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 METAL ROOFING

 Energy Efficiency

 • Analysis of Metal Roofing Compliance Options for California’s Title 24 Energy Standard

 • Cool Metal Roofing and the California Energy Code

 • Cool Roof Rating Council Rated Roof Products Information

 • Energy Star Qualified Roof Products Information

 • Everything You Need to Know About Cool Roofing

 • ORNL Study: Thermal Emittance Assessment for Cool Metal Roofs With Relation to the California Energy Code

 • Scoring LEED Points With Cool Metal Roofing

 • The Effects of Infrared-Blocking Pigments and Deck Venting on the Energy Performance of Stone-Coated Metal Roofs

 • Three-Year Performance Study Proves Long-Term Energy Efficiency of Painted and Unpainted Metal Roofs 
 

 Longevity

 • Field Study: Condition of Galvalume-Coated Steel Roofs After More Than 25 Years in Service
 

 Performance

 • Lightning and Metal Roofing

 • Lightning Protection Basics

 • Metal Roofing and Lightning

 • RICOWI Report – Performance of Roof Systems and Assemblies During Hurricanes Charley and Ivan

 • RICOWI Report – Performance of Roof Systems and Assemblies During Hurricanes Katrina
 
 • RICOWI Report – Performance of Roof Systems and Assemblies During the 2004 Oklahoma City Hailstorm

 • Sound Emission of Metal Roofing

 • Wind Uplift

 • Painted Metal Roofs are Energy Efficient, Durable and Sustainable

 • Controlling Condensation in Steep Slope Metal Roofing Systems
 

 Safety

 
 • Code Requirements and Fire Stopping for Deck-Vented, Stone-Coated Metal Roofs
 

 Aesthetics

 • Oil Canning
 

 Handling & Installation

 • Metal Roof and Wall Panel Components in Contact with Treated Lumber

 • Preventing Jobsite Storage Corrosion of Prepainted Building Panels

 • Proper Attic Ventilation and the Benefits of Metal Roofing to Ventilation

 • Proper Installation Techniques for Roofing in High Wind Regions

 • Standard Practices for Stainless Steel Roofing, Flashings and Coping

 • Galvalume Steel Roofing: Good Practices Guide

 Maintenance

 • Field-Applied Recoating of Metal Roofing

 • Metal Roof Coating Maintenance

 • Metal Panel Field Repainting

 • Overview of White Roof Coatings and Their Application

 • Repair Painting of Prepainted Metallic-Coated Steel Sheet

 • Spray Polyurethane Foam Systems for New and Remedial Roofing

 Reroofing

 • The A, B, C & Ds of Retrofit Roof Design

 • Alternative Framing for Reroofing Over Metal Panels

 • Sustainable Retrofit Metal Roofing For U.S. Schools

 METAL WALLS

 General

 • Transpired Solar Collector Walls

 • Metal Roof and Wall Panel Components in Contact with Preservative Treated Lumber

 • Repair Painting of Prepainted Metallic-Coated Steel Sheet

 • Understanding the Rainscreen Principle

 • Metal Panel Field Repainting

 • Structural Loading of Factory-Engineered Insulated Panels

 • Insulating Values for Factory-Engineered Insulated Panels

 • Preventing Jobsite Storage Corrosion of Prepainted Building Panels

 • Metal Panel Field Repainting

 POLYCARBONATE PANELS

 General

 • Base & Cap Installation Instructions For Polycarbonate Panels

 • Framing Guide For Polycarbonate Panels

 METAL BUILDING SYSTEMS

 General

 • Condensation in Metal Buildings

 • Acoustical Performance of Metal Building Insulation

 • ASHRAE 90.1 Insulation Compliance for Metal Buildings

 • Effects of Reflective Radiant Barrier on Heat Loss in Attic Floors and Metal Building Installations

 • Energy Codes and Their Impact on Metal Buildings

 • Guideline for Insulating Metal Buildings with Spray-Applied Polyurethane Foam

 • Moisture and Fiber Glass Metal Building Insulation

 • Recommendations for Installing Fiber Glass Insulation in Metal Buildings

 • Seismic Design and Performance of Metal Buildings

 • Using Reflective Insulation in Pre-engineered Metal Building Systems

 • What Builders Should Know About California’s Title 24 Energy Code

 • Retrofitting Metal Buildings With New Or Additional Insulation 

 • Choosing the Correct Facing for Your Fiberglass Insulation 

 • Welding Issues For Seismic Design Requirements Of Metal Building Systems

 Proprietary Metal Building Info

Nucor Building Systems

 • Load Cases For Metal Buildings In Lieu Of Load Calculations

 • Roof Snow And Building Exposure

 • Order Type And Drawings For Metal Buildings

 • Framed Openings In Metal Buildings

 • Supporting Masonry Walls On Metal Building Framing

 • Wall Joists vs. Spandrel Beams

 • Flange Bracing For Masonry Or Tilt-Up Walls

 • Rotation Of Post-And-Beam Corner Columns In Metal Buildings

 • Metal Building Contractor Frequently Asked Questions

 • Collateral Loads For Metal Buildings

 • Roof Live Load: Reducible Or Not?

 • Longitudinal Bracing Systems For Metal Building Sidewalls

 • Partial Height vs. Full Height Portals

 • Mezzanine Loading For Metal Buildings

 • Cost Savings Of Enclosed vs. Open Buildings

 • Importance Of Existing Information Regarding Metal Buildings

 • Required Loads And Codes Specifications For Metal Buildings

 • Which Girt Offset Should Be Used?

 • Most Economical Bay Spacing For Metal Buildings

 COLD-FORMED STEEL FRAMING

 General

 • An Architect’s Guide To Cold-Formed Steel Framing

 • A Builder’s Guide To Steel Frame Construction 

 • Cold-Formed Steel Details

 • Product Technical Information For Cold-Formed Steel Framing

 • Selecting the Right Tools for Steel Framing

 • Design and Inspection of Cold-Formed Steel Structures

 INSULATION

 Fiberglass Blanket Insulation

 • Condensation In Metal Buildings

 • Acoustical Performance of Metal Building Insulation

 • Certified NAIMA 202-96 Metal Building Insulation Fact Sheet

 • Facts about Lamination Process Control and Thickness Recovery of Fiberglass Metal Building Insulation

 • Fiber Glass & Rock and Slag Wool Insulation and LEED

 • Moisture and Fiber Glass Metal Building Insulation

 • NAIMA 202-96 Standard for Flexible Fiber Glass Insulation to be Laminated for Use in Metal Buildings

 • Recommendations for Installing Fiber Glass Insulation in Metal Buildings

 • ASHRAE 90.1 Insulation Compliance for Metal Buildings

 • Retrofitting Metal Buildings With New Or Additional Insulation 

 • Choosing the Correct Facing for Your Fiberglass Insulation

 Reflective Insulation

 • Reflective Insulation And Products In Metal Buildings

 • Evaluation of Placement of Radiant Barriers and Their Effectiveness in Reducing Heat Transfer In Attics

 • Effects of Reflective Radiant Barrier on Heat Loss in Attic Floors and Metal Building Installations

 • Reflective Insulation for Residential and Commercial Applications

 • Understanding and Using Reflective Insulation, Radiant Barriers and Radiation Control Coatings

 • Using Reflective Insulation in Pre-engineered Metal Building Systems 

 • The Oxidation of Aluminum Surfaces

 • Oxidation of Metallized Aluminum Films Used in Reflective Insulation and Radiant Barrier Applications

 Foam Insulation

 • NFPA 285-2006 Approval For Wall Assemblies Using Foam Plastic Insulation

 • Exceed Prescriptive R-Value Requirements With Continuous Insulation

 • Guideline for Insulating Metal Buildings with Spray-Applied Polyurethane Foam

 • Spray Polyurethane Foam Systems for New and Remedial Roofing

 EXPANDED METAL

 General

• Expanded Metal Explained

• Standards for Expanded Metal

 PERFORATED METAL

 General

 • Acoustical Uses for Perforated Metals

 • Formability Handbook of Perforated Metals Part II: Stainless Steel and Aluminum

 • Handbook for Designers, Specifiers and Buyers of Perforated Metals

 HOLLOW METAL DOORS & FRAMES

 General

 • Hollow Metal Doors

 • Hollow Metal Frames

 • Introduction to Custom Hollow Metal

 HOLLOW STRUCTURAL SECTIONS

 General

 • Hollow Structural Sections: Principal Producers and Capabilities

 BAR GRATING

 General

 • Heavy Duty Metal Bar Grating Manual

 • Metal Bar Grating Manual

 STEEL DECK

 General

 • Designing With Steel Form Deck

 • Jobsite Storage Requirements for Steel Deck

 ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT SCREENS

 General

 • Engineered Rooftop Equipment Screens – A Closer Look

 HANDRAILS, RAILINGS & BARRIERS

 General

• Stainless Steel for Handrails, Railings and Barrier Applications

 SUBSTRATES

 General

 • Corrosion Rates of Bare Metals in Various Environments

 • Metals in Marine Environments

 Aluminum

 • Aluminum 101 Tutorial

 • Anodizing: The Finish of Choice

 Copper

 • Copper Finishes – From Naturally Weathering to Lead

 • Understanding Copper

 • Copper Design Handbook

 Coated Steel

 • Hot-Dip Galvanizing For Sustainable Design

 • ASTM Standards for Coated Sheet Products

 • Growth of the Protective Zinc Patina on Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel

 • Growth of the Hot-Dip Galvanized Coating 

 • Guide to Sheet Steel Substrates

 • Hot-Dip Coated Steel Sheets

 • Hot-Dip Galvanizing for Corrosion Prevention: A Specifier’s Guide

 • How Zinc Protects Steel

 • Performance Comparison: Galvalume Versus Galvanized In Acid Rain Environments

 • Prepainted Galvalume Sheet: Guide to Best Practices

 • Selecting Coating Thickness for Galvanized Steel Sheet Products

 • Shiny Versus Matte Hot Dip Galvanized Steel

 • Steel 101 Tutorial

 • The Continuous Hot-Dip Coating Process for Steel Sheet Products

 • The Hot-Dip Galvanizing Process

 • The Spangle on Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel Sheet

 • Understanding Coating Weight Designations for Zinc-Based Coatings on Sheet Steel

 Stainless Steel

 • Stainless Steel Architectural Facts

 • Stainless Steel for Handrails, Railings and Barrier Applications

 • Stainless Steel the Green Material

 • Standard Practices for Stainless Steel Roofing, Flashings and Coping

 PAINT COATINGS

 General

 • Architectural Applications for Liquid and Powder Fluoropolymer Coatings

 • Managing Color Expectations For High-Performance Metal Coatings

 Coil-Applied Paint Coatings

 • Coil Coating Topoat Systems

 • Fundamentals of Corrosion and Their Application to Coil-Coated Metal

 • Introduction to Painted, Metallic-Coated Steel Sheet Products

 • Paint 101 Tutorial

 • Painted Metal Roofs are Energy Efficient, Durable and Sustainable

 • The Coil Coating Process

 • Warranties For Architectural Metal Coatings: A Comparative Review - NEW!

 Field-Applied Paint Coatings

 • Field-Applied Recoating of Metal Roofing

 • Metal Panel Field Repainting

 • Overview of White Roof Coatings and Their Application

 ANODIZED ALUMINUM

 General

 • Anodizing: The Finish of Choice

 MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT

 General

• Roll Former Operation And Maintenance Manual - NEW!

 CODES, REGULATIONS and STANDARDS

 LEED

 • Fiber Glass & Rock and Slag Wool Insulation and LEED

 • Scoring LEED Points With Cool Metal Roofing

 • Contributions Of PPG Products to LEED Certification

 • PPG Paint, Glass and Coating Product Contributions to Green Building Projects

 California Energy Code (Title 24)

 • Analysis of Metal Roofing Compliance Options for California’s Title 24 Energy Standard

 • Cool Metal Roofing and the California Energy Code

 • California Energy Code (Title 24) Compliance Manual

 • ORNL Study: Thermal Emittance Assessment for Cool Metal Roofs With Relation to the California Energy Code

 • What Builders Should Know About California’s Title 24 Energy Code

 Urban Heat Island Effect

 • Understanding the Urban Heat Island Effect

 ENERGY STAR

 • Energy Star Qualified Roof Products Information

 Cool Roof Rating Council

 • Cool Roof Rating Council Rated Roof Products Information

 • Everything You Need to Know About Cool Roofing

 RICOWI Reports

 • RICOWI Report – Performance of Roof Systems and Assemblies During Hurricanes Charley and Ivan

 • RICOWI Report – Performance of Roof Systems and Assemblies During Hurricane Katrina

 • RICOWI Report – Performance of Roof Systems and Assemblies During the 2004 Oklahoma City Hailstorm