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It was a record year for the NAHB International Builders' Show® (IBS)! With over 81,000 attendees flooding the Las Vegas Convention Center—the most in 17 years—the week was packed with stimulating conversations and endless inspiration.

Never underestimate the importance of sound-absorbing, water-enduring ceiling and wall panels. 

Simplifying ceiling installations involves understanding the various requirements and considerations that can help streamline the process. By selecting the appropriate suspension system based on tile dimensions and weight, integrating devices like lighting and air handling units, and adhering to duty rating requirements, installers can ensure both efficiency and safety. Proper module sizing, efficient planning, and addressing practical considerations such as logistics and core navigation are crucial.

Minimizing risk is a central goal of home builders. Material costs, labor availability, weather, budgeting, scheduling, subcontractor coordination, and other conditions are necessary risk exposures.

The Susan G. Komen® mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.

Your home's exterior plays a crucial role in protecting your investment and enhancing its curb appeal. One of the most critical aspects of your home's exterior is its siding. Over time, siding can wear down due to various factors like weather, age, and maintenance neglect. If you're a homeowner, it's essential to know the signs that indicate it's time for new siding. In this blog post, we'll discuss eight key signs to look out for and help you recognize when your home's exterior needs an upgrade.

Simplifying ceiling installations involves understanding the various requirements and considerations that can help streamline the process. By selecting the appropriate suspension system based on tile dimensions and weight, integrating devices like lighting and air handling units, and adhering to duty rating requirements, installers can ensure both efficiency and safety. Proper module sizing, efficient planning, and addressing practical considerations such as logistics and core navigation are crucial.

In a Northwestern college town, an historic venue plays a contemporary role in helping a community—and the arts—to thrive. But when wear and weather necessitate a new roof, a practical, affordable, immediate solution became critical.

How Solaris® Cool Roof Technology is helping a Northern California Roofing Contractor meet homeowner demands and sustainability goals

A comprehensive preview of upcoming trends in the home building and renovation industry. 

In June 2022, Saint-Gobain North America, and its building products subsidiary CertainTeed Canada, announced plans to invest $126 million CAD to upgrade equipment at its Montreal gypsum wallboard manufacturing facility in Sainte-Catherine, Quebec, which will reduce the facility’s carbon emissions by 44,000 metric tonnes/year, the equivalent of taking 14,000 cars off the road, and reduce the site’s energy usage by 30%. In addition, these upgrades will transition the plant away from fossil fuels to solely being powered by renewable energy from Hydro-Quebec, making it the first “net zero-carbon” wallboard plant in North America and only the second in the world after another Saint-Gobain facility in Norway. Construction to allow for equipment upgrades will begin this summer and the project will be completed by end of 2024.

In 2004, the Upper School Building at Trinity Academy in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, was one of the first in the country to have a Flintlastic SA, completely self-adhered low-slope roof system installed. Twenty years later, this roof stands as one of the oldest of its kind in service, faithfully fulfilling its purpose of safeguarding the school and its students. 

When envisioning its new Philadelphia headquarters, EMD Performance Materials demanded a functionality that served the science and tech company's collaborative spirit, and an openness that inspired its employees to think big.

See how EMD uses our symphony products 

See our Decoustics products in the Emerson Auditorium!