Huntsman Polyurethanes has developed a new fire-rated PIR based foam insulation for composite panels. DaltoPIR® XHFR insulation technology was launched at the PPA-Europe / IFBS Panels and Profiles conference.
Read MoreBusinesses and educational institutes report being fed up with their dry erase wallcoverings’ unsightly seams and their consistent staining and ghosting. They are looking for industry leading dry erase performance and would like to start using their walls within 24 hours after install.
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To create its newest hangar, HAECO Americas partnered with Ghafari Associates on the conceptual design and contractor selection. To bring the project to life, the design-build team included BRPH as the architect of record and BE&K Building Group as the design-build contractor, working with EXTECH on the daylighting solution.
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Constructed with over 20,000 square feet of SYNTHEON Accel-E Wall, Steel Thermal Efficient Panel (STEP) System, the exterior walls combine light-gauge metal stud framing and continuous insulation, to reduce building costs and time, while improving energy-efficiency. The exterior metal skin further utilizes IMETCO’s IntelliScreen Complete Rainscreen Wall System with Element Metal Panels coated in four shades of Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings Fluropon, its flagship 70% PVDF exterior architectural metal coating.
Read MoreDryvit Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS), yesterday announced the acquisition of Nudura Corporation, the leading manufacturer and distributor of Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) in North America.
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Architects and interior designers are discovering new creative, functional possibilities by utilizing versatile, performance based, stretched fabric wall finishing systems for commercial and residential work. The benefit of a stretched fabric wall surface is that it transforms a wall into a beautiful, functional surface. It has acoustical properties that reduce noise and sound transmission through walls; is tackable like a bulletin board; and can withstand high impact in high wear areas so is very low maintenance. The system is also versatile since refreshing the walls or updating the colors requires only changing out the fabric.
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Sto Corp. has recently introduced Sto TurboStick® Mini, an ultra-lightweight, ultra-compact adhesive delivery system with terrific advantages over traditional cement-based adhesives. The Mini version of TurboStick now gives applicators a choice of two convenient sizes – either cartridge or cylinder — when applying Sto’s ready-to-use, single component adhesive for installing insulation boards in exterior wall claddings like StoTherm ci and ci XPS.
Read MoreRCI, Inc.’s first annual Canadian Building Envelope Technology Symposium will be held September 13-14, 2018, at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale in Mississauga, ON. Top building envelope design consultants from across Canada will discuss important factors for successful planning and specification of sound building enclosures.
Read MoreSto Corp. announced that the company’s prefabrication division, StoPanel Technology, is now partnered with Dri-Design, to offer a unique non-composite pressure-equalized rain-screen, architectural metal wall system as part of its StoPanel line of products. The availability of a Dri-Design prefabricated panel option will provide owners and design professionals with a wide range of aesthetic metal panel shapes and color options along with the benefits provided when using a cladding that offers a rainscreen design.
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KINETICWALL® Dynamic Façade system from Exterior Technologies, Inc. (EXTECH) adds movement to building enclosures and wall systems with its flapper-panel design. The panels react to wind currents, creating the look of rolling waves across the wall system. It is structurally designed to withstand hurricane-force winds and torrential rainfall, yet it is light enough to enable easy installation, natural ventilation and visibility from the inside.
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