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Prevent air and moisture transmission with AIR-SHIELD™ LSR by W. R. MEADOWS

W. R. MEADOWS, celebrating its 90th year as a construction leader, continues to push its building envelope product line – including its AIR-SHIELD LSR. AIR-SHIELD LSR is an eco-friendly, asphalt-free, single-component, synthetic rubber based liquid air/vapor and liquid moisture barrier. It acts as an air/vapor and liquid moisture barrier within the building envelope and can be applied to most common surfaces and integrated into various wall systems of both new construction and restoration.

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Delaware Valley Green Building Council announces 2016 Groundbreaker Organizational and Program Award winners

The Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC) announced Saint-Gobain/CertainTeed and YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School are the recipients of  the Groundbreaker Organizational Awards and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) Project is the recipient of the Program Award. Winners of these awards will be recognized alongside three built project winners at DVGBC’s 2016 Groundbreaker Awards ceremony on September 29 from 6-9:30 p.m. at Cira Green (80 South 30th Street, Philadelphia).

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University of Manchester National Graphene Institute wins RIBA National Award

The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute has won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) National Award, the most rigorous and prestigious award for new buildings in the United Kingdom. This building is one of a series of successful collaborations between CH2M and UK architectural firm Jestico + Whiles. It is one of only 46 UK buildings recognized with a National Award.

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Linetec finishes Penn Family Medicine Center’s pyramid skylight manufactured by Super Sky

Designed by Array Architects, Penn Family Medicine Southern Chester County’s new 72,000-square-foot outpatient facility in West Grove, Pennsylvania, opened in 2015. The $28 million building highlights “ample natural light” among its amenities, which is made possible in part by its pyramid skylight. Super Sky Products Enterprises, LLC, manufactured the 23-by-23-foot skylight with aluminum framing finished by Linetec in a Silver Sunstorm color mica coating to ensure long-lasting performance.

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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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