This carbon offset program, whose theme is “Designing with more freedom by engineering less impact,” can help to decrease the environmental impact of buildings and achieve better green building certification ratings.

Remember the days of plain concrete box buildings and straight brick exteriors? When it comes to building facades, those days are most certainly in the past.

The November Buzz Guide features products from a variety of brands in the construction industry.

ICC and RESNET will continue their collaboration by developing a new American National Standards Institute (ANSI) candidate standard on remote virtual inspections (RVI) for the energy and water use performance of buildings.

The partnership between Huntsman and No Burn enables to provide a selection of No-Burn’s intumescent coatings for purchase by contractor customers throughout the United States. 

You might describe precast concrete construction as “controlled efficiency.” While weather conditions, supply chain disruptions and labor availability can all threaten to throw a project off course, a Midwestern residence hall housing future artists demonstrates the efficiency precast concrete construction offers for enclosures that must meet stringent performance criteria, tight production schedules, and discerning occupants.

SOPREMA Inc. announces plans to open a 63,000 sq. ft., multi-purpose Building Envelope Supply (SOPREMA BES) facility in early 2022 in Carrollton, Texas.

AISI has published AISI S250-21, as a source for calculating the thermal transmittance (U-factors) of walls and ceiling/roof envelope assembles that contain cold-formed steel framing.

The recently enacted Covid-19 relief package titled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021” has extended the Federal Energy Tax Credit (Section 45L) through December 31, 2021, and made the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction (Section 179D) permanent. While both tax incentives offer significant value and the qualification process is simple, they are often overlooked by developers and homebuilders.