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		<title>Homan Industries selected for BioPreferred Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 22:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homan Industries has announced that the company, which includes Homan Industries, Homan Forest Products and Tri State Lumber, has been selected to participate in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) BioPeferred program. The process includes an audit of manufacturing process and laboratory testing of products to ensure they meet the established biobased standard. Products approved under the program for Homan Industries, Homan Forest Products, and Tri State Lumber are: Southern [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing the 2015 SIPA Building Excellence Award Winners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 13th Annual Structural Insulated Panel Association Building Excellence Awards were announced during the association’s 2015 Annual Meeting &#38; Conference in Tucson, Arizona. Winning submissions demonstrated exceptional performance in quantifiable energy efficiency using structural insulated panels (SIPs); design and structural engineering innovation; creative use of SIP construction; and environmental sustainability. The 2015 winning projects and award recipients are: The competition’s Overall Winner and winner of the Single Family Homes under [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Metal to the rescue for refugees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Metal once again rises to the occasion with quick and affordable shelters for refugees. The shelters are temporary in nature but allow for use on average of three years as compared to tents that are only good for a few months. The project is a collaboration between the IKEA Foundation and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. An order of 10,000 units have been placed through the organization Better [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Schweiss Doors part of winning Ontario municipal building</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Municipal building awarded for innovation, environmentally friendly features HECTOR, Minn. – In a perfect world, the construction of a municipal building would be highlighted by both form and function. Most times, because the budget is determined by taxpayer dollars, the end result is to settle for function. The award winning Municipal Operations Centre at Newmarket, Ontario, has achieved both form and function, as an aesthetically pleasing, energy efficient and environmentally [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>NCI Building Systems Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire CENTRIA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 19:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON- NCI Building Systems, Inc. (NYSE: NCS), a leading manufacturer of metal products for the nonresidential building industry, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pittsburgh area-based CENTRIA, an internationally recognized leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of architectural insulated metal panel (IMP) wall and roof systems and a provider of integrated coil coating services for the nonresidential construction industry. CENTRIA, which generates over 85% of its revenue [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Envolution brochures highlight company dedication to environment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEWISVILLE, Texas – Envolution™ by Metl-Span® has produced two brochures illustrating its dedication to the development of energy-efficient and cost-effective architectural panel systems. Environmentally Connected is a LEED v3 and v4 Support Guide to highlight the Envolution insulated metal panels and accessories that meet sustainability and energy efficiency standards. This brochure is being provided to help architects, specifiers and design professionals in identifying the sustainability benefits, attributes and performance criteria [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>WoodWorks to host national symposium on taller wood buildings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 6 and 7, the Wood Products Council’s WoodWorks program will host a National Symposium, &#8220;Toward Taller Wood Buildings&#8221;, in Chicago, Ill. Intended to give attendees a practical perspective on North America’s evolution toward taller wood buildings, the Symposium will focus on how designers are increasing density at lower cost by designing taller mid-rise buildings under the International Building Code (IBC), as well as the structural design of wood [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>BioPreferred program opens to wood products</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8211; American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski issued the following statement regarding the recognition of wood products under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioPreferred Program going into effect.  The 2014 Farm Bill states that forest products, previously considered to be ineligible because they were “mature market,” are now eligible products to be recognized in USDA biobased programs. “Beginning today [September 2, 2014], USDA is recognizing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>2014 SIPA Building Excellence Awards presented</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Structural Insulated Panel Association presented its 2014 Building Excellence Awards April 29 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Judges were Matt Belcher of Verdatek Solutions, Chris Fennell of Building Insight, and independent architectural designer Mehrdad Dabbagh. The winners were: Overall Competition Winner and winner in the Commercial/ Industrial/ Institutional: Premier SIPs for the Pearl Izumi USA Corporate Headquarters, Louisville, Colo. General contractor: Haselden Construction. Architects: Arch 11, ZGF Architects and Buro [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>2014 SIPA Building Excellence Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight homes and commercial buildings built with structural insulated panels (SIPs) were recognized for their innovation and environmental sustainability during the 2014 Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA) Building Excellence Awards ceremony, April 29 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  The annual competition selects the top SIP projects in eight categories, covering single family homes, commercial buildings, agricultural buildings, multifamily buildings, affordable housing, and renovations. Judges Matt Belcher of Verdatek Solutions, Chris Fennell [&#8230;]]]></description>
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