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IMPs fold insulation, structure and finish into a single component to meet those competing demands and support the increase in industrial building construction activity.

Materials installed behind the 225-foot museum tower’s impressive granite façade include 130,000 square feet of continuous insulation.

By hitching their wagon to the horse of Standard 90.1, LEED-related hard costs are rising and becoming increasingly misaligned with low-margin project cost models based largely on minimum energy standards within the project’s regulatory context.

The construction industry is facing mounting backlash over a controversial licensing and software initiative tied to the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and its widely used classification systems, including MasterFormat, UniFormat and OmniClass.

Polyisocyanurate (polyiso) roof insulation stands as one of the most widely used insulation products for low-slope commercial roofing systems.

As healthcare design responds to climate pressures, aging infrastructure, and increasingly complex renovation cycles, the industry must move beyond fragmented specification toward integrated, continuous envelope design.

If done right, the next generation of sports infrastructure will not just host events—it will help shape the economic, social, and cultural trajectory of healthier and more vibrant cities for generations to come.

For brands and companies of all sizes, there are several key factors to consider when undergoing a rapid retail expansion, according to the retail design experts at Lawrence Group.

As schools and universities rethink what their campuses need to offer in an AI-driven world, two experts from Carnegie discuss how surfaces, acoustics, and material choices play a defining role in making those spaces work.