Framing System Helps German-Style Brewery Achieve Desired Aesthetic
Design should know no boundaries. Sometimes those boundaries are only broken down by the open mind.
View ArticleMetal Panels Bring Education Center and Tourist Attraction to Life
The recently opened Discovery Park of America is a striking new multi-million-dollar education center and tourist attraction in Union City, Tenn.
View ArticleKey Energy Factors in Evaluating Cool Roofing
Installing a cool roof can help buildings reduce their energy consumption, and choosing the right roof depends on knowing what to look for.
View Article‘Building within a Building’ for Savings
A Colorado project team makes effective use of a site to deliver energy and cost savings to an existing affordable multifamily housing project.
View ArticleA Golden Opportunity For Platinum
A grant from the Department of Energy pushes a sustainable building at a Michigan university from LEED Gold to LEED Platinum.
View ArticleArena Stage Engineered for Strength
The Arena Stage is believed to have the tallest free-standing timber-backed façade in the world. Installation for the unique, geometrically complex structure took all involved into uncharted territory;...
View ArticleMaking a First Impression: Lightweight, Transparent Membrane Creates Dramatic...
Gambling is a game of chance, but you never get a second chance to make a first impression.
View ArticleSolar Challenge: Innovation Makes Unique Solar Panel Installation Possible
As part of a major renovation seeking net-zero energy LEED certification, DPR Construction of San Francisco wanted to install solar panels on its roof.
View ArticleAssociates Enjoy New Office Green Roof
A Xero Flor Green Roof System has been installed at MetroTop Plaza.
View ArticlePart Ship, Part House: Cladding Helps Contemporary Art Installation Project...
Philadelphia architectural firm Austin+Mergold won top honors for its part ship, part house large-scale art installation.
View ArticleOn the Shore: Historic Hotel at Famous Lakeside Theme Park Gets New Roof
Theme parks generally rely on off-season time to do major renovations, including roofing projects.
View ArticleBlending In: Metal Roof Panels Provide Residential Look for New Neighborhood...
Construction of the new Beverly Farms Elementary School in Potomac, Md., was part of Montgomery County Public Schools ongoing revitalization/expansion program.
View ArticlePhasing in Neighborhood Developments
A Milwaukee project team has few precedents to follow when achieving one of the rarer LEED certifications.
View ArticleTwice the Size and Half the Footprint
The performance of a renovated house in Virginia dwarfs its predecessor, despite adding space to meet the owner’s needs.
View ArticleUrban Development and Sustainability
The best way to effect the most sustainable good is to focus on the places where the largest amounts of energy are being used.
View ArticleShaking It Up
After almost a quarter of a century with wood shingles overhead, the Butler family decided to shake up its roof.
View ArticleBack on Track
The venerable Coxe Cage field house at Yale University remains an integral part of the school’s track and field history thanks to the building’s new metal roof.
View ArticleSwitching to Shake: Condo Community Swaps Cedar for Polymer Shake Roofing Tiles
What helps protect the Dakotas at Arrowhead Townhome Association from massive amounts of snow?
View ArticleCollegiate Canopy: New University of Louisville Soccer Stadium Sports...
The University of Louisville men’s and women’s soccer teams have moved into the largest collegiate soccer venue in the country, sporting a 4,000-square-foot PTFE fiberglass canopy roof over the...
View ArticleStanding Out: Historic St. Paul’s Cathedral Highlighted by Fire Brick Red Roof
The heavily-damaged St. Paul’s Cathedral and Parish House finally have new, long-lasting polymer roofs overhead.
View ArticleKeeping History Alive: Manufacturer Donation Helps Preserve Buildings on...
Drexel Metals’ generosity will help ensure future generations can experience historical Doylestown, Pa., and the Mercer Museum.
View ArticleNot Your Garden-Variety Feature
If you’ve seen our Other Uses for Product Samples video series, then you know all about how we’ve found ways products can be used for things other than their intended purpose.
View ArticleSustainable Star Gazing
Roofing choices play a key role in an education center, and its observatory, earning LEED Platinum.
View ArticleThe Power to Save Lives
This summer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, completed the construction of a solar power project to provide 61 percent of its energy needs to the building.
View ArticleA Sunny Outlook: Large-Scale Solar Installation Produces Clean Energy for ATI...
As of October, ATI Decorative Laminates is offsetting half of its power consumption with renewable energy.
View ArticleNet-Zero Energy Military Installation Achieves Mission Impossible
Through private financing – the hot trend, and nearly only route, for implementing energy conservation measures – reducing energy spend and shrinking the environmental footprint of federal real estate...
View ArticleSerene Sustainability: Hawaii Resort Incorporates Native Elements into Unique...
Honolulu Roofing Company recently completed the installation of a sustainable green roof at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore.
View ArticleRoof Renovation on International School
In taking on the design and administration of a rooftop renovation project for the United Nation’s International School in Manhattan, the team at Bone/Levine Architects wanted to honor the school’s...
View ArticleOur 2018 Construction Forecast
With the slow growth that was seen in 2017, can next year be expected to be the same, if not better?
View ArticleRoofing Code: Roof Ventilation
This piece covers code details on surface preparation of walls and roof ventilation.
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