CondenStop Controls Condensation At Bio-Mass Fuel Storage Facility

 Moisture And Condensation - Metal Roofing Products Manage The Inevitable

 Drexel Metals Products Are Cool...And ENERGY STAR® Verified

 Roof Recoating Offers An Alternative To Metal Roof Replacement

 Zinc Cladding: The Value And Future Of Light-Gauge Gray

 For Green Rainwater, Choose European-Style Copper Or Zinc
 - Made In The USA

Due to higher initial cost, building and home owners sometimes don’t consider materials like copper or zinc for their rainwater systems. In this article, the author explains that copper and zinc rainwater systems are actually more affordable and cost-effective, in part because of their inherent durability and sustainability. Click to read

 METALCON - A Metal Construction Industry Institution

Design and construction professionals have the opportunity to meet with their customers face to face every day. But how often are they presented with the opportunity to personally meet the people who create the products they use and recommend? For those who specify or construct with metal, METALCON provides that chance. Click to read 

 Hurricane-Ravaged Area In Louisiana Rebuilds With Metal Products

 Boathouse Designs Illustrate Versatility Of Bifold Doors  

Rowing has long been regarded a traditional pastime for Ivy Leaguers and the elites. Today a new boathouse complex is opening up both the sport of crew and innovative architectural ideas along this stately river with the help of Wilson® Premier Bi-Fold aluminum frame. Click to read

 Benefits Of Breathable Underlayments For Metal Roofing

 Pharmaceutical Plant's Doorways Upgraded Using Custom Air Curtains

When federal and international sanitary inspections mandated flying insect infiltration reductions at a California pharmaceutical manufacturing plant’s four shipping doors, project engineers started thinking far outside the box to save the Walnut Creek, CA facility more than $75,000 in necessary door retrofit costs. Click to read

 Martha's Vineyard Retreat Is Built To Be Different

 Pennsylvania Farmer Uses Solar Power For Portion Of Energy Needs

The idea of starting a blueberry farming business does not usually conjure up images of photovoltaic arrays. But for an entrepreneur in Slatington, PA, one thing led to the other. Click to read

 S-5! Heads List Of CO Companies Involved In School's
 Rooftop Solar Initiative

 Insulated Foam Panel Construction Helps Minnesota Contractor Grow

Back in 1980, Marty Kiehm, 20 years old at the time, built his first structure. It was a 70’ x 100’ hangar in Delavan, MN, that featured a 48’ bifold door. Today, Kiehm Construction employees 35 people and is on the grow, thanks in part to the company's experience with insulated metal panel systems. Click to read

 Specialty Metal Roof Systems –
 Metal Construction Industry's Best Kept  Secret Is Slowly Getting Out  

As metal roofing manufacturers continually improve the appearance and performance of their products, they are also modifying the way they educate and market to their audiences. For some products, such as specialty roofing, education is a bit more complicated. Click to read 

 METAL BUILDINGS - SUSTAINABLE AND ADAPTABLE

 Part I - Relationships And Technology Solidify The Base

Pre-engineered metal buildings were sustainable before that was trendy. Their efficient use of resources has offered a multitude of benefits for builders, owners – and the environment – for more than 50 years. Click to read

 Part II - Taking It One Step Further

In the last 10 to 15 years, significant changes have enhanced the ability of metal buildings to meet new energy standards. These improvements in roofing, insulation, coatings, and solar systems have also created more opportunity in the green building market for these resilient structures. Click to read

 Part III - What Owners And Builders Look For In Metal Buildings

Although metal buildings have been around for more than 50 years, not every potential buyer knows what to look for when evaluating building options. So we asked the experts who work with metal buildings to share their insights on what customers may want and how manufacturers can meet those needs. Click to read

 Comparison Of PV Laminates And Crystalline Solar Panels
 For Metal Roofs Finds Both Have Benefits

Trying to compare thin film amorphous silicon PV laminates with crystalline solar panels for a standing seam metal roof application is like asking who plays better baseball—the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox.  Click to read

 Roof Hugger Completes Purlin Enhancement Testing

Recently-completed testing shows that Roof Hugger structural sub-purlins, a popular choice for metal-over-metal reroof applications, enhance the strength of the existing metal building purlins. Roof Hugger’s Mark James examines the test results. Click to read

 Metal Roofs And Renewable Energy Systems – A Lasting Combination 

Building owners and developers face difficult challenges when it comes to reducing energy consumption, waste and CO2 emissions. One way forward thinking owners have found to reduce their carbon footprint is by topping their buildings with solar metal roof systems. Click to read

 California Project Illustrates Benefits Of Combining Solar And Metal
 For Winery Construction 

The Central Coast of California is well known for producing some of America's finest wines. The region’s wineries also are becoming known for using the unbeatable combination of renewable and sustainable resources – solar systems and metal buildings. Click to read 

 METAL WALL PANELS: AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE

 Part I: Metal Wall Panels — From Simple To Spectacular

Metal wall panels have helped build structures and commerce for more than 40 years. The first designs were basic, and communication between suppliers and designers was fairly simple, with education being a key part of the sale. Today the entire process and the end result are much more sophisticated. Click to read

 Part II: Targeting Decision Makers

The changing perception of metal panels among decision makers has also been influenced by manufacturers’ promotional efforts. These include educating decision makers about metal and delivering messages through the standard methods of advertising, public relations, trade shows, sales calls, lunch-and-learn sessions, and more recently, electronic media. Click to read

 Part III: What's Ahead For Metal Wall Panels

In general, the market challenges for metal wall panels are similar to what they have always been – stay a step ahead of the competition, educate buyers and code officials, and support industry research and product testing. But different needs and opportunities lie ahead for specific wall panel segments, say our experts. Click to read

 Steel IQ's Bare Naked Steel™ Packs An Architectural Impact

To a growing number of architects, artisans and building owners, weathered steel is a wonderful thing. Steel IQ, Inc. of Phoenix markets a line of weathered steel roofing and siding called Bare Naked Steel™. The company’s products are featured on a pair of recently renovated buildings in the heart of Phoenix’s Arts District. Click to read

 Custom Capabilities Creating Business Opportunities For Schweiss

North Star Imaging Inc., a Rogers, Minnesota manufacturer of industrial x-ray systems, needed special doors for its new line of radiation shielding cabinets. It found what it was looking for through Schweiss BiFold Door, whose door systems are typically used in aviation and ag industries.Click to read

 RHEINZINK® Material At Home In Residential Applications

From countertops and gutters to rooftops and façade cladding, RHEINZINK® is finding itself right at home these days in a wide range of residential applications. Click to read