| June 12, 2020 - Weekly News Update |
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Featured Project: Citadel Architectural Products
Metal Wall Panels Enhance Community Center's Appeal
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Presque Isle, ME - The power of a community center is dependent on the initiative of the community and the performance of the center. In Presque Isle, the Sargent Family Community Center is a recent addition that has changed how the community gathers, plays and develops. The new center, which replaces a smaller 1940's structure in need of renovations, welcomes residents from the moment the building is in sight. Helping to grab their attention are the building's metal wall panels - Panel 20® by Citadel Architectural Products.
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Columnist: Julie Geyer
The Road To A More Sustainable Future
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 "Imagine a world where all commercial buildings and building products are manufactured from non-hazardous, renewable materials, and provide more than 40 years of unparalleled weathering performance," writes Julie Geyer, an R&D chemist with The Garland Company Inc. in her first column on DesignandBuildwithMetal. "Carbon emissions are on the decline. Landfills are becoming a thing of the past. The oceans are a bright, brilliant blue and global warming is now written in the history books rather than dooming future generations."
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Industry News:
PAC-CLAD Box Rib Wall Panels Expand Design Options
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 Elk Grove Village, IL - Petersen expands its family of PAC-CLAD Precision Series wall panels with the introduction of the Box Rib line. The four new Box Rib wall panels feature 87-degree rib angles and a variety of rib spacing patterns.
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Featured Project: Varco Pruden
Recycling Center Created With Metal Building Products
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Plano, TX - The new Plano Material Recovery Facility combines Varco Pruden Buildings' Rigid Frame and WideBay framing systems with conventional/custom steel construction. The 71,844 sq. ft. facility was selected as the winner of the Government category in the 2020 Varco Pruden Hall Of Fame presentation.
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Industry News:
Construction Employment Sees Record Rebound In May
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 Washington, DC - The construction industry added 464,000 net new jobs in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May represented the largest monthly increase in construction jobs since the government began tracking employment in 1939.
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Industry News:
MCA Announces Jeff Henry As New Executive Director
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 Chicago, IL - The Metal Construction Association (MCA) has named Jeff Henry, MBA CAE, its new Executive Director, effective June 1, 2020. He replaces Karl Hielscher, who has retired.
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