Building Materials

Lake City, Colo. – September 17, 2026 -- Green Builder Media has launched COGNITION Smart Data Subscriber Portal, a decision intelligence platform built to help housing and building-products companies identify market opportunities before they become mainstream trends. The platform has already been adopted by Panasonic, Carrier, Mohawk Flooring, Weyerhaeuser, LP Building Solutions, Sekisui House, Beazer Homes, and Alair Homes.

Orlando, Fla. – September 16, 2026 -- Penetron has appointed Dennis Keane as Specifications Specialist for the Western USA, expanding its Engineering Support team's reach across an 11-state territory including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Keane will manage specification development and product approvals for Penetron across the western region

Based in Chandler, Arizona, Keane is tasked with building relationships with architects, engineers, developers, and specification professionals, according to Cassandra Gouws, Technical Manager for Penetron USA. He will also pursue and maintain product approvals with cities, municipalities, and departments of transportation across the USA.

Gąski – September 15, 2026 -- The Goose Bay residential development in Gąski, Poland, completed in September 2026, has integrated PENETRON ADMIX crystalline waterproofing technology into its below-grade concrete structures to counter chloride penetration from its Baltic Sea location just 40 meters from the shoreline.

Goose Bay comprises 58 apartments with six penthouses and a rooftop pool

The development offers units ranging from 28 to 70 square meters. Its proximity to the sea made water ingress and chloride penetration a critical design concern for the project team.

United States – September 15, 2026 -- Paslode has launched a new Universal Heavy-Duty Stapling program at Lowe's, adding five manual fastening tools and a line of universal 20-gauge staples to its jobsite portfolio.

Five new tools target jobsite fastening tasks

The lineup includes three compression staplers -- the Heavy-Duty Pro Stapler, 5-in-1 Pro Stapler and 2-in-1 Pro Stapler -- alongside two hammer tackers, the Pro Hammer Tacker and Compact Hammer Tacker. The tools are built for fastening house wrap, roof paper, underlayment, insulation, carpet pad, upholstery, trim components and temporary jobsite materials.

New staples fit Paslode and competitor tools

The tools work with Paslode's new Heavy-Duty Universal 3/8-inch Crown Staples as well as most heavy-duty competitor staples. The 20-gauge, galvanized chisel-point fasteners come in 1/4-inch, 5/16-inch, 3/8-inch and 1/2-inch lengths across multiple pack configurations.

Birmingham, Ala. – September 15, 2026 -- The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Tribunal has published a decision confirming that the Government of Mexico violated international law through its treatment of Vulcan Materials Company and its investments in Quintana Roo, contradicting Mexico's claims that its actions constituted legitimate environmental enforcement.

Tribunal rejects Mexico's environmental counterclaims as inadmissible

The ICSID panel declared Mexico's counterclaims of environmental harm inadmissible and found that Mexican environmental authorities improperly used regulatory powers to target Vulcan, shut down its lawful operations, and prevent the company from meaningfully defending itself in Mexican proceedings.

Livonia, Mich. – September 15, 2026 -- Yorktowne Cabinetry, a Cabinetworks Group brand, has launched its fall 2026 product introduction, adding three new door styles, a new wood species and expanded finish options for the kitchen and bath design trade.

Three new door styles debut alongside expanded finish collection

The release introduces three all-new door styles and expands two existing profiles. The finish lineup gains a Ceruse technique in four expressions, a Paint on Oak collection in six shades, three new paint colors and one new stain option.

Walnut joins Yorktowne's wood species portfolio by customer request

Yorktowne added Walnut to its wood species offerings following demand from designers and dealers. New range hoods and storage solutions were also added to expand functional options for kitchen layouts.

Point of Rocks, Md. – September 13, 2026 -- Canam Steel Corporation (CSC) has launched CrossBite, a proprietary pneumatic side lap connection tool designed to cut jobsite labor costs by requiring fewer total connection points than screws or welds on steel deck installations.

CSC pairs joists and decking with a new proprietary fastening tool

The launch gives CSC a single-source package combining joist fabrication, deck manufacturing, and now CrossBite, a tool built specifically for steel deck applications facing high shear and stiffness demands. Michael Martignetti, Chief Commercial Officer of CSC, said the tool lets the company offer deck solutions in areas with high lateral loads while allowing customers to economize designs by reducing connection counts or lightening deck gage.

Export, Pa. – September 12, 2026 -- FlexScreen® / RiteScreen® has appointed David Whisenhunt as Director of Sales, tasking him with expanding national account relationships as the merged screen manufacturer scales its combined operations.

Whisenhunt brings two decades of fenestration sector experience to the role

Whisenhunt previously held leadership and sales positions at ColorCoat, Quanex, Milgard Windows & Doors, and Cascade Windows. He will focus on new business development and strategic partnerships with key and national accounts, working directly with customers to identify growth opportunities for the company.

Miami – September 11, 2026 -- Homewerks Worldwide, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has completed the acquisition of GTR Technologies, a Seattle-area specialist in ventilation fans, technology switches and access panels for the home improvement sector.

Deal marks fourth add-on acquisition for Homewerks under H.I.G. ownership

Jon Fox, Managing Director at H.I.G. Capital, said the transaction continues the firm's strategic growth plan of adding innovative product lines that build on Homewerks' existing operations and supply chain capabilities. H.I.G. Capital manages $75 billion in capital and has invested in more than 400 companies since its founding in 1993.

Missouri City, Texas – September 11, 2026 -- Tiger Group will open online bidding Sept. 10 on a complete vinyl window, patio door and insulating-glass manufacturing operation from Showcase Window and Door Company, offering buyers an intact, production-ready plant rather than piecemeal equipment.

Bidding runs one week on a 180,000-square-foot Houston-area facility

The timed auction opens Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. CT and closes Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. CT via SoldTiger.com. Assets sit inside a more than 180,000-square-foot manufacturing and inventory facility in Missouri City, Texas, in the Greater Houston market.