“Trade Secrets,” written by Rich Walker, AAMA’s president and CEO; “Member Edge,” written by Janice Yglesias, AAMA’s association services director; and “Socially Speaking,” written by Sam Sinkhorn, AAMA’s communications coordinator

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Drawing from more than 30 years of industry experience, he works closely with the building owners, architects, general contractors and glazing contractors in the region.

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Tassone brings a consultative sales approach and 35 years of experience in the glazing industry to his new role with Wausau.

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AAMA 520-12 is based on a rapidly pulsed pressure differential method, recognizing that conditions encountered during tropical storms, hurricanes or severe thunderstorms are not static.

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University of South Carolina currently has more than 600,000 square feet of green buildings on campus and by the end of 2013, is scheduled to surpass 1 million square feet. The University estimates that these green initiatives will save the school more than $1.5 million every year in energy and maintenance costs.

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In September 2012, Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy welcomed its first freshman class and anticipates LEED Gold certification.

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The building was designed and constructed to meet LEED® Silver criteria or higher. The building already has received the Overall Sustainable Design Award by the Higher Education Energy Partnership Program of California.

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PMI’s Spring Conference is scheduled for April 7-11, 2013 at the Barton Creek Resort in Austin, Texas.

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Lamartiniere and Tubelite are exhibiting at the Design-Build Conference & Expo in New Orleans, Nov. 7-9.

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The award was presented by current PMI President Stewart Yang, vice president of engineering and global faucets for the Kohler Company.

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