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AirGo and Yellow Jacket misting systems beat summer heat
Create the ultimate cooling station for any occasion with new fans from the Big Ass Fan Company that take the cooling power of tons of air conditioning on the move, for only pennies per hour. The 8-foot AirGo and the … Read more »
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Frame Building News, Green Building, Metal Builder, Products, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News
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Tagged Big Ass Fans, ventilation
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OSHA launches major fall prevention campaign
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a nationwide outreach campaign to raise awareness among workers and employers about the hazards of falls from ladders, scaffolds and roofs. Falls were the leading cause of death in the construction industry … Read more »
McElroy Metal completes merger of Architectural Building Components
Combined company to offer expanded line of products and services McElroy Metal announced Houston-based Architectural Building Components became a division of McElroy Metal. Architectural Building Components offers unique products and services that will offer new opportunities to McElroy Metal customers. … Read more »
Garland engages customers in social media
The Garland Company Inc., manufacturer and distributor of high-performance solutions for the building envelope, recently announced its commitment to interactively connect a world-wide community of building owners, facility managers, contractors, architects, and suppliers with its family of Garland employee owners … Read more »
MetFab publishes brochure for metal roofing, walls and related products
Metal-Fab Manufacturing, a Drexel Metals company, announces the availability of its new architectural roofing and wall systems brochure. The 24-page brochure highlights MetFab’s wide variety of standing seam metal roof systems. Each is designed specifically for various types of architectural … Read more »
Posted in Commercial/Institutional, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Green Products, Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing Magazine, Metal Roofing News, Products, Recyclable, Renewable, Reroofing, Residential, Roofing Products, Solar, Supplier News, Sustainability, Underlayments
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Tagged Drexel Metals, Met-Fab, Metal-Fab, standing seam metal roofing
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Roof Hugger helps ‘harden’ buildings for hurricane force winds
As most of us know, buildings in Florida are subject to much higher than normal wind speeds, especially its coastal areas due to the inherent hurricanes that strike both coastlines. If you haven’t had the pleasure to visit Tampa yet, … Read more »
Simpson Strong-Tie sponsors Building Safety Month
Simpson Strong-Tie is proud to announce its sponsorship of the International Code Council Foundation’s 2012 Building Safety Month. Simpson Strong-Tie is supporting Building Safety Month as a gold-level sponsor and is encouraging the industry to join the “I Support” campaign. … Read more »
NCI Group Inc. agrees to purchase Metl-Span
NCI Group, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Metl-Span from a subsidiary of BlueScope Steel North America Corporation. Metl-Span, a leader in insulated metal panel development for over forty years, operates five manufacturing facilities in the United States … Read more »
Posted in Commercial/Institutional, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Green Products, Metal Builder, Metal Buildings, Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing Magazine, Metal Roofing News, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News, Sustainability
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Tagged insulated metal panels, metal buildings, Metl-Span, nci building systems
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Butler Manufacturing updates website
Butler Manufacturing launched a more comprehensive website with information about Butler pre-engineered structural, metal roof and wall panel systems, as well as self-storage and conventional/hybrid building systems. Included in the easily navigated website are a photo gallery, comparative product differences, … Read more »
Posted in Commercial/Institutional, Low Rise Construction, Metal Builder, Metal building systems, Metal Buildings, Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing Magazine, Metal Roofing News, Products, Rural Builder Magazine
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Tagged butler manufacturing, metal buildings, metal roofing, metal walls, pre-engineered structural buildings
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Polyglass launches Spanish version of website
Polyglass U.S.A., Inc., a leading manufacturer of modified bitumen membranes and roof coatings in the commercial and residential roofing industry, recently launched its new enhanced website in Spanish. As with the English version, the site allows the user to access … Read more »
