Architecture firm billings remained soft for the fifth consecutive month in February, according to the American Institute of Architects' latest Architecture Billings Index. An ABI score of 48.0 indicates softer business conditions than in January. However, while overall billings have declined every month since October 2022, the pace of the decline remains relatively modest and has not accelerated dramatically.
Saint-Gobain has partnered with UK contractor McLaren Construction and Powerday on a glass recycling effort. McLaren supplies glass recovered from an ongoing apartment refurbishment in Camden and Powerday collects and crushes the glass; the resulting cullet (crushed glass) will then be recycled back into window glass manufactured by Saint-Gobain, which will support glass production with high recycled content.
PPG announced a $44 million investment to upgrade five powder coating manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Latin America.