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Stucco has been installed for centuries as an exterior coating on buildings both commercial and residential. 

The thermal performance of a stucco clad exterior wall assembly has traditionally been achieved by installing insulation in the wall cavity. 

Plexxis Software creates innovative technology for the walls and ceilings industry and other specialty trades. 

If you’ve ever purchased ready-to-assemble furniture at IKEA or if you’ve put together toys on Christmas Eve you have been involved with prefabricated products. 

Benjamin Obdyke is bringing its flagship product, HydroGap, to Ontario, Canada, after receiving certification from the Canadian Construction Materials Centre.

As a building owner, the last thing you want is for your façade to fail. 

When it was first drafted in 2000, the International Energy Conservation Code established a model code for states and municipal governments in the United States to set minimum design and construction requirements for energy efficiency. 

A 1965 cast-in-place concrete office building in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., was showing its age.

REI Engineers Inc., which specializes in roofing, waterproofing, exterior walls and pavement engineering, has brought on Roof Engineering Associates of Florida to its operations.

Commercial and single family residential construction techniques have seen a change in recent years. Today, tightening the structures to prevent thermal leakage is a common practice.