Futureguard appoints Thoms

August 1, 2016  |  News

Futureguard Building Products Inc., Auburn, Maine, has named John Thoms Midwest Region sales manager. Thoms comes to Futureguard with nearly 30 years of experience in the retail and wholesale awning and screen business. Prior to dealer sales, he and his wife founded and operated an award-winning fab…
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NewSchool of Architecture program allows students to earn architecture licensure faster

August 1, 2016  |  News

NewSchool of Architecture & Design (NewSchool) announced the launch of a new, accelerated program that will allow students to pursue architectural licensure upon graduation. NewSchool will be one of 14 schools in the nation to be accepted by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boa…
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New screen and shade material from Serge Ferrari

August 1, 2016  |  News

Serge Ferrari Soltis® 88 is available in North America and sold to manufacturers of exterior and interior screens, awnings, retractables and pergolas. Soltis 88 is a dimensionally stable, lightweight and durable screen material that is 8 percent open for both visual and thermal comfort, allowing li…
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Parà and Miami Corp. announce partnership

August 1, 2016  |  News

Parà S.p.a. of Milan, Italy, and its U.S. based Tempotest USA subsidiary announced a strategic alliance with The Miami Corp. of Cincinnati, Ohio. The agreement became effective July 1, 2016. Parà, the producer of Tempotest® brand performance fabrics, has partnered with The Miami Corp. to be its e…
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Healthy outlook for construction market, despite rising challenges

August 1, 2016  |  News, Reports

After a strong 2015, there is a growing sense that the construction industry expansion will be more tempered over the next 18 months. However, continued strong demand for hotels, office space, and amusement and recreation spaces will ensure continued growth in the overall construction spending marke…
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ABI signals healthy demand for all building types

July 5, 2016  |  News

Led by a still active multi-family housing market and sustained by solid levels of demand for new commercial and retail properties, the Architecture Billings Index has accelerated to its highest score in nearly a year. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the ap…
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Marlen Textiles adds two new distributors

June 28, 2016  |  News

Marlen Textiles, a manufacturer of outdoor textiles, announced that it has reached agreements with Covin Sales of Huntington Park, Calif., and Sailrite of Columbia City, Ind., to be full line distributors of the company’s products. Stock of most products in California (Covin) and Indiana (Sailrite…
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ETFE canopy to cover L.A. Rams stadium

June 28, 2016  |  News

Before Dallas, Texas-based HKS Architects developed a design proposal for a new 3.1 million-square-foot multipurpose venue and stadium in Los Angeles, the company did a California reconnoiter. “Homes and restaurants in the region have areas that flow from indoors to outdoors, with glass doors that…
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U.S. coated fabric demand to reach 650 million square yards

June 28, 2016  |  News

Demand for coated fabrics in the U.S. is forecast to increase 2.1 percent per year to 650 million square yards in 2020. Coated fabric usage is highly dependent on two factors: the production of end products and the level of competition from alternative materials, such as leather, plastic and rubber …
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ICC Code hearing update

June 28, 2016  |  News, Reports

The International Code Council (ICC) held Committee Action Hearings (CAH) hearings on the Group B sections of the International Fire Code (IFC) in Louisville, Ky. April proposals had been entered for modifications to the IFC that would affect IFAI divisions Tent Rental Division (TRD), Professional A…
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