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Insulating concrete forms have been taking the construction market by storm. Various figures estimate ICF construction processes are used in anywhere from 7 to 13 percent of all new construction, whereas ten years ago, it was used in less than one percent of new construction.

A new three-and-one system dares to make contractors’ jobs easier while reducing labor costs.

This month, we visit with pioneers in the industry to talk about their roles and times spent in the field and how the magazine helped document this.

I just wish I could look this good when I reach 70. For me, the magazine and this 70th year anniversary issue have a special meaning. I grew up in the industry and remember the magazine around the house when I was only in grade school.

Online Blogs, Chat Rooms, and Community Forums; these cyber communities have become the modern version of the neighborhood bar, the office water cooler, and the campus coffee shop...

The popularity of sustainable design has spawned a number of “green” things within the industry; green materials, green building consultants, green roofs, green wash, and yes, even green specifications. What are green specifications, anyway? Who writes them? Where can one get them?

Most of you know your way around a toolbox very well. If you didn’t, you’d be doing something else for a living. At some point, though, you are likely to find yourself in a predicament they don’t teach in trade schools and apprenticeship classes. It’s how to cope with the most complicated machinery any of us will ever confront-human beings.

Large rust stain streaks can be created by an almost invisibly small piece of iron, located in the EIFS finish. They can become amazingly big and very noticeable. In the midst of a huge blank EIFS wall, such streaks can really standout, which can result in irate building owners who want you to redo the whole façade. That level of repair is hardly necessary and the following information on rust streaks on EIFS can help you fix the problem and keep the owner calm.

With some exceptions, making a penetration in a gypsum board ceiling when it is not used to maintain a fire-resistance rating poses few problems. Unless the system is being used as a sound or smoke barrier, or as part of a seismic- or wind-resisting system, you pretty much can cut the hole, run the penetrating element, seal around the hole with some joint treatment, and walk away.

The Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau announced the winners of its annual Outstanding Project of the Year Awards for excellence in wall and ceiling construction.