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Rainscreens Come of Age in North America

With formal recognition in the 2024 IBC, rainscreen systems have advanced from innovative concept to standard practice—bringing enhanced water management, design flexibility, and structural resilience to the forefront of modern building envelopes.
Brian Nelson is general manager of Knight Wall Systems
Brian Nelson
April 28, 2025
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With formal recognition in the 2024 IBC, rainscreen systems have advanced from innovative concept to standard practice—bringing enhanced water management, design flexibility, and structural resilience to the forefront of modern building envelopes.


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Boston’s New Old Colony

When the oldest public housing development in the U.S. took a turn for the worst, a project team put it back on its feet and then some.
December 11, 2014
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When the oldest public housing development in the U.S. took a turn for the worst, a project team put it back on its feet and then some.
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LEED: The Next Generation

As LEED’s most significant upgrade since Version 2.0 in 2000, project teams have their work cut out for them to meet v4’s most stringent requirements.
Barbara Horwitz-Bennett
October 1, 2014
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Many are applauding the new and improved LEED v4 (v4) as raising the sustainable building bar and continuing to drive market transformation.
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