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  • There’s more to plane hangar doors than what you may realize May 13, 2013- By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine – Many people who fly for a hobby would like to take their planes home with them, and increasingly they are. Whether they’re building a personal hangar on a rural piece of property, or they’re part of a community airpark, the aviation hobby is alive and well, and ...

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  • Kalzip forms a welcoming wave at Oklahoma University Children’s Hospital May 17, 2013
  • Multiple Petersen metal panel profiles highlight LEED Gold fire station May 17, 2013
  • RHEINZINK offers latest generation of environmental product declarations May 17, 2013
  • Metal Sales receive ‘Declare Label’ from the International Living Future Institute May 17, 2013
  • Hangar door tips for builders
: Some pointers for proper installation of 
plane hangar doors May 13, 2013
  • Storage for corrosive conditions: Tension fabric popular for buildings needed for harsh environments May 13, 2013

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  • The possibilities of post frame: Ohio DOT project helps move style beyond pole barns May 13, 2013- By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine – Municipal projects offer many opportunities for contractors who have the patience for the challenge. But for post-frame builders, the potential opportunities may not even be offered due to a lack of understanding of modern post frame. Indeed, as post frame continues to grow and mature, the challenge ...

  • There’s more to plane hangar doors than what you may realize May 13, 2013- By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine – Many people who fly for a hobby would like to take their planes home with them, and increasingly they are. Whether they’re building a personal hangar on a rural piece of property, or they’re part of a community airpark, the aviation hobby is alive and well, and ...
  • Hangar door tips for builders
: Some pointers for proper installation of 
plane hangar doors May 13, 2013- By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine - Ag and aviation doors are not created equally Builders who think that one-size-fits-all for both markets would be making a mistake. David Coolman, owner of Cool-Air/FoldTite Systems, offers pointers on how to properly install his hangar door products. “The generally-available structural components used for slide doors for the agricultural ...
  • Storage for corrosive conditions: Tension fabric popular for buildings needed for harsh environments May 13, 2013By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine – A popular choice by municipalities for the storage of salt and similar materials is tension fabric. The reason simply comes down to the harsh interior environments that a good fabric can handle. “In a corrosive environment like a salt storage facility, fabric is simply going to last a lot ...

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  • Ventilation: Addressing ice buildup March 13, 2013Michigan roofer offers his method for proper ventilation  / By Dan Perkins, Dan Perkins Construction, Ishpeming, Mich.  /  Metal roofing contractors are often called in when roofs leak due to ice dams because customers think (falsely) that a metal roof alone will solve their problem. Metal roofing contractors who have been talked into applying metal onto these ...

  • Kalzip forms a welcoming wave at Oklahoma University Children’s Hospital May 17, 2013The 65,000-square-foot atrium at The Children’s Hospital at Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City, is designed to serve as a hub for the University’s sprawling Health Center campus. The six-story atrium’s main feature is a roof inspired by floating kite ribbons. The roof uses approximately 20,000 square feet of Kalzip 65/400 with an AluPlusPatina finish. The ...
  • Multiple Petersen metal panel profiles highlight LEED Gold fire station May 17, 2013 After literally two decades in the planning, the new Iowa City Fire Station #4 is complete and providing improved service to the northeast section of Iowa City, Iowa.  Located on a high-visibility site, the LEED Gold facility establishes a prominent visual presence for the fire department in the center of the service area.  The 11,300 ...
  • RHEINZINK offers latest generation of environmental product declarations May 17, 2013RHEINZINK America has issued up-to-date Environmental Product Declarations detailing the environmental footprint of its products according to ISO 14025 and the newest, more exacting European standard, EN 15804.  The comprehensive declarations include all relevant environmental information and provide a Life Cycle Assessment of RHEINZINK roofing, façade and drainage products.  Certified EPD’s help architects, designers and contractors ...

   

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  • 2012 NFBA Buildings of the Year March 20, 2013NFBA recognizes ‘best of the best’ for 2012 The announcement of the Buildings of the Year Awards is one of the highlights at the annual National Frame Building Expo. A large audience gathered for the NFBA luncheon at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn., to honor the winners of these prestigious awards for 2012. Thirty-seven ...

  • Simpson Strong-Tie sponsors Building Safety Month May 8, 2013Simpson Strong-Tie is proud to once again join other industry associations and organizations in supporting the International Code Council’s (ICC) 2013 Building Safety Month in May. As a Supporting Sponsor, Simpson Strong-Tie is encouraging the industry and the general public to learn more about ways to make buildings, homes and decks safe and strong. Building Safety ...
  • Virginia Tech researcher supports campaign to reduce construction falls May 1, 2013Falls in construction represent 14 percent of the fatalities on the job and are estimated to cost construction firms approximately $27,000 in direct costs per incident.  Daniel Hindman, Virginia Tech associate professor of wood engineering in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, has spent the last eight years researching ways to help make the construction ...
  • Fabral introduces new product that saves time, ends condensation April 29, 2013Fabral announced the addition of CondenStop to its product line offering. Designed to save installation time and end condensation this is the product to consider for all open framing projects. “To date, there have been very few options to prevent condensation on metal panels. CondenStopthough is proven to perform and is able to cost effectively solve ...

   

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  • Battling snow, ice: Customers expect gutters to keep working February 16, 2013By Mark Ward Sr. / The Swiss are accustomed to snow. “Go to Switzerland, look at a chalet and you’ll see the roof is designed with an eye toward where the snow will slide off,” notes Curtis Middleton, owner of RMS Solutions Inc., a metal roofing and gutter contractor in Arvada, Colo. “But we don’t think ...

  • RHEINZINK offers latest generation of environmental product declarations May 17, 2013RHEINZINK America has issued up-to-date Environmental Product Declarations detailing the environmental footprint of its products according to ISO 14025 and the newest, more exacting European standard, EN 15804.  The comprehensive declarations include all relevant environmental information and provide a Life Cycle Assessment of RHEINZINK roofing, façade and drainage products.  Certified EPD’s help architects, designers and contractors ...
  • Software Advice 2013 Construction Project Management Benchmark Report April 26, 2013Software Advice, a software research firm based in Austin, Texas, recently released its 2013 Project Management Software Benchmark Report. The study was designed to gauge software adoption and effectiveness in the construction project management industry. Over the last two months, Software Advice surveyed 230 construction industry professionals about their project management practices and outcomes. While the ...
  • WD-40 helps pros ‘Get the Job Done Right’ April 15, 2013WD-40 Company has launched a new website focused on helping construction and skilled trade professionals learn how to use its products and other resources to get their jobs done right. The site, WD40.com/GettingTheJobDone, includes a “Pros Talking to Pros” video series, information about the new line of WD-40 Specialist products and links to partner trade associations, ...

   

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  • There’s more to plane hangar doors than what you may realize May 13, 2013
  • Hangar door tips for builders
: Some pointers for proper installation of 
plane hangar doors May 13, 2013
  • Storage for corrosive conditions: Tension fabric popular for buildings needed for harsh environments May 13, 2013
  • The possibilities of post frame: Ohio DOT project helps move style beyond pole barns May 13, 2013
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