While energy efficiency and sustainability in building design has been a major focus in recent years for architects and owners, the manufacturing of construction materials is often overlooked. 

The thermal performance of a stucco clad exterior wall assembly has traditionally been achieved by installing insulation in the wall cavity. 

The hired gun of the Old West would work for a cattle rancher to chase off homesteaders or protect a widow.

There never seems to be a shortage of interesting situations in the stucco and EIFS world. With my passion for these industries and my ever-open eyes and ears-to-the-ground alertness, I find myself engaged in some very intriguing conversations usually related to a “situation.” 

Due to fluctuations in global markets and recent trade tariffs, the prices of building materials are steadily rising. 

Fibrous plaster is the common name in the Great Britain for the type of plasterwork that is more commonly referred to as plaster moldings or occasionally pre-cast plaster in North America

A 1965 cast-in-place concrete office building in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., was showing its age.

Fewer skilled tradesmen, less available energy, tighter build schedules, fewer quality checks and less concern with building envelope performance are off-set by the demand for more energy efficient designs, more resilient assemblies and more productivity. 

At the start of the day, after that first cup of coffee, most ceiling installers are clean, strong, and at the top of their game. 

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