WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service published an advance copy notice detailing how commercial building owners or leaseholders can qualify for a tax deduction for making their building energy efficient.
CHIPLEY, Fla. - Kent Construction Co. Inc. was named subcontractor of the year for rough trade by Southeast construction management company Ajax Building Corp.
TORONTO - Green Roofs for Healthy Cities acknowledged leading innovative and integrative green roof designs at its fourth annual Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities conference and trade show.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - GE Consumer Finance's retail sales finance unit announced a new multi-year agreement with Owens Corning to provide roofing contractors with financing programs for their homeowner customers as part of the Owens Corning Preferred Contractor program.
INDIANAPOLIS - Firestone Building Products Co. recently donated $10,000 to the Roof Consultants Institute (RCI) Foundation to support education and research initiatives. Firestone presented the check to foundation chairman Joe Hale during RCI's 21st International Convention and Trade Show in Phoenix.
SOLANA BEACH, Calif. - Open Energy Corp., formerly Barnabus Energy, received a 2006 "Cool Products" Competition award from the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) for its SolarSave™ roofing membrane series of products.
PHOENIX - Dick Fricklas and Bill Griffin announced the release of Manual of Low Slope Roof Systems, 4th ed. The manual is a widely respected guide to designing, constructing, and maintaining low-slope roofing systems.
SEATTLE - For the second time in as many years, Jorve Roofing (Seattle) received the Northwest Contractor of the Year Award, presented by IB (Industry's Best) Roof Systems (Eugene, Ore.)