Linetec has added Aaron du Pont as a client development manager serving Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. He will assist manufacturers of architectural aluminum components, products and systems with their selection and specification of paint coatings, anodize and specialty finishes.

Jonathan Humble, FAIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C, regional director of the American Iron and Steel Institute Construction Technical Program, was presented with the Cool Roof Rating Council’s Lifetime Award at its annual meeting held on June 14 in Las Vegas.

It took a combination of Dri-Design aluminum panels — flat, tapered series and stenciled graphic panels — to create the entrance of the Saugus Middle High School in Saugus, Massachusetts. The design goal was to depict the town’s history, which is steeped in iron works, ice and lobstering.

Exhibitors at the only global event dedicated exclusively to the application of metal in design and construction nominated their products in one of 15 categories for the METALCON Top Products Award, and attendees voted on-site in Las Vegas for their top three products.

The Metal Construction Association announced the MCA Scholarship Program, a new benefit for employees of member companies.

High school construction and renovation projects in rapidly expanding communities often are undertaken with a strong sense of civic pride to emphasize a city’s new importance.

The Metal Construction Association’s 2023 Design Awards winners were featured at METALCON, a major industry event held in Las Vegas on Oct. 18-20.

The American Iron and Steel Institute has published a new research report, “RP23-02: Influence of Support Attachment Pattern on the Out-of-Plane Buckling Capacity of Steel Deck.” RP23-02 is available for free download in the AISI Design Resources section at www.buildusingsteel.org.

On May 2, BRIGHTSMITH Coaters in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, had a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the installation of InSpire HP solar air-heating metal wall panels and a rooftop solar photovoltaic array on their building. BRIGHTSMITH is a state-of-the-art coil coating and post-painting company.