The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the final rule to ban the use of handheld cell phones by commercial vehicle drivers.
The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has made its updated volume of The NRCA Roofing Manual, The NRCA Roofing Manual: Metal Panel and SPF Roof Systems—2012, available for pre-order.
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum has been selected as a recipient of the inaugural Architectural Products Product Innovation Award (PIA) for its innovative roofing sound assembly system featuring DensDeck® Roof Boards.
Four cool roof products manufactured by Coat’N’Cool have earned an ENERGY STAR rating. Coat’N’Cool is an architectural coating specially engineered to reflect sunlight in the UV, IR and Visible spectrum.
GAF has selected three winners to receive Ford F-150 pickup trucks as part of its 125th Anniversary Sweepstakes. Patrick Jolitz of Superior Construction, Inc. in Prior Lake, Minn.; Jaye Schwartz of Avondale Roofing, Inc. in Northbrook, Ill.; and Maria Linzie of High Point Roofing LLC in Steamboat Springs, Colo. will each be receiving a Ford truck, valued at approximately $30,000 each.
Participating young adults from YouthBuild Schenectady (operated by Northeast Parent & Child Society) will take a sledgehammer to the front door of 843 Emmett Street in Schenectady, New York’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood. Students will be joined by Acting Mayor Gary McCarthy and other city officials in a ceremonial kickoff celebration of the sustainable rebuild.
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