The International Code Council elected its 2007-2008 Board of Directors and officers at its recent annual conference. Steve Shapiro, director of codes compliance for Hampton, VA, was elected president; Adolf
It has just been reported
that industry dealer Pro-Build Holdings has agreed to purchase the LBM division
of HD Supply, further segmenting the supplier.
A nationwide green
remodeling program will be launched by the U.S. Green Building Council in
partnership with the American Society of Interior Designers.
ASA IPD Vice Chairman Pat Adams of MKS Pipe & Valve Co. (left) and IPD Chairman Dennis Niver of McJunkin Red Man Corp. at the IPD Open House. ASA’s Industrial
The boards of the Air-Conditioning and
Refrigeration Institute (ARI) and the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
(GAMA) have approved the merger and sent the proposal to the respective
memberships for a vote that will be tallied on Dec. 15.
Private
investment firm Sun Capital Partners Inc. said its affiliate has formed an
agreement to have controlling interest in the Global Bath and Kitchen business
of American Standard Americas, recently formed by Bain Capital Partners through
its acquisition of the K+B segment of American Standard Cos. Inc.
A bounce-back in the volatile multifamily market lifted total housing
starts 3 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.229
million units as the downswing in the single-family housing market continued.
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