Decra Roofing Systems Inc.’s Decra Shake roofing product offers style and beauty while featuring durable qualities of stone-coated steel.
Colorweld 500, Alcoa Architectural Products’ new paint system, is engineered to improve the hardness and durability of a finish.
Metl-Span has introduced its Tuff-Cast insulated wall panel that resembles precast concrete.
Makita USA Inc. has introduced the 36V LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless 1-inch rotary hammer kit, model BHR261.
Custom-Bilt Metals has launched its Vail Titan Select Steel and Vail Majestic Copper shingles.
Liberty Building Systems now offers Reverse LibertyRib II, which is a “reverse rolled” version of the company’s standard R-panel.
Kingspan Insulated Panels Inc. has introduced its KingZip Insulated Standing Seam Roof System.
The FC façade system from Kalzip Inc. is a bi-directional concealed fastener system that allows aluminum profiles to be installed from the bottom up, top down or in both directions.
Novacel has released Novacel 4226REN, a protection film for sheet metal during cutting.
Armstrong Ceilings has introduced MetalWorks Tin, which improve aesthetics and acoustics in a space.
A steel cutting 7 1/4-inch circular saw blade from Arcus Inc. cuts steel up to 10-gauge.
BETCO’s trapezoidal self-locking, standing seam roof panels are 3 inches high and are available in 18- and 24-inch widths.
Mesh Combines Bamboo and Steel
Nativebamboo, a new addition to the Nativemesh family of mesh products from GKD, combines natural bamboo with the elegance of woven stainless steel.
LiteSteel Technologies America LLC's LiteSteel Beam is a cold-formed, lightweight, steel structural beam.
The HDS Framing System by Dietrich Metal Framing is a multipurpose, heavy-duty stud for headers, jambs, posts and built-up tube truss chords and webs.
The TruTool PN 130 profile nibbler from TRUMPF can cut through corrugated metal in a variety of depths and shapes.
Chicago Clamp Co.’s Tube Framing Clamp System allows contractors to frame roof openings and support rooftop loads without welding or drilling.
The Bilco Co. has modified the design of its acoustic automatic Type ACDSH fire vent, which has increased its sound-transmission class from 45 to 46.
Custom-Bilt Metals’ 7/8-inch corrugated metal roof and wall panels have been upgraded with the Kynar 500 paint system and ULTRA-Cool reflective coatings.
Greenscreen manufactures a welded wire trellising system that functions as a nonintrusive natural building element to create a space for plant growth.
Vulcraft’s EcoSpan floor system uses 99 percent recycled steel in the joists and 70 percent recycled steel in the decking.
Englert Environmental has unveiled the Englert Rainwater Harvesting System, a rainwater-harvesting solution that integrates metal roofing and rainware products with rainwater-harvesting technology.
Spirit of the Sun Solar Systems LLC’s solar generator supplies the necessary power to run saws, drills, vacuums, sanders, planers, routers, specialty power tools, fans, lighting and refrigeration.
AccuTrac from OMG Roofing Products is a stand-up tool for installing insulation fasteners and plates in low-slope roofing applications.
Protecta, a Capital Safety brand, has introduced the Swiveling Standing Seam Roof Anchor to serve as a secure connection point for a personal-fall-arrest system.
Kingspan API Granitstone panels are made out of metal but have the look and texture of concrete.
The Versa Hemmer for the job site from Authentic Tools bends and hems metal from 90 to 180 degrees and will bend 24-gauge galvanized painted metal, 0.040 aluminum, copper and zinc.
Vulcraft, St. Joe, Ind., supplied 160 tons of structural steel and 215 tons of joist and joist girders, including 160-foot- long span joist girders and 750 squares of deck.
The project included a 16,000-square-foot (1486-m2), 20-ounce (567-g) copper batten seam roof.
American Buildings Co, Eufaula, Ala., manufactured the metal roof and wall panels.
The 10,700-square-foot (994-m2) roof is a Perth Amboy, N.J.-based Englert Series 1000 standing seam deep red panel.
The 39,000-square-foot (3623-m2) building was built with the accel-E S.T.E.P. wall system from Accelerated Building Technologies LLC, Moon Township, Pa.
About 8,400 square feet (780 m2) of 20-ounce (567-g) Tecu natural copper MG S-Slip shingles were installed on stud framing.
RHEINZINK, Woburn, Mass., manufactured the 0.03-inch (0.7-mm), 24-gauge preweathered blue gray flat-lock tiles.
Berridge Manufacturing, San Antonio, manufactured 165 squares (1533 m2) of Zee-Lock Structural Standing Seam roof panel in Kynar zinc grey.
Firestone Building Products, Indianapolis, manufactured 7,298 square feet (678 m2) of 17 1/2 inch (445 mm) UC-4 standing seam roof panel in a colonial red color.
Ten Star Buildings were joined together to create this church totaling 34,286 square feet (3185 m2).
This project used two standing seam roof systems from Houston-based MBCI.
The exterior is highlighted with an undulating wall clad with 5,000 square feet of custom flat lock wall panels using Revere’s EverGreen pre-patinated copper supplied by Petersen Aluminum Corp.
Moon Township, Pa.-based CENTRIA manufactured the metal for the 55,370-square-foot (5144-m2) church.
Robertson Building Systems, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, manufactured a 1/3:12 single slope 24-gauge Galvalume standing seam roof system for the 26,000-square-foot (2415-m2) building.
Approximately 16,000 square feet (1486 m2) of Citadel Envelope 2000 rout and return system panels were used.
METALCON International, sponosored by the Metal Construction Association, Glenview, Ill., descended on Tampa, Fla., last month, drawing more than 5,600 attendees.
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NCI Building Systems Inc., Houston, and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc., New York, have completed a $250 million equity investment in the company by CD&R-managed funds.
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Eight prize winners and five merit winners were named in the Steel Bridge Alliance’s 80th Prize Bridge awards competition.
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Stainless steel crude production decreased by 26.7 percent for the first half of 2009 compared to the same time frame in 2008, according to the Brussels-based International Stainless Steel Forum.
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Former president Bill Clinton has committed to a national Property Assessed Clean Energy finance program as part of the Clinton Global Initiative.
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Lancaster, Pa.-based Fabral has announced that Evergreen 875, Light Gray 889, Brite White 824 and Brite Red 845 have been added to the Energy Star list of approved colors.
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The Glenview, Ill.-based Metal Construction Association has created a compilation of Green Industry Definitions, which is available in the sustainable design section of www.metalconstruction.org.
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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Rosslyn, Va., has published standard VE 1-2009 Metal Cable Tray Systems.
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Philadelphia-based SRS Energy has developed a continuing education course for architects interested in specifying photovoltaic systems in their projects.
Architect Bob Berkebile of BNIM Architects, Kansas City, Mo., was honored with a $100,000 Heinz Award for his role in promoting green building design, among other things.
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Brussels-based Worldsteel has recognized three members companies for excellence in their health and safety programs.
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RHEINZINK America Inc., Woburn, Mass., and Morin, a Kingspan Group Co., have formed a strategic marketing alliance for the fabrication of roof and wall panels using RHEINZINK material.
Dawn Solar Systems Inc., Brentwood, N.H., has entered a distribution agreement with Perth Amboy, N.J.-based Englert Inc. for Englert to be a stocking authorized distributor.
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The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council has launched the Building Performance Initiative, designed to put a comprehensive data collection effort in place from all buildings that have re
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Lancaster, Pa.-based Fabral now offers an online specification program that provides access to submittal files and streamlines the specification process for customers.
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Linthicum, Md.-based Hydro Aluminum has made the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
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Flex-Ability Concepts, Oklahoma City, has reached a settlement with Radius Track Corp., Blaine, Minn., in patent litigation.
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PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has issued a standard 30-year warranty for Duranar coatings used with building-integrated photovoltaic systems on standing seam metal roofs with approved substrates, includ
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Registration for the 2010 International Roofing Expo now is open.
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A new online course, Metal Wall & Roof Panels, now is available from Lewisville, Texas-based Metl-Span on AEC Daily’s Online Learning Center.
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Memphis, Tenn.-based VP Buildings has established a business unit dedicated to roofing.
The U.S. Commerce Association, Washington, D.C., has selected Follansbee Steel, Follansbee, W.Va., for the 2009 Best of Follansbee Award in the Roofing & Siding category.