Designed for pre-engineered steel buildings, rFoil286 reflective insulation is a single layer of 1/4-inch high-strength polyethylene bubble bonded to and sandwiched between a layer of metalized aluminum film with an interior facing of UV-resistant polyethylene.
Four-fold door systems from Door Engineering and Manufacturing feature a high-speed Algorithm Drive Operator, which offers fully programmable speed, acceleration and deceleration, as well as a collision-detection system.
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.
The Garland Co. Inc.’s HPR Aqua Shield self-adhering underlayment is a lightweight, reinforced base sheet designed for a variety of high- and low-slope roofing applications.
The UNA-CLAD Series 1200 aluminum composite wall panel system from Firestone Metal Products is easy to install and has no exposed fasteners.
Hyster Co. offers the fork laser and fork camera attachment options for the Hyster ZR Reach truck.
Airolite’s Louver Type SCH601MD is a 6-inch-deep, sight-proof, horizontal blade that resists water penetration under severe winddriven rain conditions.
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.
The Pathfinder graphic controller from AMS Controls brings automatic sequencing simplicity to folding-machine users.
C.R. Laurence Co. Inc. has introduced a wall cladding system that allows wall panels to be removed individually.
Proceq Profoscope from Proceq has a scope-based detection interface that combines rebar proximity indicators with optical and acoustical locating aids to prevent drilling into rebar.
Makita USA Inc.’s 10.8V Lithium-Ion Compact 3-Piece Cordless Combo Kit, model LCT302W, features a 10.8V flashlight, 10.8V compact lithium-ion driver drill and 10.8V compact lithium-ion impact driver.
The institute has 11 stories with five floors dedicated to patient care, two for medical offices and four for underground parking.
Two new buildings, known as teeth, were added to the comb structure of the existing hospital.
Because the owner works with young, energetic clients, the practice has a sports theme, which was achieved using a combination of limestone coating, horizontal butt glaze curtainwall and metal panels with wrap-around corner details.
Umicore Building Products, Raleigh, N.C., manufactured 30,000 square feet (2787 m2) of double-lock standing seam and 75,000 square feet (6968 m2) of flatlock wall shingles of QUARTZ-ZINC for the facility.
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This single-slope building has six different bay spaces and different spans for the interior columns to accommodate tenant floor plans.
Part of the Sentara Healthcare network, the facility is located on 24 acres (9.7 hectares) and includes two medical office buildings, an emergency department, imaging center, laboratory services and retail pharmacy.
The 12,000-square-foot (1115-m2) plastic surgery center is a 2-story building whose design reflects the leading-edge techniques performed within.
Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based Petersen Aluminum manufactured 20,000 square feet (1858 m2) of PAC-CLAD 24-gauge, 16-inch (406-mm) slate gray SNAP-CLAD panels and 6,000 square feet (557 m2) of 0.032 aluminum, 12-inch (305-mm) PAC 850 soffi t panels for the facility.
Approximately 2,000 square feet (186 m2) of LG-60 aluminum louver grating from Ohio Gratings Inc., Canton, Ohio, was mounted on the outside of the building.
The mesh was applied to a 6-story parking structure, part of a $170 million expansion at the hospital.
The health-care clinic features Rome, N.Y.-based Revere Copper Products Inc.’s Evergreen pre-patinated copper.
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Approximately 2,100 square feet (195 m2) of Champagne Omega-Lite panels were utilized from Laminators Inc., Hatfield, Pa.
Cambridge, Mass.-based RHEINZINK America Inc. manufactured approximately 14,424 square feet (1340 m2) of 0.04-inch (1-mm), 20-gauge fl at-lock vertical tile in a pre-weathered blue-gray color.
The project boasts numerous sustainable components, including all-steel construction with a Galvalume SSR roof system over R-13 insulation and an R-19 ceiling system.
Butler Manufacturing Co., Kansas City, Mo., supplied two Widespan structures for the opposing wings that were combined with conventional framing to create the center tower element.
Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based Petersen Aluminum manufactured 20,000 square feet (1858 m2) of PAC-CLAD 24-gauge, 16-inch (406-mm) slate gray SNAP-CLAD panels and 6,000 square feet (557 m2) of 0.032 aluminum, 12-inch (305-mm) PAC 850 soffi t panels for the facility.
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The Metal Building Manufacturers Association, Cleveland, presented its annual safety awards at the MBMA Annual Meeting last December.
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LEED 2009, the update to the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council’s green-building certification program, has passed the member ballot and will be introduced this year as the next major evolution of the existing LEED rating systems for commercial buildings.
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The U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., issued a ruling that states must certify their building codes are at least as stringent as the Atlanta-based American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc.’s ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004, “Energy Standard for...
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West Conshohocken, Pa.-based ASTM International has formed ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability.
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Architects and building owners increasingly are implementing sustainable-design practices, according to the 2008 Autodesk/AIA Green Index.
Hydro Aluminum North America, Linthicum, Md., has formed a new unit focused on the solar industry.