Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote address
on opening day of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild conference and
exposition, Nov. 7-9, in Chicago.
Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote address
on opening day of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild conference and
exposition, Nov. 7-9, in Chicago.
After Hurricane Katrina, people predicted that
New Orleans would become a magnet for modular housing plants, which would serve
as an economic redevelopment engine.
The American Supply Association and the ASA Education Foundation announced that Michael M. Adelizzi has been appointed to the position of ASA’s Executive Vice President.
Home Depot Inc. marked down the price of HD
Supply by 18 percent over the weekend as it offered other concessions to sell
the construction supply business for $8.5 billion, according to Reuters and
Bloomberg.
Noritz America held a grand opening Aug. 23 for its new satellite office and showroom in Elk Grove Village, Ill. It features working demo units and new contractor/distributor training rooms.
According to an online Bloomberg
report, Home Depot may reduce its original $10.3 billion price tag for HD
Supply by about $1 billion in order to salvage the deal.
A new study by the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development (WBCSD) finds that key players in real estate and
construction misjudge the costs and benefits of “green” buildings, creating a
major barrier to more energy efficiency in the building sector.
The American Supply Association and the
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association announced that Rick
Franklin from Plumbers Supply of St. Louis is the winner of the Network ’07
Early Bird Registration contest.