The Cladding Lifter 700 Series from Wood’s Powr-Grip is a vacuum lifter that accommodates wall and roof panels up to 50 feet long and loads up to 700 pounds using standard pad frame extensions.
Terminal A at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., recently underwent a renovation that included McNichols Designer Mesh from McNichols Co. on the ceiling.
Laminators Inc. now is manufacturing Thermolite insulated panels with panned edges.
The Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan is undergoing a transformation with the installation of 6,000 square feet of Mediamesh woven metal fabric from GKD-USA.
Duro-Last Roofing Inc. has added a standing seam metal product line to its roofing system offerings.
Co-Ex Corp. has introduced Vega panels, a high-performance glazing material for use with metal industrial roofs and metal roofing sandwich panels.
Cascade Coil Drapery Inc. and its affiliated company Cascade Coil Defense Systems have introduced GuardianCoil, a blast-mitigation fabric.
Cambridge Architectural developed a metal fabric system for the existing parking garage at Palliser South, an addition to a multi-tower complex in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Metal Tiles by Bellavita Tile are available in stainless steel, bronze, copper or a mix of finishes.
Armstrong Ceilings has introduced MetalWorks Capz, a metal ceiling system suited for open plenum and exposed structure spaces that require good acoustics.
Arkema Inc. has launched Kynar Aquatec fluoropolymer-modified acrylic resins, designed for cool-roof coatings and protective topcoats for exterior building products.
The district wanted a low-maintenance, durable exterior.
The metal building is functional and built with teaching and learning in mind.
A custom stainless steel metal fabric ceiling drapes between lighting fixtures.
This school earned LEED Silver certification from USGBC.
The new facility needed to match an existing structure clad with composite aluminum panels.
The Meditation Room at the UN General Assembly Building inspired this design.
A metal wave ceiling defines the renovated library space.
The project feature perforated panels over the windows.
A stainless steel rod system was chosen for its strength.
Metal was chosen for its durability, light weight and low maintenance.
An urban curve was introduced to reveal the contemporary nature of the project.
A metal building was chosen for the elementary school project.
The roof panels are Energy Star rated and have high solar reflectivity.
The parking garage has distinctive rooftop cornices of decorative perforated metal.
This school was one of several prototypical elementary schools designed and built for the county.
Metal panels interface with traditional masonry on the exterior of the school.
Piper High School was transformed into a 21st Century facility.
The structure is made up of even metal buildings.
A lightweight, fire-safe metal roof replaed the school's old wood shakes.
Zinc panels are designed to withstand Houston's varying weather conditions.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hyattsville, Md., has released the “Home Builders Guide to Coastal Construction.”
Lewisville, Texas-based Metl-Span has introduced a new color and coating chart.
The American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington, D.C., has named Mark A. Thimons, P.E., LEED AP, as the executive director for the Cool Metal Roofing Coalition, Pittsburgh.
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The National Institute of Building Sciences has established the National Council of Governments on Building Codes and Standards.
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Hosted by the Chicago-based American Institute of Steel Construction and its members and partners, the third-annual SteelDay will take place on Sept. 23.
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Raleigh, N.C.-based FMI Corp. has released its Nonresidential Construction Index report for the second quarter 2011. The NRCI moved up 1.4 points to 58.7.
The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council and American Institute of Architects, Washington, have unveiled “Local Leaders in Sustainability: A Special Report from Sundance."
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Knight Wall Systems teams up with Dow Building Solutions.
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Green Span Profiles and McElroy Metal have teamed up.
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Hance Construction teams up with MBCEA to offer a metal building apprenticeship program.
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Registration for the Glenview, Ill.-based Metal Construction Association’s semi-annual meeting, Aug. 1-3, in Raleigh, N.C., now is open.
Lancaster, Pa.-based Fabral has announced its 2011 Project of the Year winners.
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World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association, Brussels, was 127 million metric tons in April 2011, 5 percent higher than it was in April 2010.