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- AirGo and Yellow Jacket misting systems beat summer heat
- OSHA launches major fall prevention campaign
- McElroy Metal completes merger of Architectural Building Components
- Garland engages customers in social media
- Butler Manufacturing launches more comprehensive website
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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 »
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Tagged Big Ass Fans, ventilation
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2012 The Idea Book Product Guide for Metal Roofers
The eighth edition of “the idea book” is still the only publication of its kind, presenting the environmental benefits and unlimited design possibilities of metal roofing through practical applications. The intent of “the idea book” is to demonstrate the many … Read more »
Posted in Commercial/Institutional, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Green Products, Idea Book, Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing Magazine, Metal Roofing News, Metal Shingles, Products, Reroofing, Residential, Roofing Products, Rural Builder Green, Solar, Sustainability, Tools and Jobsite Equipment
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Tagged metal roofing, metal roofing magazine, standing seam metal roofing, the idea book for metal roofing
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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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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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2012 SIPA Building Excellence Awards
The Structural Insulated Panel Association recognized nine homes and commercial buildings that demonstrate the high levels of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability achievable with structural insulated panel (SIP) construction during the 2012 Building Excellence Awards ceremony held at the SIPA … Read more »
Posted in Construction Industry News, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Green Products, Green Projects, In the Industry, Industry Honors, Products, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News, Sustainability, Underlayments
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Tagged sip construction, sipa awards, structural insulated panel association
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Garland’s new site offers refreshed look, user-friendly navigation
The Garland Company Inc. recently launched a new corporate website www.garlandco.com – featuring a refreshed design that provides quick and easy access to information on our expansive line of high-performance building envelope products and solutions. The company’s most popular links, … Read more »
Green Span Profiles holds open house
On April 10, Waller, Texas-based Green Span Profiles held an open house for customers, suppliers and industry friends. Approximately 275 people attended the open house and participated in plant tours and enjoyed a catered lunch of boiled crawfish and BBQ. … Read more »
Posted in Commercial/Institutional, Energy Efficiency, Frame Building News, Green Building, Green Products, Metal Builder, Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing Magazine, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News, Sustainability
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Tagged Green Span Profiles, insulated metal panels, mcelroy metal, open house
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Palram rolls out new polycarbonate line
Palram Americas, a leading manufacturer of polycarbonate and PVC sheets, has added a new state-of-the-art polycarbonate line, Line 44. This new line will add the ability to produce optical, security and containment grade products, and sheets or coils up to … Read more »
MBCI opening new IMP plant in Illinois
MBCI, an industry leading manufacturer of metal roof and wall systems, will be opening a new, 116,000 square foot insulated metal panel (IMP) manufacturing facility in Mattoon, Ill., in May. The new line doubles MBCI’s current IMP capacity. This is … Read more »
Steelscape introduces new website
Steelscape Inc. launched its new and improved external website — www.steelscape.com. Steelscape’s new website contains several enhancements including a wealth of new information…right at your fingertips. At www.steelscape.com, you’ll see the following upgrades… New look and feel Easier to use … Read more »


