Articles Tagged with ''aluminum''

The La Nube STEAM Discovery Center in El Paso showcases how ATAS wall systems shaped a cloud-inspired landmark that fosters creativity, learning, and civic pride.

He will be responsible for Alumicor, EFCO, Linetec, Tubelite and Wausau Window brand products.

The standard performance requirements for curtain wall systems should not be compromised in favor of high thermal performance. This article outlines the testing and evaluation process.

Exemplifying monolithic, modern building design, this single-story connecting building and parking garages feature aluminum framing systems by Tubelite and architectural finishes by Linetec.

FGIA has updated a specification describing the test procedures and performance requirements for pigmented organic coatings applied to aluminum, fiber reinforced thermoset or wood and cellulosic composite profiles for windows, doors, wall panels, skylights, sloped glazing and similar products.

To accomplish the university’s campus-wide, long-term goals, architects at the Design Collaborative first developed a comprehensive plan. 

Aluminum and steel tariffs doubled on June 4, spiking prices 54% and straining construction budgets. Contractors face rising costs, labor shortages and shrinking margins amid the most aggressive trade stance in decades.

The company announced that it sources 100 percent of the aluminum and steel used in its metal panels from domestic suppliers.

For a distinctive appearance blending advanced high-tech with approachable, high-touch, EFCO finished the aluminum framing, brake metal and swing entrance doors in a specialty bronze-gold color paint.

What are the complexities for architects in this climate? How does it impact how they specify products for any particular job? And how does that all cascade to the rest of the industry?