Las Vegas – May 3, 2016 –The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has hired Mary Trotta as IICRC executive assistant. Trotta will support the IICRC president, director of standards and other... more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (April 21, 2016) – NWFA’s Responsible Procurement Program (RPP) has been accepted into the 2015 edition of NAHB’s ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS). NGBS is the only residential green building rating system approved by ANSI as an American National Standard. Certification to this green building standard provides... more

Scottsdale, AZ, April 18, 2016 – In recognition of the exceptional increase in sales of the Powerhold™ brand of flooring installation tools and supplies and to drive continued sales growth, the Floor Covering Distributor Alliance (FCDA) has announced a summer-long giveaway of more than 300 ORCA Coolers and more than... more

Last year, Global Flooring Alliance (GFA) predicted that awareness and quality will be the key factors to future success in the flooring trade. The trends towards a natural look, awareness and quality have proved the organization to be right. This view has attracted... more

Industry professionals interested in learning about the latest version of the nation’s leading computer-aided design (CAD) standard should mark their calendars for May 5, from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET. That’s when the developers of the United States National CAD Standard® (NCS)... more

CHICAGO – The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) is pleased to announce the organization’s Board of Directors for 2016. The NAFCD Board is comprised of industry executives from both distributor and manufacturer member firms that handle... more

This week, the National Institute of Building Sciences and its Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education Program rolled out a new Building Sciences Career Center at... more

LAS VEGAS - February 22, 2016 – The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is seeking volunteers from all interest categories of the industry to serve on consensus bodies for the revision and development of six Standards and... more

Sacramento, CA--The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) has announced the formation of the California Council on Carpet Recycling (Carpet Council), an 18-member advisory group, selected to provide guidance to CARE on California's carpet recycling efforts. The Council represents diverse stakeholders from across the state and... more

The 2016 National Institute of Building Sciences Board of Directors is now in place. The Executive Team includes Stephen T. Ayers, FAIA, LEED AP as chair; Joseph Donovan as vice chair; Joy Marshall Ortiz, AIA, NCARB as secretary; and Wally E. Bailey as treasurer. New members to the Board include... more