The Chicago Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) is celebrating 25 years of trade show history with the CRCA Annual Trade Show Jan. 17-18, 2008, at Drury Lane Conference Center, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.
CertainTeed Gypsum, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world’s leading producer of gypsum products, announced plans to build a new, state-of-the-art plant in Las Vegas, Nevada for the manufacture of ready-mix joint compounds, setting-type joint compounds and powdered textures.
Grace Construction Products has expanded its green building initiative with the launch of a dedicated section on its Web site that focuses on green building products and practices.
Centria announced its sponsorship of the 2007 Carnegie Mellon University’s Solar Decathlon, a global competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy where 20 college teams from the United States, Europe, and Canada design, build and operate the most livable, energy-efficient completely solar-powered house.
CertainTeed Corp. introduced its all-new eighth edition of the Shingle Applicator’s Manual (SAM). The eighth edition SAM contains updated and new application instructions, several new flashing details, diagrams and numerous new installation tips.