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Owens Corning Recognized for Environmental Sustainability Innovation
FOAMULAR® NGX™ extruded polystyrene earned “High Achiever” recognition for highest score in Sustainability Leadership category. Owens Corning has been recognized as a 2021 Manufacturing Leadership Award recipient for its outstanding achievement in material science innovation supporting environmental sustainability. Additionally, Owens Corning was named a “High Achiever” for receiving the highest score ...
New FOAMULAR® NGX™ (Next Generation Extruded) Insulation Reduces Embodied Carbon and Supports Sustainable, High-Performing Commercial Buildings
Innovation meets or exceeds new regulations in Canada and several U.S. states. On January 1, 2021, Canada and several U.S. states enacted stringent new environmental regulations to address concerns about high-Global Warming Potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blowing agents. With this change, sustainability and smart material performance are coming together in FOAMULAR® ...
Service of Veteran Connie Chadwick Acknowledged With Free Roof Replacement
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Community steps in to support the 65-year-old woman in regaining control of her home repairs. Connie Chadwick is a 65-year-old self-made woman, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and the National Guard. She works hard to maintain her home in Virginia Beach, telling ...
Veteran Thanked for His Service With New Roof
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Volunteers show their appreciation by providing much needed roof repair for free to this Air Force veteran. Robert Bensen is a U.S. Air Force veteran living in Chesterfield, Virginia. After more than a year of using buckets and tarps to catch the water leaking into his bedroom, ...
Owens Corning Virtual Business Building Day Education Available for Download on Demand
The 25-minute educational sessions on training, new tools and ideas for roofing professionals to grow their businesses are now available on-demand. Attracting more than 4,200 expo booth visits, the Owens Corning Virtual Business Building Day on Thursday, April 7, offered roofers a day of travel-free training, new tools and ideas to ...
Community Rebuilds Air Force Veteran's Home Destroyed in Fire
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Owen's Corning provides a free roof to 82-year-old couple without homeowner's insurance. Jerry Wooten, and his wife, Tina, both deserved a new roof. Earlier this year, a fire broke out in the neighbors shed, spreading to the side of their 984-square-foot home through ...
North Texas Roofing Contractors Association Announces 2021 Award Winners and Board of Directors
Industry Leader of the Year, Associate of the Year and Golden Hammer Award winners honored at NTRCA Awards Banquet, March 26, 2021. The North Texas Roofing Contractors Association (NTRCA) – a regional association for professional residential and commercial roofing contractors, distributors, manufacturers and associates who maintain the highest industry standards – ...
Owens Corning Appoints José Méndez-Andino Executive Vice President and Chief Research & Development Officer
Dr. Méndez-Andino will be responsible for leveraging product, process and material science innovation to accelerate growth for the company. Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today announced the appointment of José Méndez-Andino as executive vice president and chief research & development officer effective April 1. In this newly created role, Dr. Méndez-Andino will ...
S1:E2 Sue Hawkes - Learning How to Incorporate Strong Systematic Improvements for Success
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. How to take control of your business, clarify your vision and how the Owens Corning Business Accelerator program can help. In this Business Accelerator podcast, sponsored by Owens Corning, RCS Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth talks with Sue Hawkes, an Owens Corning Business Accelerator partner, about ...
Owens Corning Virtual Business Building Day, April 7, 2021
More experts and solutions to help drive roofing contractors’ business in 2021. The Owens Corning Virtual Business Building Day brings roofing contractors a one-stop destination to help grow their business, explore new solutions and learn from experts across a range of business disciplines. Presented in real-time and available for download-on-demand, the ...
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