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When the Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association designed its new headquarters, they knew it needed to be built with materials that were energy-efficient, code-compliant and long-lasting. To ensure a long-lasting exterior, they turned to coatings and component finishes made with Kynar 500 and Kynar Aquatec PVDF resin.

Sto Corp., the innovative world leader in facade claddings, air barriers, coatings, and renovation systems, is empowering architects and designers with unprecedented creative freedom through recent advancements in its Sto Panel Technology business.

Aesthetics and durability in a rainscreen system influenced the design team of Stanec, Houston, to select Dri-Design’s Shadow Series panels for the HCC Culinary Arts building. 

The most prominent of these projects is in Cincinnati, with a $42 million addition and renovation that more than doubled the space to 177 rooms, making it the largest in the world.

Prefabricated exterior walls are changing the game in construction by providing customized constructability solutions.

The challenge for architects is to achieve the optimal daylighting conditions throughout the schools they design.

As important as going green for the environment is, it isn’t enough to focus on energy alone. We must not forget the impact that humans have on all aspects of nature, especially the bird species. 

Architects selected three-dimensional, privacy-friendly Lamberts channel glass from Bendheim to complement the geometric façade of a new school for special needs students in New York City.

The Kongsvinger School, one of Norway’s largest, has already won a building practice award for use of materials and interaction with its location and environment.

The David Rubenstein Forum project at the University of Chicago utilized 60,000 square feet of custom Versa-Lok and custom fabricated wall panels that were manufactured by ATAS in 1.0 mm grey zinc.