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A Preview of Roofing Day 2023

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Lindsay Lewis
February 20, 2023

Each year, multiple industry-leading associations and manufacturers show up to Washington D.C. to help protect and enhance all of our businesses. We've shared a few snippets from some industry-leading associations to highlight what is of the most importance at this year's gathering.


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NRCA Fights to Prevent PVC from Being Deemed a Hazardous Material

November 23, 2022

If PVC is categorized as hazardous waste, the EPA would have to develop a comprehensive framework to ensure its treatment, storage and disposal. This would likely be very costly, burdensome and particularly hit small businesses hard.


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Building Enclosure Contractors Guide to Hurricane Cleanup Licensing

Trent Cotney
October 12, 2022

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.


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The B.S. of Summer Camp: Building Science Style

Jennifer Keegan
August 23, 2022

Tales of Summer Camp are legendary and I was beyond thrilled to be part of the Building Science event of the year!


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Preserve and Protect ASTM E2307 to Avoid Normalization of Deviance

An Open Letter to the AEC Community
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Angie Ogino
August 10, 2022

In the absence of standardized fire testing, unfortunate consequences can arise. In the U.S., we’ve started to see a relaxed attitude toward firestopping in general.


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Repurposing Cladding

John McIsaac
July 27, 2022

The façade industry features many building materials that can be recycled and reused, many of which can take on an entirely new and different life in their second chapter.


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Designing for Severe Weather

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Lindsay Lewis
June 9, 2022

Severe weather has significantly changed the way we look at design and construction of our buildings—from commercial to residential. Weather has become more volatile as natural disasters have taken their toll on our architecture.


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Building A Sustainable Tomorrow Through Energy Code Adoption Today

Ryan Colker
May 6, 2022

As governments continue to race toward achieving the goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, it is now evident that the COVID-19 pandemic had an unexpected side effect of helping to lower global greenhouse gas emissions.


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Post-Pandemic Workplaces

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Lindsay Lewis
April 4, 2022

As some of us make the shift from working from home to heading back to an office space, it leads me to wonder what the offices of the future will look like. There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has altered our entire way of life. It’s definitely altered how we’ll design public places too.


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Our Top Podcasts of 2021

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Lindsay Lewis
January 10, 2022

Our show, Enclosure Experts, features industry-leading construction and design professionals interviewed by the editorial staff of Building Enclosure.


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