Climate disasters have proven a challenge for the construction industry as the cycle of destruction, cleanup and rebuilding now seems to be never-ending. Louisiana is the first state in the country to utilize a new hurricane proof building technology, which is being used to build a police station in Houma. Building Enclosure was joined by Annette Rubin, Founder & CEO of Vero Building Systems, to discuss this new technology.
For Construction Specialties, market feedback is often the driving force behind product development. But new products can also arise as the solution to a project challenge that a customer has brought to the CS engineering teams.
Hurricanes devastated properties across the U.S. Virgin Islands a few years ago, including on St. Thomas where the former Bluebeard Beach Club resort lost the roofs on all seven of its guestroom buildings, which also all suffered significant moisture damage.
SLIMPACT by Faour Glass Technologies, a leading provider of custom architectural glazing products for the high-end residential and commercial markets, welcomes the newest product innovation for Hurricane markets, SLIMPACT XL Single Lite Windows
With extreme storms like this becoming increasingly routine each year, it’s growing more important for building professionals in storm-prone areas to adapt their projects to consider when, rather than if, severe weather strikes.
With manufacturing operations and employees in Florida dating back nearly 70 years, Westlake Royal Roofing Solutions™ intimately understands the urgencies and misinformation that can follow a major hurricane.
As the construction industry mobilizes to assist with cleanup and restoration, it is important for out of state contractors to understand the complexity and enforcement of Florida’s construction licensing laws.
A sponsored session during the 2022 Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance Hybrid Fall Conference centered around hurricane standards, product testing and the product approval process in Florida and Texas.
Reliable has expanded its collection of architectural louvers rated for severe weather and extreme performance with the newly-designed Florida-approved AEL-42-7020-MD louver.
