Marking the epicenter of New London, Conn.’s renaissance, a new multifamily rental community built on the corner of Hamilton and Howard streets is bringing new life to the neighborhood with welcoming market-rate residences.
A typical building loses up to 25 percent of its heat through the roof. Industry-leading Elevate roofing and insulation systems by Holcim were thus instrumental in the construction of the world’s largest Passive House-certified office building: the Winthrop Center in Boston.
Two commonly cited solutions are lightning protection systems and surge suppression. While they both address issues related to lightning, they serve distinctly different purposes.
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.
The prospect of decarbonizing the electrical sector is riddled with myriad economic, technological, political, and outright physical challenges. There will be unanticipated setbacks and some nascent technologies will offer staggering breakthroughs. Goals notwithstanding, the future has yet to be written.
Many roofing contractors will tell you that the easiest part of any project is the actual roofing work. This is particularly true of projects that have challenging administrative, safety, and/or installation requirements.
Efficiency and durability are also major contributing factors to a building’s sustainability. The roof and exterior building envelope systems are the first line of defense when looking to reduce carbon emissions and energy use, as well as ensure a building can stand the test of time.
To clad the 37,200-square-foot structure, Old Country Millwork supplied Four C’s Construction with approximately 8 tons of RHEINZINK’s architectural zinc. Four C’s fabricated the natural metal material into 12-inch-wide reveal wall panels and installed 7,600 square feet on the building’s exterior.
With a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability for this innovative design, Architect Gensler Los Angeles specified 156,000 square feet of Solarban 70 glass because of its superior solar control and thermal insulation properties.
One of the more subtle ways to make a building temperature controlled while considering the planet is ventilated facade systems. This cladding system changes a building’s envelope, improving the building’s efficiency and impact.
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