New Bedford Tool & Gauge Co.’s SawGear is a portable measuring device that attaches to a miter saw to provide repeatable accurate cuts for contractors.
CertainTeed DiamondDeck underlayment consists of a synthetic polymer-based material that replaces the use of standard felt underlayments.
The 14x1 1/8-inch U-Seal T-1 Self Drilling fastener from Dynamic Fastener is designed to be used with the company’s Dyna-Flash pipe flashings for metal roofs.
The SnowBreaker from SnoBlox-SnoJax is a polycarbonate snow guard that minimizes rooftop sliding snow and ice by slicing the wintery mix into smaller pieces so it can safely slide off a roof.
MDC Wall Finishes are water-based interior paint products that are environmentally friendly, easy to apply and available in myriad colors.
Berger Building Products Inc. has introduced the FlashMate brushable sealant in a quart-sized can.
The Arcair-Matic N6000 Metal-Removal System from Thermadyne Industries is suited for metal fabrication, particularly in weld joint preparation where it is used to prepare uniform “U” or “J” grooves.
Super Stud Building Products Inc. has released its drywall framing system, The Edge.
Therml=Block 300ES Curtainwall from Tubelite Inc. is manufactured using Eco-Luminum, a high recycled-content aluminum billet composition featuring environmentally friendly finishes.
The Appaloosa Branch Library, Scottsdale, Ariz., is the first building constructed with color-shifting Duranar VARI-Cool coatings from PPG Industries.
The headquarters building features 24,827 square feet of 4-mm Reynobond Aluminum Composite Material from Alcoa Architectural Products, Eastman, Ga.
Ceco Building Systems, Columbus, Miss., manufactured the 30,000-square-foot building.
Star Building Systems, Oklahoma City, manufactured the metal for this 14,296-square-foot building, including StarShield Roof System in charcoal gray along with reverse-rolled DuraRib Wall System in light stone.
Approximately 85,000 square feet of Lewisville, Texas-based Metl-Span CF42 light mesa wall panels adorn the structure.
Houston-based Metallic Building Co. manufactured the 115,303-square-foot hybrid metal building.
The building features 24,000 square feet of Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based Petersen Aluminum Pac-Clad 24-gauge, 18-inch Snap-Clad finished in burgundy.
Met-Tile Inc., Ontario, Calif., manufactured 17,600 square feet of 26-gauge steel tile facsimile roofing panels.
About 1,000 square feet of 24-gauge 24-inch with striations 238T regal white panels from Architectural Building Components was used for the low-slope roof.
About 12,000 square feet of Eufaula, Ala.-based American Buildings Co. Rigid Frame was used.
The building includes a 24-gauge Robertson Standing Seam Roof in ash grey color with a 1:12 double slope from Robertson Building Systems, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada.
Memphis, Tenn.-based Varco Pruden Buildings manufactured the Rigid Frame system that included a single-slope penthouse with louvers and skylights centered on the main roof and portal frame bracing.
About 6,800 square feet of Decra Tile in garnet top the courthouse from Decra Roofing Systems, Corona, Calif.
This project features a variety of wall panels from ATAS International Inc., Allentown, Pa.
Columbus, Neb.-based Behlen Building Systems supplied the 15,200-square-foot building.
Designers wanted the fire station to blend with nearby residential areas so they planned a building with a brick veneer exterior and asphalt shingle gable roof.
The court project includes two phases and is a revitalization of an existing community center.
A series of curved panel shelters provide shade for the campground. Phase II of the project includes about 30 prefabricated shelters.
OMG Roofing Products, Agawam, Mass., has introduced new literature about its AccuSeam Membrane Attachment system.
Dynamic Fastener, Kansas City, Mo., has released its newest version of the “Tool and Fastener Hand Guide,” which addresses issues that arise in the metal building industry.
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A new application of Microsoft technology will help Peachtree City, Ga.-based MetalForming Inc. roofing customers improve their efficiencies and communications.
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Changes to assembly descriptions and U-Factors regarding metal building assemblies are being considered in the 2010 version of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007.
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NCI Building Systems Inc. announced that it completed International Accreditation Service accreditation evaluations of all 16 of its designated metal building facilities.
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The U.S. produced 27 million metric tons of crude steel during the first three months of 2010, an increase of 53.8 percent compared to the same quarter in 2009.
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The Green Building Initiative has completed the first commercial building rating system.
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Several green-building organizations have collaborated to develop a comprehensive model green-building code designed to advance green-building practices across the U.S.
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McElroy Metal, Bossier City, La., and Inovateus Solar, South Bend, Ind., have formed a roofing and solar power partnership to provide specification, engineering and installation solutions for large standing seam roofing projects incorporating solar. Kenneth Gieseke, vice president of marketing for...
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The U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., announced that up to $28 million in funding is available to help states lower the cost and increase the availability of energy-efficiency retrofits.
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Changes to assembly descriptions and U-Factors regarding metal building assemblies are being considered in the 2010 version of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.