The ways in which liquid and vapor move through our building envelopes are complex, and even today not completely understood; but the fact that lots of water can (and does) move through porous building materials is a phenomenon that rules over so much of the way we build.
The wallboard industry often refers to two types of fire-rated gypsum panels — Type X and Type C. Understanding the differences between these two fire-rated panels is important.
To create a modern aesthetic in a traditional, upscale neighborhood, architects at Piatt Associates, Inc. turned to James Hardie for the exterior cladding on Bay State Corner, a 10-unit modular condominium building in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The global architecture and interiors firm CetraRuddy has unveiled design details for Rose Hill, an architecturally distinctive, over-600-foot full-service condominium tower under construction in Manhattan for developer Rockefeller Group.
If you live in Pennsylvania, or 26 other states that have adopted building codes with energy requirements, you want to know a person like Chaz Steffen from Ideal Living Environments Inc.
The highly-contemporary new Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Subway Station is truly an artistic jewel on Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Spadina Subway Extension.
Ellsworth, WI recently held the grand opening of its new $26 million elementary school dedicated to the education of more than 600 pre-K through 5th graders.
Hurricane-force winds. Searing rays from the sun. Baseball-sized hail. These are just a few elements that home exteriors can be subjected to on a regular basis.
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