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Month: January 2019

PPG honored with three Chairman’s Awards from Metal Construction Association

PPG honored with three Chairman’s Awards from Metal Construction Association

Posted by | Jan 29, 2019 | 0 |

PPG announced that it received three 2018 Chairman’s Awards from the Metal Construction Association (MCA). PPG received the highest honor for the Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Center at Cornell Tech, which earned the Chairman’s Award for Overall Excellence. Located on New York City’s Roosevelt Island, the building features a metal-panel rainscreen finished with iridescent PPG DURANAR® VARI-COOL® coatings. The rainscreen serves as a protective insulating barrier as well as a color-shifting wall of art for the 160,000-square-foot structure.

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American Concrete Institute launches new Concrete Repair Subscription

American Concrete Institute launches new Concrete Repair Subscription

Posted by | Jan 28, 2019 | 0 |

The American Concrete Institute – the global authority for information on concrete design, construction, repair, and materials – announced last week the launch of its new Concrete Repair Subscription.  The online subscription includes digital access to the American Concrete Institute’s technical and education content on concrete assessment, repair, rehabilitation, and more.

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Sustainable Minds announces Transparency Catalog v2.0: Powerful MasterFormat® filtering and every Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) in North America

Posted by | Jan 28, 2019 | 0 |

Sustainable Minds® (SM), recognized leaders in customer-centered product sustainability cloud solutions, today announced the availability of the Transparency Catalog v2.0, continuing the company’s commitment to deliver simple, easy to use and powerful tools. Flexible MasterFormat® number filtering, aligned with MasterSpec® sections, enables AECOs to find exactly the brands, products and transparency disclosures, in each division and section, to meet project and green building rating system requirements.

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Tubelite introduces 400 4-Side SSG Cassette Series with proprietary anchors and glass-to-edge glazing

Tubelite introduces 400 4-Side SSG Cassette Series with proprietary anchors and glass-to-edge glazing

Posted by | Jan 28, 2019 | 0 |

Tubelite Inc. launches a new 400 4-Side SSG Cassette Series glazing system for building envelopes in low- and mid-rise commercial curtainwall applications, such as retail centers, offices, health care facilities and schools. The aluminum-framed, factory-fabricated and factory-glazed system is field installed into the curtainwall grid with 2.5-inch interior sightlines and the strength of variable-depth back members in sizes from 5-5/8- to 10-inches.

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International Code Council CEO Dominic Sims joins the National Institute of Building Sciences board

Posted by | Jan 27, 2019 | 0 |

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) appointed Dominic Sims, CBO, Chief Executive Officer of the International Code Council, to a three-year term as a member of its Board of Directors. NIBS was established by the U.S. Congress in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to bring the public and private sector together to advance the built environment.

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Boulder Valley School District opens new sustainable Transportation Center designed to LEED

Boulder Valley School District opens new sustainable Transportation Center designed to LEED

Posted by | Jan 25, 2019 | 0 |

The Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) today celebrated the opening of its new Transportation Center, the first of three major projects to support educational opportunities in the 31,000-student district. Located on a 9-acre site in eastern Boulder, the 40,000-square-foot Transportation Center is designed to follow LEED design principals by the Denver-based Stantec team.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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