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As a nation, the United States should be taking proactive measures to promote the deconstruction and reuse of construction and demolition debris, says Brad Guy, president of the Building Materials Reuse ...

A significant amount of contaminated material may need to be disposed of after a bioterrorism attack.

Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies , a leader in composite building products, will unveil its newest composite decking, railing and fencing materials at PCBC 2008 June 25 - 27 in San Francisco.

RSM EquiCo Capital Markets LLC, a global investment bank, has announced the promotion of three senior-level professionals to the position of managing director.

As part of David Merkel's rules on industry selection , he lists the following: Buy strong companies in weak industries when the industry pricing outlook seems hopeless.

Q. Wouldn't a single-sided ridge vent be more effective than a standard ridge vent for a home built on a windy site? It seems that with openings on both sides of the ridge, a standard vent would simply ...

Thiruvananthapuram: A one-day workshop conducted by the Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council here on Monday came up with recommendations to the government for a draft building bylaw incorporating ...

City Corporation: Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs M. Vijayakumar distributes free umbrellas and schoolbags to students, Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Manacuad, 9.30 a.m. Building ...

COIMBATORE: The Builders Association of India, Coimbatore centre, will organise a group training programme for civil engineers on May 28 and 29 at SNR Sons College.

“In the short term, this change would not affect us”

A major home-building supply and construction company is pulling out of Tucson, shedding 180 jobs. via Arizona Daily Star

“The difficult decision to close our facilities in Merced and Bakersfield is a necessity based on today's challenging business environment and weakness in the housing markets in California's Central Valley”

By LESLIE ALBRECHT lalbrecht@mercedsun-star.com After 21 years in Merced, BMC West will be closing its 16th Street doors. via Atwater Signal

Building Materials Holding Corp. , which this week saw its first quarter loss grow to $33.9 million, up from a loss of just $5 million a year ago in the same quarter, will shut two facilities in Merced and ... via San Francisco Business Times

“Tucson has been hit particularly hard by the downturn in the housing market, and we have to realign our operations accordingly.”

Building Materials Holding Corp., a provider of building materials and construction services to professional builders and contractors, said Wednesday a subsidiary will shutter its residential framing and ... via International Business Times

A local contractor is accused of purchasing building materials with hot checks. The Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office is searching for Guadalupe Sanchez. via KRGV

“BMHC expects to realize improved operating margins through utilization of distribution and cross-selling synergies between BMC West and SelectBuild, as well as from its consolidated administrative functions and unified purchasing power”

Building Materials Holding Corp. announced today, May 12, that it will merge its BMC West and SelectBuild units in an attempt to streamline services that it estimates will save $20 million to $25 million ... via Tools of the Trade

Can finger-jointed studs be used for wall plates and short window and door headers? A. Paul Fisette, director of Building Materials and Wood Technology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a JLC ... via Journal of Light Construction

The index will be adjusted up or down monthly, based on the collective changes in key raw materials like crude oil and natural gas costs. via Platts

“Talk to each other and move from talk into action”

Former West Marin resident Nancy Taylor, is the author of Go Green: How to build an Earth-Friendly Community and green building consultant. via Marin Independent Journal

Categorized Sustainabilty Business Academics Technology Friends April 14, 2008 Climate Change, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy: The Opportunity of a Generation for the Building Sector How to create more than ... via Triple Pundit

The FilAm community in the Bay Area together with the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and the War Memorial Commission commemorated The Day of Valor, or Araw ng Kagitingan in Filipino, at the War ... via Philippine News