President Biden has signed a “Buy American” executive order intended to bolster American manufacturing. According to the White House, the order will ensure that when the federal government spends taxpayer dollars, they will be spent on goods made in America by American workers and with American-made components.
Contracting alone accounts for approximately $600 billion in federal spending. While federal law requires government agencies to give preferences to American firms, these preferences have not always been implemented [more]
by Michael Collins
A chaotic election is now behind us and Joe Biden is the 46th president of the United States. With Democratic control of both the House and Senate behind him, it is particularly important to understand President Biden’s plans. While not all of his intended programs and policies will be enacted, it is wise to pause long enough to consider the potential opportunities and threats that could be created in the next four years [more]
The question on many glass and glazing professionals’ minds is when will the economy return to normal. To answer this question, Kim Kennedy, director of forecasting for Dodge Data and Analytics, spoke with USGNN™ about what could be in store for construction in 2021.
What a year to be director of forecasting, right?
It's been fun, let me tell you [laughs].
How much of a repeat is 2021 expected to be?
Very early in 2021, we could see some [more]
Officials for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) claimed responsibility recently for actions taken by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), suggesting that a lawsuit filed against SBA “quickly yielded results.” The association filed a legal complaint in December against SBA and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), alleging that the means by which SBA developed and deployed a Loan Necessity Questionnaire (form 3509 for for-profit businesses) violated the Administrative Procedure Act, [more]
Judge Patrick Schiltz of the U.S. District of Minnesota has granted DAP Product’s motion to dismiss in a putative class action brought by plaintiff Brandon Ehlis, who alleges counts of unfair or deceptive trade practices, breach of warranty and fraud. Ehlis claims that sealant from a tube of DAP 3.0 Crystal Clear Kitchen, Bathroom, and Plumbing Sealant, which can be used for shower doors, turned yellow despite DAP representing that the sealant was “crystal clear.” [more]
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) adopted the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) and 2018 International Residential Code (IRC) effective September 1, 2020. Dr. Paul Bove, an engineer with the TDI, explained to members of the Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) what has changed and how those changes impact glazing and fenestration manufacturers in a recent webinar titled, “TDI Requirements for Fenestration – New Code Update.” He spoke to members in January 2020 about [more]
Window wall and curtainwall have structural differences that affect the applications for which they are suited. With these differences come several installation and design considerations that are important for glazing contractors to understand, especially upfront in the design-assist phase when they can steer system decisions.
Structural Definition
Different companies have different definitions of curtainwall and window wall (also known as ribbon windows). Spencer Culhane, senior building envelope specialist at Schüco USA of Newington, Conn., offers his company’s [more]
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