A new chair, vice chair, and two new members have been elected to APA – The Engineered Wood Association’s Board of Trustees.

Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, introduced today the HS Hanger Selector web app, which uses 3D visualization along with calculations based on specific user input to help designers and builders find the most cost-effective joist, truss, and multi-truss hangers based on installation type, hanger options, and demand load.

Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, supports relief efforts for Hurricane Ian victims in Florida with $25,000 to the American Red Cross.

Agreement with CABR helps clients expand international market reach

ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) and the China Academy of Building Research (CABR), the largest comprehensive research and development institution in the construction industry in China, have signed a cooperation agreement to provide clients with streamlined international product evaluation and testing services. This cooperation will help manufacturers looking to expand internationally obtain product evaluation reports in both China and the U.S.

New Online Resource Designed to Provide Customers with In-Depth Detail of Product Components

All Weather Insulated Panels (AWIP) has launched a new 3D viewer to help customers gain a comprehensive understanding of the components within the company’s insulated metal panels for wall and roof applications.

Sustainability Manager selected as one of 20 sustainability leaders to receive the highest recognition for green building professionals

MAPEI Corporation is pleased to announce that our Sustainability Manager, Brittany Storm, has been selected to the 2022 class of LEED Fellows by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI). GBCI is the premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business-industry performance and practice globally.

Open House and Tree-planting Event Celebrates Opening of New Continuous Line Production Plant

All Weather Insulated Panels (AWIP) debuted its new continuous line production facility in East Stroudsburg, Penn., with an open house and tree-planting event on Thursday, Sept. 15.

Holly Schaubert brings 18 years of experience in structural-engineering-related roles with an emphasis in business development and leadership.

Steel Tube Institute (STI), an organization that brings together key producers in the steel industry to advance the use of steel tubing, announced Holly Schaubert as STI’s new Director of Hollow Structural Sections (HSS).

New hybridized design approach can revolutionize development of future housing

Construction 3D printing is gaining new heights in Texas, as printing begins on the first multistory printed structure in the United States.

ICC-ES listing reports are readily accepted by Canadian construction authorities and help accelerate speed to market

ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) has issued the first listing report to CSA S136, North American Specification for the design of cold-formed steel structural members, to New Millenium Building Systems. CSA S136 is referenced in the 2020 and 2015 National Building Code of Canada (NBC) and is a harmonized Standard intended for use in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.