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How Architects Can Design More Continuous Cold Storage Envelopes

Rethinking Envelope Continuity in Temperature-Critical Facilities

June 17, 2026

For architects and specifiers, the next generation of cold storage design requires a continuous approach to the control layers that manage heat, air, vapor, and moisture, because even small envelope failures can drive refrigeration energy waste, condensation risk, operational disruption, and inventory loss.

Vapor Barriers Help Control Moisture in Tighter Building Designs

What’s Inside Matters. Demand Griffolyn.

May 1, 2026

Moisture migration should be prevented or minimized by use of low permeance membranes called vapor retarders.

Products

New Building Envelope Products for Spring 2026

March 16, 2026

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Our picks in this hardworking category include a curtain wall system, stone veneer, and 'cool' recycled-content roof tiles.

Best Products of the Year 2025 - Building Envelopes

Record Products 2025

Best Building Envelope & Cladding Products of 2025

December 26, 2025

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Innovative solutions in the category include cladding made from upcycled rice hulls and insulation manufactured from postconsumer recycled denim.

Products

New Cladding & Building Envelope Products for 2025

March 13, 2025

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These products highlight innovative materials and energy-efficient solutions.

Record Products 2024

Best Building Envelope Products of 2024

December 13, 2024

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RECORD’s annual juried competition presents the top new facade products of the year, with a focus on resiliency and sustainability.

Continuing Education: Building Recladding

For three moribund buildings, new envelopes restart the clock

Katharine Logan

February 5, 2024

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With an increasing focus on energy performance and embodied carbon, facade retrofits gain ground.

New Cladding and Building Envelope Products for Winter 2024

New Cladding & Building Envelope Products for Winter 2024

January 4, 2024

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These cladding and building envelope products elevate performance and design.

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Case Study: Shading Strategies

Matthew Marani

January 1, 2024

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Two projects mitigate glare and solar heat gain with inventive shading strategies.

Best Building Systems and Components of 2023

Best Building Systems & Components of 2023

Cladding | Architectural Mesh

Matthew Marani

December 13, 2023

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Architectural Record presents the top facade systems of the year, highlighting timber cladding and architectural mesh.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Examine waterproofing strategies for water containment structures that enhance durability, prevent failures, and support long-term building performance.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 1 IIBEC CEH

Examine adaptive reuse envelope strategies that improve energy performance, preserve architectural character, and transform existing buildings into high-performing multifamily housing.