METALCON International, held Oct. 1-3, drew
nearly 7,000 high-level metal construction professionals from more than 50 different
countries to the Baltimore
Convention Center.
The Reflective Insulation Manufacturers
Association International (RIMA-I) has started a new annual building award
contest, which launched this year to recognize building projects completed in
2007 that utilized reflective products in an exceptional way.
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. of Rochester
Hills, Mich., a global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminates, and
CertainTeed Corporation of Valley Forge, Pa., a building products manufacturer,
announced a joint agreement to develop roofing-integrated photovoltaic products
for the residential market, combining ECD’s UNI-SOLAR cells with CertainTeed
roofing products.
RICOWI deployed
seven 4-member teams to Houston, Texas to conduct roofing investigations of
hurricane stricken areas immediately after Hurricane Ike made landfall on Sept.
13 in Galveston, Texas.
On Center Software will host its annual Users
Conference Nov.13-14 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention
Center in The Woodlands, Texas, just north of Houston.
Thirteen employees at Hart & Cooley’s
Commercial Products Group (CPG) manufacturing complex were recently awarded
certificates for successful completion of training in welding.
Ted Jorve, President of Jorve Roofing, gathered
144 friends together in June for the 7h Annual Jorve Charity Open
golf tournament at Harbour Pointe Golf Club in Mukilteo, Wash., and raised
nearly $56,000.
The Fall Forum will provide tile roof
contractors, manufacturers, builders and design professionals with a platform
for networking, technical updates, market trends and new product showcases.