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Updated document details methods of testing fenestration for exterior walls

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) updated a document serving a recommended practice for determining test methodology for laboratory and field testing of exterior wall systems. The document pertains to products covered by an AAMA standard such as curtain walls, storefronts, window walls, and sloped glazing. AAMA 501-24, Methods of Test for Exterior Walls was last updated in 2015. 



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75 Top Building Products | Dec 12, 2019

Top Building Envelope Products for 2019

Sto's beetle-inspired exterior coating and Dörken Systems' UV-resistant vapor-permeable barrier are among the 28 new building envelope products to make Building Design+Construction's 2019 101 Top Products report. 

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ABC Supply Co. opens a branch in Sharonville, Ohio

ABC Supply Co. opens a branch in Sharonville, Ohio

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As trade war heats up, long-term impact is anyone’s guess

Seven months into Trump’s trade war, the jury is still out.

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Creating an identity for the New England Conservatory Student Life and Performance Center

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Building for now... and the future

Metal building systems are often selected for large-sized structures, and with good reason.

Office Buildings | Jul 25, 2018

New study on occupant comfort advances Saint Gobain’s design approach for renovation and new construction

The building products giant gauges its employees’ perceptions of old and new headquarters environments.

Great Solutions | Jul 13, 2018

Fungus may be the key to colonizing mars

A Cleveland-based architect and a NASA Ames researcher have a novel idea for building on Mars.

Jul 10, 2018

tesa Offers Tape Applications with Superior Protection

Extreme weather events are inevitable. At tesa, increasing the chances of building survival is one…
May 30, 2018

Accelerate Live! talk: T3 mass timber office buildings

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), architect and mass timber design expert Steve Cavanaugh tells the story behind the nation’s newest—and largest—mass timber building: T3 in Minneapolis.
BD+C University Course | May 24, 2018

Accommodating movement in building envelope materials [AIA course]

We may think of the building envelope as an inanimate object, but in reality its components can be quite mobile. This AIA CES course is worth 1.0 AIA LU/HSW.

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