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Metal Design and Sleek Coatings Provide Air-Like Aesthetic for Renovated Boeing Facility

Metal Design and Sleek Coatings Provide Air-Like Aesthetic for Renovated Boeing Facility

Posted by | Apr 18, 2018 | 0 |

Calloway Johnson Moore & West of Lexington, PA was hired as the architecture firm for the development. Due to the heavy industrial use of the facility, CENTRIA’s Formawall® Dimension Series® insulated metal panels were chosen to provide thermal efficiency as well as wind and flame resistance. The panels offer superior weather protection, and deliver a sleek façade. The CENTRIA metal wall panels were coated in Sherwin-Williams Coil Coating’s Fluropon® Classic metallic coating in the colors Pewter and Silversmith – providing an air-like aesthetic to the facility’s exterior with the main overcast gray tone perfectly accented by the dark gray.

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Rainscreen Cladding Market Worth $14.0 Billion by 2024

Posted by | Apr 1, 2018 | 0 |

The global rainscreen cladding market size is expected to reach USD 14.0 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., registering a 7.6% CAGR during the forecast period. Demand for these products has increased significantly owing to promotion by the World Green Building Council and International Energy Agency.

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For a Green Wall, You Need a System

For a Green Wall, You Need a System

Posted by | Nov 15, 2017 | 0 |

Properly integrating the key components for any wall system — air and water control layer, rain control layer, thermal control layer, and exterior cladding — provides a useful checklist when attempting to achieve a greener build. Each of these components is important; however, for an energy-efficient, sustainable and durable wall, you need a green system.

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Garmin Project Features Kalwall® Panels

Garmin Project Features Kalwall® Panels

Posted by | Oct 6, 2017 | 0 |

“The ability to add natural diffuse daylighting in the workplace is a recognized factor in increased productivity,” says Tom Hon, the Regional Manager for Kalwall who worked on the project. “Kalwall panels address that, as well as being energy efficient. Another key factor is the look of the VertiKal. The design aspect was important.”

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Pathways Innovation Center and Roosevelt High School feature EXTECH custom sunscreen and translucent façade

Pathways Innovation Center and Roosevelt High School feature EXTECH custom sunscreen and translucent façade

Posted by | Aug 18, 2017 | 0 |

Beyond the need for new and updated school buildings, the School District’s overall goal was to provide an environment that allows for the advanced technology necessary to “prepare children for success in a world we cannot yet imagine,” says Scott Krenner, the project’s design lead and senior associate at Cuningham Group. “Rather than follow a traditional vocational approach, this high school presents new pathways to success; a way to shine that may not be found in standardized tests. Here, their inventive thinking and new skills are much more visible.”

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KIRCO announces grand opening of the Global Dow Center and new H. H. Dow Visitors and Heritage Center

KIRCO announces grand opening of the Global Dow Center and new H. H. Dow Visitors and Heritage Center

Posted by | Aug 11, 2017 | 0 |

Elements of the Global Dow Center include: a six-story, 184,390 square-foot, steel-frame and curtain wall structure; 21,000-square-feet of vegetative rooftop and a nearly one-acre decorative pond wrapping one-third of the building, helping to dramatically reduce heat islands and storm water runoff; and an enclosed employee walkway connecting occupants to parking and other campus facilities.

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Royal Hawaiian Center features new Super Sky skylights with finishing by Linetec

Royal Hawaiian Center features new Super Sky skylights with finishing by Linetec

Posted by | Aug 2, 2017 | 0 |

The Center’s refreshed exterior seamlessly blends with its lush surroundings, including an added green gathering space for entertainment and cultural programming. On Buildings A and C, designed by Architects Hawaii Ltd. (AHL), skylight systems by Super Sky Products Enterprises, LLC showcase natural light and views. Linetec painted the skylight’s aluminum framing members in a durable, 70 percent PVDF resin-based coating to protecting against the intense sunlight, heavy rains, high humidity and salt spray.

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PPG brochure celebrates 50 years of DURANAR coatings

Posted by | Aug 1, 2017 | 0 |

PPG has published “The Gold Standard in Architectural Metal Coatings: Celebrating 50 Years of DURANAR® Coatings,” a 16-page brochure commemorating the 1967 introduction of one of the industry’s first high-performance polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) coatings for metal building components.

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Covestro pledges to advance resource-efficient building in emerging markets with IFC’s EDGE

Posted by | Jul 19, 2017 | 0 |

“IFC’s collaboration with Covestro will help empower the private sector in emerging markets to adopt low-carbon construction materials,” said Alzbeta Klein, director and global head for IFC’s climate business. “It unites us in shared thought leadership so that, together, we can amplify the awareness and education of sustainable building practices in emerging markets.”

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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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