Professionals looking to better understand the role roofing systems play in energy efficiency and building performance can now watch the on-demand webinar, "Reducing Occupant Energy Costs: Tile Roofing Delivers Performance, Durability, and a Solar-Ready Home," sponsored by Eagle Roofing Products.
Prefabrication offers a reliable pathway to improve enclosure performance by increasing quality, consistency, and integration of key building science principles
Over the next five years, prefabricated building systems are expected to grow from a $91.25B market to $130B worldwide. While this substantial growth is often attributed to prefabrication schedule and quality advantages, it is also driven by its ability to deliver meaningful sustainability benefits.
This discussion with Jay Saldana of Amrize/Elevate explores building enclosure commissioning, the upcoming LEED v4/v4.1 sunset, and Elevate's new LEED v5 Credit Guide for building professionals.
Plan Review runs within UpCodes' QA/QC Platform. Users can create projects and set their jurisdictions, code year, and building type once
June 23, 2026
UpCodes introduced Plan Review, an AI-native QA/QC feature that automatically analyzes project drawings against UpCodes library of 11 million locally adopted building codes.
In terms of aesthetics, IMPs are highly configurable. Manufacturers typically offer a variety of finishes for IMPs to add architectural interest without extending the construction timeline
IMPs fold insulation, structure and finish into a single component to meet those competing demands and support the increase in industrial building construction activity.
Hennebery Eddy Architects, headquartered in Portland, Ore., specified 102,360 square feet of A606 Weathering Steel for the exterior walls
June 12, 2026
With the aim of consolidating five public works departments into one campus, the City of Bend, Ore., wanted a facility that would serve long-term growth while being designed with resiliency, well-being and energy efficiency. The material that helped pull the City of Bend Public Works Campus project together was A606 Weathering Steel from The Bryer Company.
From baseball to international football, high-performing stadiums are demonstrating measurable stewardship—and helping raise sustainability standards
June 3, 2026
The U.S. Green Building Council launched the Sustainable Stadiums Interactive Map, a new tool that helps fans, media, venue operators and city leaders explore LEED- and TRUE-certified stadiums across North America—alongside LEED-certified hotels, restaurants and other buildings located near participating venues.