ClarkDietrich Building Systems is excited to continue its support and sponsorship of the annual SkillsUSA Championships, this year held June 21-22, in Louisville, Kentucky. ClarkDietrich is proud to provide ProSTUD Drywall Framing System and structural framing systems for this years’ competition in two categories; Carpentry and Teamworks. As a part of the championship event, 6,000 […]
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BuildSteel, an alliance of steel and construction industry organizations, announced the release of “Cold-Formed Steel Framing: Engineering the Details of Your Next Project,” an e-book exploring several technical aspects of designing and engineering cold-formed steel framing for successful projects. “The success of a construction project often comes down to the details,” said Dan Snyder, director […]
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) is pleased to announce three senior leadership promotions: Danielle Kleinhans, PE, PhD, to vice president of bridges and managing director of the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA); John Cross, PE, to vice president of special projects; and Tabitha Stine, SE, PE, to vice president of market development. Kleinhans […]
Atlas Bolt & Screw announces a new self-adhesive roof flashing that requires no fasteners and ships freight free. KwikFlash is now available and orders are shipped freight free till the end of the year. KwikFlash is a quick weatherproofing flashing which consists of aluminum stretch netting cast in environmentally friendly lead free polymer rubber which […]
Armstrong Ceiling Solutions has expanded its portfolio of Sustain high-performance sustainable ceilings to include more than 850 popular products, offering architects and designers the broadest collection of sustainable ceiling solutions in the industry. Sustain is the first and only portfolio of sustainable ceiling systems to meet the industry’s highest sustainability standards. New additions to the […]
The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) has released the second edition of its Tall Building Initiative Guidelines for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings. Sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Charles Pankow Foundation, Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE (SEI), Structural Engineers Association of California, Federal Emergency Management Agency and ACI Foundation […]
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) are co-hosting a webinar on the responsibilities of an Engineer of Record for metal building projects. The webinar will be held on July 20, 2017 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET and will award 1.5 Continuing Education Credits/Learning Units. This is […]
In May, not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction unemployment rates were down in 24 states on a year-over-year basis, according to analysis released today by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). At the same time, the construction industry employed 192,000 more workers than in May 2016, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), […]
Building products distributor ABC Supply Co. Inc. celebrates 35 years of serving contractors, an era that has seen the company focus on achieving co-founders Ken and Diane Hendricks’ mission to provide the resources contractors need to help their businesses succeed while treating them with the respect they deserve. Starting with three stores in 1982, the […]
S-5! has relaunched its website to provide an easy-to-navigate center showcasing the increasing applications of its products. The updated site (www.s-5.com) contains S-5!’s new Master Snow Retention Calculator, used to help architects, specifiers, contractors, roofers and building owners determine what snow retention system works best for their roof. More than 150 metal roofing manufacturers are […]
Construction costs rose again in June, according to IHS Markit and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). The headline IHS Markit PEG Engineering and Construction Cost Index registered 51.5, down from 54.0 in May, indicating less broad price increases across the industry. Both the material/equipment and labor categories continue to record higher prices. The materials/equipment price […]
SAF (Southern Aluminum Finishing Co.) announces the opening of a new SAF Midwest Branch on August 1, 2017 at 5302 W. 78th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46268. The 40,000 sq ft SAF Indianapolis facility is equipped to sell aluminum sheet, extrusions, and architectural metal fabrication services such as cutting, bending, welding and assembly. The operation will […]
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published AISI D310-17, “Design Examples for the Design of Profiled Steel Diaphragm Panels Based on AISI S310-16.” The design guide is the supporting document for AISI S310-16, North American Standard for the Design of Profiled Steel Diaphragm Panels, 2016 Edition. Both documents are available in PDF format […]
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) presented four Design Excellence awards and one Innovative Detail award during the 2017 CFSEI Expo held May 22-23 at the Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. CFSEI Design Excellence Awards recognize small and large projects that exemplify excellence in the structural design of new or renovated […]
The American Institute of Steel Construction’s (AISC) 15th Edition Steel Construction Manual is now available. This new edition of the Manual includes the 2016 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, with improvements and revisions in the provisions for slender-element compression members, shear strength and double angle and WT flexural strength, as well as the 2016 Code […]
This year, the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) created a new safety award category to honor Associate Member companies that demonstrate exceptional performance in maintaining workplace safety. The 2016 MBMA Safety Awards were presented at the MBMA Spring Meeting held May 18-19, 2017 in New Orleans, La. “All injuries and work-related illnesses are preventable. We […]
Prescient is moving the company’s headquarters from Arvada, Colo., to Durham, N.C., and opening a second manufacturing facility in nearby Mebane, N.C. The North Carolina facility will serve clients east of the Mississippi River, while the Colorado facility will continue to serve clients in the western U.S. The company hosted a grand opening for the […]
MBCI announced the launch of our online ordering tool accessible via shop.MBCI.com. Developed with a focus on mobile-first design, this platform allows our customers to order products online 24 hours a day, seven days a week via their desktop computers, tablets and mobile devices–enhancing the ease with which our customers do business with us every […]
Valspar, frontrunner in the international coil and extrusion architectural coatings industry and part of Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings, is now a featured brand in the Sustainable Minds (SM) Transparency Catalog with its Fluropon Pure exterior architectural coating. The objective of the SM Transparency Catalog is to create a destination where architects and others can easily find […]
As the trend toward linear design continues to grow, architects and designers are looking for more and more options for including linear ceiling visuals in their interiors. In offering options that address that trend, Armstrong Ceiling Solutions continues to expand its portfolio of linear options to provide more choices to incorporate linear visuals in ceiling […]
Vulcraft has announced the winners of its 2017 NuHeights Design Awards. The competition is designed to acknowledge outstanding design, architecture and the diverse applications of building with steel joist and decking. The award winners were chosen for their unique and innovative use of Vulcraft/Verco Group products to produce state-of-the-art buildings. The fourth annual NuHeights Design […]