The U.S. Department of Energy last month released the latest version of the Zero Energy Ready Home requirements for single-family homes. Version 2 of the ZERH requirements included an update of the thermal envelope insulation levels to those required by the 2021 Residential IECC, whereas the previous version (V1 Rev 8) stipulated 2015 IECC thermal insulation requirements.

FacadesXi announced that its new, state-of-the-art production facility is fully operational and is now capable of producing its full line of EIFS, Stucco, Water Barrier Coatings, and Specialty Coatings.

PrimeSource Brands, a North American provider of specialty branded residential building products, announced that it has acquired Axxis, LLC, a provider of fastening tools and collated fasteners.

There are several ways to improve sound isolation in the home including mass, absorption, decoupling and damping.

In one iconic Joni Mitchell hit, paradise was paved and turned into a parking lot. Recently, in Cincinnati, the reverse occurred, when a parking lot was torn up and turned into – well, maybe not paradise, but at least a very handsome apartment building that some are crediting with helping to transform a previously underutilized area of the city. 

The built environment is truly only as good as the sum of its parts, and as the demands of the spaces where we live, work, learn, and play increase, the materials and products that comprise them must evolve with those demands. So, too, must the means by which we test, measure, and verify the efficacy of these products.

Master Wall ReCote is a beautiful lightly textured acrylic coating that rejuvenates surfaces of brick, concrete, masonry or tilt-up concrete. The integral colors enhance the surface while maintaining the modular patterns of the wall surface.

The 138-unit community features 26 condo-style apartments ranging from three to eight-unit buildings. Spread over 22 acres, the project is being constructed in three phases, with the first phase delivering 15 units with two and three-bedroom floor plans.

The recipients of NWCB's 2021 Outstanding Project of the Year Awards have been selected!