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Plaster Shows Strength in Colonial Building

Consolidated plaster ceiling in Colonial building passes strength test after serious water infiltration.

March 16, 2016

Historic Plaster Conservation Services Limited reported recently that a plaster ceiling the company consolidated in 2009 was accidentally flooded with water in 2015 and yet still easily passed a structural load test.

Barrier System for Commercial Building Envelopes

March 11, 2016

Georgia-Pacific

Hospital Gets a Bold, New Look

February 18, 2016

To rectify the hospital’s problem, construction began in 2010 on a $1.27 billion replacement—the New Parkland Hospital.

Using Graphite Polystyrene (GPS) Insulation

A new acronym coming your way.

Michael McAuley

November 1, 2015

From EPS to XPS to EIFS, wall professionals deal with a blizzard of acronyms every day. Now, along comes another one to become familiar with: GPS.

Ingenuity Safely Simplifies Wall Assembly, Installation

October 27, 2015

Multiple products incorporated into design at Arizona State Law School

Drainage Mat for Exterior Wall Systems

September 30, 2015

Keene Building Products

Fluid Applied, Synthetic Air & Vapor Retarder Membrane

September 23, 2015

Tremco Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing

Glass Fiber Mesh

September 21, 2015

BASF Corporation

Solutions to Building Efficiently

Systemization Brings Speed and Accuracy to Commerical Design and Specification

Herbert Slone

August 1, 2015

Our industry needs solutions that help us to build more efficiently.

Garland’s New Air and Water Barriers Reduce Air Leakage, Improve Building Performance

May 27, 2015

Garland’s new Aero-Perm line of permeable air and water barriers control the movement of air through the building envelope, reducing condensation, moisture development, and energy loss in the wall assembly.