Top building products for May 2024
BD+C Editors break down May's top 15 building products, from Durat and CaraGreen's Durat Plus to Zurn Siphonic Roof Drains.
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Construction Costs
Despite challenges, 2024 construction material prices continue to stabilize
Gordian’s Q2 2024 Quarterly Construction Cost Insights Report indicates that supply chain issues notwithstanding, many commodities are exhibiting price normalization.
Affordable Housing
General contractor’s keys to a successful affordable housing project
General contractors can have tremendous influence over a project’s success in terms of schedule, budget, and quality. However, to ensure a project is put on this path, there are a few factors that must be considered.
MFPRO+ New Projects
Two San Francisco multifamily high rises install onsite water recycling systems
Two high-rise apartment buildings in San Francisco have installed onsite water recycling systems that will reuse a total of 3.9 million gallons of wastewater annually. The recycled water will be used for toilet flushing, cooling towers, and landscape irrigation to significantly reduce water usage in both buildings.
Lighting | Nov 6, 2017
LEDs accentuate the architecture at a renovated public library
Design elements such as colored-glass room dividers and distinctive curvatures in the carpet, ceiling panels, and light fixtures create definition between zones in the library.
Products and Materials | Oct 25, 2017
Intentionally designed corner protection at the Chicago Marriott Marquis Hotel
Good interior finishing adds beauty to the space while also ensuring the construction’s durability.
Oct 24, 2017
Tornado resistant door hardware solutions
Keep your building secure and those within it safe from tornadoes and severe weather with certified…
Walls and Partitions | Oct 16, 2017
Vertically folding walls save space while opening up rooms
Vista Air is available in several mounting options and cladding materials, including metal, wood, and glass.
Glass and Glazing | Oct 13, 2017
Toronto’s CN Tower improves views with floor-to-ceiling dynamic glass windows
The glass darkens in proportion to the sun’s intensity to produce a reduction of heat and glare inside the building.
Glass and Glazing | Oct 12, 2017
Glass installation depicts Chicago landscape at O’Hare Terminal 5 expansion
The art was inspired by NASA satellite imagery.
Products and Materials | Sep 18, 2017
Product roundup: Paints + coatings
Duranar Sunstorm from PPG, Fluropon from Valspar, and Extreme Cover from Sherwin-WIlliams are just three of the 12 products highlighted in BD+C's September Product Roundup.
Products and Materials | Sep 15, 2017
Creating a movement: How Mamava, Konrad Prefab and ALPOLIC partnered to change the culture of breastfeeding
Since its conception in 2006, the Mamava lactation pod has undergone several changes in design.
Lighting | Sep 1, 2017
Industrial lighting system converts blue light to green, yellow
The SpectraLoc LED blue-spectrum high-bay fixture converts harmful blue light under 500 nanometers to benign green and yellow light.
Products and Materials | Aug 30, 2017
Emergency communications system keeps university students and staff safe
The system provides advanced fire detection and notification, and allows for emergency messages to be transmitted in campus buildings through fire alarm speaker devices.
