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 Most subcontractors will agree that labor is their greatest risk. 

 The Certified Steel Stud Association is a new organization with an undeniable commitment to code compliance.  

 As owners and developers of major capital projects keep seeing more construction delays and ever-escalating costs, they have been searching for solutions to control both.  

 Throughout the life of any stucco or EIFS clad building, invariably some damage will occur to the cladding.  

Building codes evolve to address changes in how structures are constructed. 

 The Federal Government’s General Services Administration owns and leases over 350 million square feet of office space—nearly 10,000 buildings, housing more than a million federal employees.  

Ever since I learned that fiber optic cables could be used for lighting, I have been fascinated with the idea that light could be brought anywhere into a building through tiny, plastic strands. 

 Proprietary board and panel products exist, gypsum board is generally considered to be a commodity building material. 

 This is certainly a hot new term for the millennia. 

 “The building envelope shall be designed and constructed with a continuous air barrier to control air leakage into, or out of the conditioned space.”