The new PAC-CLAD Board and Batten wall panel system from Petersen expands the creative options for designers and specifiers of exterior cladding systems. The Board and Batten system uses concealed fasteners to maintain clean lines and a rhythmic pattern of alternating wide, vertical boards and narrower, elevated battens.
Public housing developments across the United States are aging – according to the Urban Institute, 51 percent of public housing units were built before 1975. This means buildings can lack basic features like adequate insulation and air conditioning that are important for keeping residents healthy and comfortable.
The PAC-CLAD Paint Pen is a convenient way to quickly, neatly and effectively touch up scratches and other damage to the PAC-CLAD finish. Applying PAC-CLAD touch-up paint protects the metal substrate and returns a building’s architectural metal façade to its intended appearance.
When you’re running the fastest-growing county in the nation’s fastest-growing state, you’ve got a lot to keep up with when it comes to ensuring local services can keep up with the expanding population.
High school construction and renovation projects in rapidly expanding communities often are undertaken with a strong sense of civic pride to emphasize a city’s new importance.
Located only 17 miles from the rapidly growing city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, the community of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, offers residents easy access to urban amenities and jobs while maintaining a close community feel.
Think of Las Vegas and your mind most likely conjures visions of tourist destinations along Las Vegas Boulevard – aka “The Strip.” But year-round residents to the booming city aren’t necessarily drawn to the casinos that attract tourists from around the globe.
“God is in the details” is a phrase often attributed to the great modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and it certainly seems to apply to a recently transformed derelict printing plant that is now a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based architecture firm’s new headquarters.
Creating mid-rise apartment buildings that are both affordable and attractive can be a challenge. Architects must balance the desire to add exterior flair without busting a client’s budget.
Hurricanes devastated properties across the U.S. Virgin Islands a few years ago, including on St. Thomas, where the former Bluebeard Beach Club resort lost the roofs on all seven of its guestroom buildings, which also all suffered significant moisture damage.