Women in Construction at METALCON 2018

NEWTON, Mass. – METALCON 2018 is featuring a panel presentation by expert women roofing professionals at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Presenting “Building a Strong and Sustainable Business with Diversity,” women representing National Women in Roofing will discuss the importance of gender and generational diversity in the business, how to create a better balance in the industry and the values of emotional intelligence, strong communication and collaboration needed to grow a sustainable and robust business. Heidi Ellsworth, co-founder of NWIR and partner at Rooferscoffeeshop, will moderate the all-women panel―a mix of manufacturers and contractors―including Abigail Stone, Metalforming; Renae Bales, … Read more

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Large-Scale Interactive 3-D Printing Technology to Demo at METALCON

NEWTON, Mass. – The largest international event for the metal construction industry will showcase a 3-D printing technology project developed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and industry partners at METALCON’s annual tradeshow and conference on Oct. 26. As part of its focus on technology this year, METALCON is featuring ORNL’s Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy project. AMIE demonstrates rapid innovation through additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, addressing electricity supply and reliability challenges via an integrated approach to power generation, storage and consumption. AMIE connects a natural gas-powered hybrid electric vehicle with a high-performance building―both printed on the … Read more

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