DENVER-The Johns Manville Roofing Systems Group announced an initiative to provide up-to-date and reliable information on cool roof solutions. The initiative includes detailed information on the new standards under Title 24 to address energy-efficient roofing solutions in California. The information is available for free in three formats: via a comprehensive Web site (www.jmcoolroofs.com), a free CD or in a printed packet.
The Garland Co. Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, has been awarded the Green Roof Award of Excellence in the category of extensive institutional roofing by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. The winning roof design provides a long-term waterproofing solution, with a beautiful vegetative surface, for the Environmental Studies Building at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash.
Local companies that make or provide basic materials - roofing, cement and steel - saw dramatic gains in their stock prices Monday as they stand to gain from the cleanup after Hurricane Katrina. Dallas-based ElkCorp, which makes roofing and building products, was among the area's biggest gainers, up 8 percent to $31.68.
LAKEWOOD, N.J.-Gusmer and LCC/Decker, two companies in the reaction injection molding (RIM) equipment market, have combined to become Gusmer l Decker. The new corporation will maintain the existing technical support and services of both brands, while moving forward to develop cutting-edge metering machines and mixing heads for processing multi-component polyurethane and hybrid urethane chemicals.
DALLAS-Economist Dr. Barry Asmus will provide the keynote address during the 2006 International Roofing Expo, Feb. 14-16 in Las Vegas. Kicking-off the event, the keynote address, "The Best is Yet to Come," will take place on Tuesday, February 14, from 10:45 am to 11:45 am in the South Seas Ballroom at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
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