Spartan Surfaces Now Representing SelecTech in Midwest. This arrangement supplements an existing relationship between the two companies where Spartan Surfaces represents SelecTech in the Atlantic Coast region.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), ASHRAE building science society and the International Code Council (ICC), developers of the ICC Family of Codes for the built environment, have joined to develop the 2015 edition of the ICC/ASHRAE 700 National Green Building Standard. This is the third edition of the standard and the first time that ASHRAE has partnered on its development.
Pending home sales declined for the eighth straight month in February, according to the National Association of Realtors. Modest increases in the Midwest and West were offset by declines in the Northeast and South; all regions are below a year ago.
Makita has expanded its line-up of dust extraction solutions for concrete contractors with a new Dust Extraction Attachment, model 196571-4, for use with demolition hammers and rotary hammers (accepts SDS-MAX).
J+J Flooring Group has recently joined with APPA, a professional association of education facility managers, to present an APPA Facilities Drive-In workshop on April 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Brown Lupton University Union on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently introduced its 2014-2015 president, vice president, and four board members during the ACI Spring 2014 Convention in Reno, Nev.
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) will significantly expand its scholarship program under its new Education & Research Foundation. The program, which will be launched during the NWFA’s Wood Flooring Expo in Nashville, Tenn. April 16 to 19, will provide meaningful financial assistance to wood flooring professionals throughout the world.