Building envelope - Articles - Page 20

Engineers Break Architectural Barriers with Structural Glass

Stutzki Engineering Employs Abaqus FEA to Help Design the Material in a New Role

October 5, 2012

Glass breaks. When it reaches a certain stress level it doesn’t yield, it shatters, without warning or predictable focal point.

Green Course Approved by GBCI

July 31, 2012

The ATAS course “Energy Efficient Building Envelope Technology” has been approved by the Green Building Certification Institute.

Building Wrap

IPG

June 14, 2012

NovaWrap™ Building Wrap from IPG is a 100 percent synthetic breathable weather-resistant barrier (WRB) for residential and commercial applications.

Self-Adhesive Membrane

AIR-SHIELD

December 21, 2011

AIR-SHIELD self-adhering air/vapor and liquid moisture barrier is part of a total W. R. MEADOWS system to complete the building envelope.

Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance Introduces Sustainable Packaging

November 9, 2011

Reflecting its commitment to providing sustainable roofing and building envelope solutions, Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance is proud to provide meltable plastic wraps as part of its hot-applied roofing adhesive line.

World-Class Research Center Protected by State-of-the-Art Building Envelope System

August 2, 2011

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center serves as both a museum and a scientific research facility for individuals interested in how the ecosystem functions at the confluence of the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois Rivers.

From The Ground Up

Michael R. Fisher

August 1, 2011

At 32 stories and 670,000 square feet, 360 State Street is Connecticut’s largest private residential building. The $180 million mixed-use development tower is located in the heart of downtown New Haven, Conn.

Commissioning Validates High-Performance Roofing

John Runkle, PE

May 6, 2011

Architectural Commissioning (ARCx), a more comprehensive term for Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx), is a systematic process of ensuring that the exterior elements of a newly-constructed or renovated building provide effective environmental separation between the exterior environment and interior occupied space according to the building Owner’s Performance Requirements (OPR) for the intended use.

Durable, Energy-Efficient, ETFE Roofing Comes To Market

Lisa Marquis Jackson

February 4, 2010

Since its development in the 1970s, mainstream use of the fluorocarbon-based polymer ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) in construction projects has been largely limited to Europe.