JANUARY 2007

feature
A Healthy Forecast The health-care market remains one of the largest and fastest growing construction segments.

Architect's Angle
Architecture students design beach facilities with metal as part of the Metal Construction Association's 2006 Student Design Competition.

Residential
A zinc-covered home shows what can be done with metal.

February 2007

Feature
The lodging sector is expected to continue to be the fastest growing market in the united states for the next several years.

Interiors
a roofing contractor became an industry visionary when he started installing standing-seam roofing panels on ceilings.

Safety
democrats leading congress may mean changes for the construction industry.

MARCH/April 2007

feature
There were many outstanding entries, but only one winner in each category.

Building Green
Don’t people deserve homes that are more environmentally responsible, more energy efficient and longer lasting—in a word, greener?

Special
Learn about the history and rise of zinc in architectural applications.

May/June 2007

Feature
A total of $7.8 billion of religious facility construction was put in place during 2006.

Architects Angle
Project new orleans and tulane urbanbuild are two initiatives developed to rebuild new orleans. how easy is it to rebuild the big easy?

Wall Panels
A new shear wall system may lower construction costs of earthquake-resistant multistory, multiunit residential buildings by utilizing inexpensive off-the-shelf components.

july/August 2007

Feature
The competitive factor might help explain why the construction trend for this sector is ahead of the overall average growth in most sectors.

Roofs
A metal roof helps rejuvenate an historic Pennsylvania administration building.

Building Green
Architects in Berlin express their ideas and intentions when creating a futuristic home, work and vacation space.

September 2007

Feature
Education is the largest nonresidential building market, based on the value of total construction. Peruse these projects and see how metal has become a chosen material for these facilities.

Roofs
Anti-back-out screws are a key factor of preventing leak paths from screw back out caused by thermal movement.

Residential
A tropical waterfront home in Singapore uses metal and glass to make a bold statement.

october 2007

Top New Products
These products received the most reader inquiries from the January to September issues.

Wall Panels
Loeber Motors’ Mercedes-Benz Dealership, Lincolnwood, Ill., used metal wall panels to reflect the craftsmanship and luxury of the cars it sells.

Building Green
Led by conscience and clever thinking, two architectural firms transformed old industrial components into new office spaces.

November/december 2007

Feature
Total transportation for 2007 is expected to have grown by 9 percent compared to 2006. These projects show some of that growth.

Wall Panels
The city of Santa Clarita, Calif., designed its Transit Maintenance Facility in accordance with LEED standards, which included copper shingles for its walls.

Building Greed
A key link between the metal-building industry and the green-building movement can be found in integrated delivery