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Record Products 2018: Building Envelopes

Best Building Envelope Products of 2018

December 3, 2018

In the building envelopes category of this year's Record Products contest, winners include claddings, coatings, surfacing, and systems.

May 2017 Product Briefs: Building Envelopes

These weather-tight products will seal the deal for a variety of project categories and programs.

Rita Catinella Orrell

May 1, 2017

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New building envelope products from Sierra Pacific, Bendheim, Weyerhaeuser, Dow Corning, and Typar Weather Protection System.

May 2016 Product Briefs: Building Envelopes

New sheathing, insulation, and architectural-mesh systems save energy and time.

Julie Taraska

May 1, 2016

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New products from Ply Gem, Shildan, DensElement, Georgia-Pacific, PROSOCO, SAF, and VaproShield.

Products Focus: Building Envelopes

Sheila Kim

March 16, 2014

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Seeing the Light Marble Fairbanks artfully uses storefront glazing and channel glass to create a luminous new library in Queens, New York. Product Focus: Building Envelopes Attractive systems that not only protect against the elements but contribute to sustainability.

Designing with Concrete in the 21st Century

Now On Demand

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

May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

Concrete is a rather ubiquitous, tested, proven, and versatile building material. It has been used for literally thousands of years to create long-lasting man-made structures of all types, including buildings. Architects in the past few centuries have found it to be an appealing choice to express dynamic and vibrant designs in ways that other materials could not.

Housing Our Cities’ Growing Populations

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Credits: 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU

May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations.

Population growth within American cities continues to skyrocket. Once empty downtowns in Rust Belt cities like Detroit, St. Louis and Buffalo are filling up; cities across North America like Tulsa, Philadelphia, and Ottawa, hoping to be the next Seattle, are wooing tech companies to bring their offices there.

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