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Call for Entries: North American Copper in Architecture Awards 2024

Civil + Structural Engineer

Presented by the Copper Development Association (CDA), the NACIA awards celebrate projects across the United States and Canada that feature architectural copper and copper alloys, including roof systems, façades, and wall systems, as well as custom-fabricated elements. The streamlined process is available at copper.org.

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Field-applied coatings provide factory-fresh finish

Construction Specifier

APV Engineered Coatings offers a line of primer and topcoat systems under the NeverFade<sup® brand name for restoration of metal roofs and facades. Photos courtesy APV Engineered Coatings APV Engineered Coatings offers a line of primer and topcoat systems under the NeverFade ® brand name for restoration of metal roofs and facades.

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Top Sustainable Design Trends in the Commercial Sector

CCR Magazine

Businesses are increasingly opting for solar panels, green roofs, and energy-efficient systems, which help lower costs, reduce carbon emissions, and create eco-friendly, functional spaces. Solar panels, wind turbines, and geothermal systems provide clean, sustainable energy.

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Caterpillar: Master productivity

Roads Online

The new technology machine with electro over hydraulic (EH) joysticks has proven to reduce operator fatigue, allowing easier multi-function work compared to traditional lever controlled hydraulic systems. A very basic system compared to today’s digital computing systems that include high-powered electronic control modules.

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Light But Tough: MDLR Brands’ Building Panels

The Pro Builder

Instead, a simple pulley system and a couple of workers can maneuver and place the panels onsite. For instance, a 30-foot-wide room could have a vaulted ceiling made of LiteSIP with just one beam down the center—“and that would be the support for the entire roof,” Langley says. LiteSIP installation.

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SPRI shares research on how construction-related moisture affects roofing

Construction Specifier

has posted a new document addressing construction-generated moisture and its impact on commercial roofing systems. the trade association for the manufacturers of single-ply roofing systems and related component materials, has posted a new document addressing construction-generated moisture and its impact on commercial roofing systems.

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Managing moisture in construction: Effective strategies for durable roofing systems

Construction Specifier

By Chadwick Collins Photo and illustrations courtesy Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI) An often-overlooked issue during new construction or a commercial renovation project is the addition of unwanted moisture into the structure. Typically, water vapor or moisture movement—called diffusion—travels from warm humid (i.e.