Items Tagged with 'building maintenance'

Five years ago, 98 lives were lost when Champlain Towers South partially collapsed. The tragedy forever changed families, a community, and our nation's understanding of condominium safety. 

The NIBS hosts an important meeting with ICC and the National Building Museum in early September.

With questions of coating compatibility, sealing strategies, abatement procedures, and maintainability not seen in framed walls or masonry facades, the task of refurbishing these structures is a rapidly developing field in restoration technology.

Metal siding is far from a new concept, but many commercial project managers are turning to it today. Amid this shift, construction and architectural firms should ask why and see if metal walls are right for them.

To better support the growing need for product education in the construction and maintenance industry, ICP Group recently opened its third facility dedicated to training for its APOC brand of commercial and residential building products.

What makes a sustainable structure, and how do people create buildings that stand the test of time? They plan for the future today. Create interiors that feel like home rather than sterile to keep companies or residents from moving on.

The exterior of the building is exposed daily to punishing environmental conditions including high UV rays, high humidity, salt spray, and windborne sand. Over the years, these environmental assaults served to break down the builder-applied acrylic coating on the building’s stucco surface, leaving it chalky and dull.

A building’s envelope is described as any component of a building that touches the outside air and repels the elements such as the roof, walls, doors and windows.

Restoration specialists Western Specialty Contractors has partnered with Sika USA, a leading supplier of specialty products and solutions for the construction industry, to co-host a FREE webinar “Cracking the Stadium Restoration & Maintenance Code” highlighting stadium restoration and maintenance. 

The event provided an opportunity for interested stakeholders to share ideas and discuss needed resources for building safety professionals in the field.