Building Envelope

• Traveling 'Glass Studio' goes on the road

  February 1, 2010
  A new visual tool from Guardian helps architects evaluate how different types of glass will look once installed in a project. Guardian's “SunGuard Build with Light” glass studio enables designers to evaluate SunGuard architectural glass under various light conditions. The studio simulates natural daylight and shows how the appearance of glass changes when viewed in transmitted and r...  More

• 8 Things You Should Know About Designing a Roof

  By Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor, February 1, 2010
  Roofing industry expert Joseph Schwetz maintains that there is an important difference between what building codes require and what the construction insurance industry—notably mutual insurance firm Factory Mutual—demands—and that this difference can lead to problems in designing a roof.  More

• Air Barrier Systems

  January 15, 2010
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• New data shows low construction prices may soon be coming to an end

  Jeffrey Yoders, December 21, 2009
  New federal data released recently shows sharp increases in the prices of key construction materials like diesel, copper and brass mill shapes likely foreshadow future increases in construction costs, the Associated General Contractors of America said. The new November producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provide the strongest indication yet that construction prices are heading up, the association noted.  More

• Piano's 'Flying Carpet'

  By Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor, December 1, 2009
  Italian architect Renzo Piano refers to his $294 million, 264,000-sf Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago as a “temple of light.” That's all well and good, but how did Piano and the engineers from London-based Arup create an almost entirely naturally lit interior while still protecting the priceless works of art in the Institute's third-floor galleries from dangerous ultravio...  More

• Rotunda roof features designed with SIPs

  December 1, 2009
  ACH Foam Technologies' R-Control Structural Insulated Panels were specified to frame unique architectural features on roof sections of Severance (Colo.) Middle School, near Denver. “We chose SIPs for the rotunda roof and two-story gable roofs because of some special design challenges,” said project architect Rebecca Spears of RB+B Architects.  More

• WaterSmart Innovations Conference attracts 1000+ to Las Vegas

  October 13, 2009
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• Morphosis builds 'floating' house for Brad Pitt's Make It Right New Orleans foundation

  October 6, 2009
  Morphosis Architects, under the direction of renowned architect and UCLA professor Thom Mayne, has completed the first floating house permitted in the U.S. for Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans.The FLOAT House is a new model for flood-safe, affordable, and sustainable housing that is designed to float securely with rising water levels.  More

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