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Image (L to R): Illinois State Senator Dale Rigther, Mattoon Mayor Tim Gover, Illinois Department of Commerce and Eco- nomic Operations David Vaught, NCI Chairman, President and CEO Norm Chambers, Coles Together President Angela Griffi n and MBCI President Mark Dobbins.
MBCI opens new facility
in Mattoon, Ill. Houston-based MBCI held the grand opening celebration of its new 116,000-square-foot insu- lated metal panel (IMP) manufacturing facility in Mattoon, Ill., on Thursday, June 28. The event included a program, lunch and tour of the plant. More than 180 people were in attendance. The program included speeches from Norm
Chambers, chairman, president and CEO of NCI Building Systems Inc., Houston; Illinois State Sena- tor Dale Righter; Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity David Vaught; Mattoon Mayor Tim Gover; and Mark Dob- bins, president of NCI's Components division. NCI purchased the facility in Mattoon in 1991
but had to close its doors in 2008 when the com- mercial construction industry suffered severely from the national economic downturn. As Chambers states, the success of the new product line has prompted the company to reopen this facility as an investment in the future. Dobbins notes that MBCI was able to maintain
connections with Plant Manager Brandon Cook and four other employees who had worked for NCI pre- viously, and with the reopening of the Mattoon facil- ity, was able to provide employment for these and 22 other individuals at the plant. He also adds that MBCI looks forward to adding additional employ- ment opportunities as product demand increases. This is the second IMP manufacturing facility
MBCI has opened since 2010. The fi rst resides in Jackson, Miss.
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The Insulated Fire Resistant Panel consists of
metal facings bonded to a structural mineral wool core to create a composite panel that achieves fi re resistance ratings under the most demanding of conditions. Unlike traditional wall materials, the Insulated Fire Resistant Panel offers a level of fl ex- ibility architects, contractors and building owners won't fi nd in any other product in the United States. The mineral wool panel is rated for its one-, two- and three-hour fi re resistance qualities and provides satisfactory thermal performance and protection from the elements. This panel also has good sound reduction acoustical properties because of the min- eral wool insulation. The eco-FICIENT Fire Resistant Panel is available in a width of 42 inches.
Construction spending slips
0.9 percent in July Further signaling a lackluster national econ- omy, construction spending, which includes both nonresidential and residential building, decreased 0.9 percent in July, but is up 9.3 per- cent year over year, according to the Septem- ber 4, report by the U.S. Census Bureau. Meantime, nonresidential construction spend-
MBCI announces new insulated metal
panels to product offering MBCI, Houston, has added three new insulated
metal panel profi les to its eco-FICIENT Series product line. These offerings include the eco- FICIENT Insulated 7.2 Panel, the eco-FICIENT Insu- lated HPCI Barrier and the eco-FICIENT Insulated Fire Resistant Panel. The Insulated 7.2 Panel combines a traditional
7.2 rib panel design with a premier polyurethane foam core. It can be installed both vertically and horizontally, allowing the same design fl exibility available with the single-skin 7.2 Panel. The cover- age width is 36 inches and it is available in thick- nesses of 2 1/2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 inches. The HPCI Barrier is an air, water, thermal and
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vapor barrier panel that can be used behind any type of façade. This back-up panel is installed in a hori- zontal orientation completely outside the structural supports. There are no thermal bridges to reduce the energy effi ciency of the wall. This panel system is quick and easy to install, and provides an econom- ical solution to conventional air, water, thermal and vapor control without sacrifi cing thermal effi ciency using a zero ozone-depleting polyurethane insulation material. The coverage width is 42 inches and it's available in thicknesses of 2, 3 and 4 inches. This panel must be separated from the interior of the building by an approved thermal barrier of 0.5-inch gypsum wallboard to meet IBC requirements.
ing fell 0.6 percent in July, with outlays slipping to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $563.2 billion. Year over year, total nonresidential construction spending is up 5.7 percent. Private nonresidential construction spending
declined 0.9 percent for the month, but remains 11.7 percent higher than one year ago. Public nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.3 percent for the month and is 0.2 percent lower than the same time last year. Nonresidential construction subsectors post-
ing the largest monthly decreases in spending include conservation and development, down 3.1 percent; manufacturing, down 2.2 percent; and commercial, down 1.8 percent. Construction subsectors registering the biggest cuts in spending from the same time last year include conserva- tion and development, down 16.3 percent; water supply, down 13.1 percent; religious, down 7.3 percent; and communication, down 4.1 percent. Only fi ve of 16 nonresidential construction sub-
sectors posted increases in spending for the month, including transportation, up 1.3 percent; religious, up 1.2 percent; public safety, up 0.7 percent; health care, up 0.4 percent; and offi ce, up 0.2 percent. Nine con- struction subsectors registered double-digit percent- age increases from one year ago, including lodging, up 32.5 percent; power, up 17.7 percent; manufacturing, up 17.7 percent; and transportation, up 13.3 percent. In contrast, residential construction spending
fell 1.6 percent for the month, but remains 17.6 per- cent higher than the same time last year.
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