Manufacturers present their latest green and sustainable insulation products, and report how these will perform in a dismal economic climate and beyond.
Location: It's Sugar Project, Universal City Walk, Universal City, Calif. Architect: ID & Design International, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Distributor: Fabric Wallcraft of California Inc.Contractor: Mackenzie Keck Construction, Rockaway, N.J. Manufacturer: Barrisol
Many of you reading this own your company, so you don’t have to worry about being laid off, except in the sense of being put out of work by going bankrupt in a miserable economy. The marketplace is everyone’s ultimate boss, at least for those of us who work in the private sector.
I’m frequently asked to look at existing EIFS projects to assess their condition (as in a house sale) or to determine what’s causing some problem (as in the case of water leaks). A thorough analysis often requires cutting into the wall to see what is going on inside. Subsequently, the wall needs to be patched. And the patch needs to be done soon to keep Mother Nature out of the wall.
Meet Victor Picena, proud member and apprentice of the Carpenters Union. He was born in Los Angeles and life was not particularly good for him at first. Victor found himself in a gang and doing everything wrong to be successful and get ahead.
It is generally accepted that for each ton of cement manufactured, one ton of carbon dioxide is discharged into the atmosphere. An average cubic yard of concrete contains 500 to 700 pounds of cement, which equals 500 to 700 pounds of CO². New construction of an average U.S. residence with a full basement will require about 100 cubic yards of concrete, a contribution of about 60,000 pounds of CO².
The CFSEI Cold Formed Steel Engineers Institute recently awarded Brady Innovations with an Innovative Design Award. Mr. Brady was recognized the innovative use of cold formed sheet steel in the Century Tower Project, Century City, Calif.
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