While floor preparation and moisture testing (including ASTM F1869-16a, ASTM F2170-19a, and ASTM F710-19e1) have become standard practice, these critical steps can be overlooked due to tight timelines, limited budgets, inexperienced contractors, uninformed architects, designers, specifiers, or installation subcontractors who lack adequate knowledge or training.
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Design professionals tasked with replacing rooftop skylights on commercial or institutional buildings have the opportunity to enhance the building appearance, upgrade energy conservation performance, and improve building occupant experience while remedying water penetration, air infiltration, and condensation problems common with older systems. Achieving these objectives is viable, but the...
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The fabric building market remained stable, but also stagnant, for a long time. Most companies in the industry were content to stay in their lane, with advancement efforts mostly focused on providing a slightly modernized version of the same basic niche product that has existed for decades
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Glass fabric-clad walls have numerous performance characteristics which make them an improvement over bare drywall, and they are available in a broad range of engaging aesthetic options. This method of wall finishing has been common in Europe for decades, but it has only recently emerged in the U.S.
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Fiberglass window frames are rapidly gaining popularity in commercial projects from multifamily to hospitality and new innovations in operating hardware make them attractive for senior livings. Offering flexible design and installation options, high-performance structural and thermal attributes, and sleek, contemporary sightlines, fiberglass windows make a great alternative to vinyl...
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Its aluminum-clad exterior was refinished with a polyvinylidene fluoride-based coating system, restoring the building’s façade to last
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Whether for new construction or a replacement on an existing building, installing a low-slope roof is a project that requires careful planning and design to ensure the new system will meet the rigorous demands during its service life. Employing tapered insulation is a cost-effective way to increase a roof’s...
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Since radon is naturally present outside, we all breathe it in daily in low levels. However, when the gas is inhaled in higher levels, the substance puts an individual at increased risk of developing lung cancer. In fact, research from the American Lung Association asserts radon is the second...
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While cities occupy just three percent of global land area, they will be home to two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants by 2050.
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The use of low-emittances materials to reduce heat flow across air spaces has been discussed in the technical literature for about 120 years.
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