Now more than ever, it’s critical that we’re committed to embodied carbon reduction. To do this, AEC professionals need to focus on reducing the embodied carbon of materials and construction processes, which is often overlooked but crucial for overall carbon reduction
This year, IIBEC and OBEC have teamed up to bring the 2024 Building Envelope Symposium to Toronto, Canada, for a live, interactive experience convening the best experts in building enclosure industry. Jill Bloom, Group Publisher for Building Enclosure, sat down with IIBEC’s CEO/EVP, Brian Pallash, to chat about what to expect during this year’s show.
Increasingly, our schools need to be well-appointed places of modern learning and also durable structures in the event of natural disasters such as Florida’s seasonal hurricanes.
Serving 750 students in grades 5 and 6, Azle Elementary School features several Tubelite aluminum framing systems for resilient, continuous use in the warm Texas climate.
On September 11th at 11am EST we have a free webinar titled “Building Science for Architects.” We were joined by our presenters, Elizabeth Grant, Building & Roofing Science Research Lead at GAF | Siplast, and Andrea Wagner Watts, the Building Science Education Manager for GAF | Siplast, to chat about the upcoming webinar.
New coatings and sheens don’t always live and perform by the old rules. What is driving this innovation, and what are some examples of these new rule-breaking coatings? We’ll get to that.
With the USGBC's release of LEED v5 for public comment earlier this year, architects and contractors are already strategizing on the best practices for earning LEED credits. So, how can the coil and extrusion coatings specified for metal roofs and walls contribute to LEED credits?