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The code does have a tolerance for the brown (basecoat) coat of Portland cement plaster (stucco).

When finishing the joints on a fire-rated system, do exactly as the fire test indicates.

It seems that global warming is a reality. The real questions are: How fast is it happening? Is it a natural phenomenon, or does mankind cause it? Can we really do anything about it?

According to the U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 6 million citizens or legal residents of the United States between the ages of 18 and 64 who are actively seeking work, but who are unemployed. What happened?

Here are some specific strategies to help you hold the line on what you need to charge in order to prosper.

KA Architecture, 9th Street Design Studio, Western Reserve Building, Cleveland, Ohio

LEED has continued to make gains, but has not become the powerful market transformation tool it was meant to be.

If you are determined to use EIFS as the new cladding on an existing building, you may have a real challenge trying to find a way to get the new EIFS properly attached to the wall. Here are some solutions to attaching EIFS to unusual surfaces.

Seismic pods are known as lateral force bracing or horizontal restraint in code documents. The codes require lateral force bracing on suspended lay-in acoustical ceilings in areas prone to earthquakes.

The owner of a project called me to say: “I would like to know why you filed a lien on my building, and how did you arrive at the lien amount?”