was acquired by a private investment firm and will now operate under the name Stürtz Maschinenbau GmbH (Stürtz.) The company had filed preliminary insolvency proceedings in December of 2012. The purchase of the company by a family-owned investment firm includes all physical and intellectual property at the [...]
