Metal Builder

The popularity of metal buildings is explored through news, features and product profiles, geared toward the professional builder.

Metal Sales receive ‘Declare Label’ from the International Living Future Institute

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Jim Austin

Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation is the first metal panel manufacturer to be included in the rigorous and exclusive Declare program. Declare is an ‘ingredients label’ program for building products operated by the International Living Future Institute. Declare aims to provide … Read more »

Posted in Metal Builder, Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing Magazine | Tagged Bullitt Center, Declare program, Metal Sales | Leave a comment

There’s more to plane hangar doors than what you may realize

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher
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- 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, … Read more »

Posted in Doors & Windows, Featured News, Low Rise Construction, Metal Builder, Metal Buildings, Post Frame, Products, RB May 2013, Rural Builder Magazine | Tagged Cool-Air, FoldTite, hangar doors | Leave a comment

Hangar door tips for builders
: Some pointers for proper installation of 
plane hangar doors

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher

- 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 … Read more »

Posted in Low Rise Construction, Metal Builder, Metal Buildings, Post Frame, Post Frame Products, RB May 2013, Rural Builder Magazine | Tagged Cool-Air, FoldTite Systems, hangar doors | Leave a comment

NBS introduces new hybrid metal building open-web rafter system

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher

Waterloo, Ind. – Nucor Building Systems, a leading manufacturer of custom-engineered metal building systems, is pleased to announce the expansion of its framing system product line to include Nucor TrussFrame, a hybrid metal building open-web rafter system. Nucor TrussFrame combines … Read more »

Posted in Construction Industry News, Low Rise Construction, Metal Builder, Metal building systems, Metal Buildings, New Products, Products, Rural Builder Magazine | Tagged custom-engineered metal buildings, metal framing, Nucor Building Systems, TrussFrame | Leave a comment

F+W Trade Division gives Red Cross donation for Project Sandy

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher

The Trade Division at F+W Media has donated $2,240 to the American Red Cross through its Project Sandy effort. F+W Media, owners of Rural Builder, Frame Building News, Metal Roofing Magazine and other Trade and special interest properties, established a … Read more »

Posted in Building Components, Commercial/Institutional, Construction Industry News, Doors & Windows, Fasteners, Gutter Products, Low Rise Construction, Metal Builder, Metal building systems, Metal Buildings, Metal Roofing, Metal Shingles, Post Frame, Post Frame Products, Product Guides, Products, Reroofing, Residential, Roofing Products, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News, Underlayments, Vertical Panels | Tagged building resources, f+w media, hurricane sandy, project sandy, superstorm sandy | Leave a comment

NCI Building Systems builds on award-winning wellness program

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Jim Austin

Employees lose more than 2,500 pounds in company-wide weight loss challenge  /   In 2012, NCI Building Systems launched its wellness program, Vitality 24/7, to encourage employees to make simple, positive changes in their lifestyles. This program has since encouraged employees … Read more »

Posted in Frame Building News, Low Rise Construction, Metal Builder, Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing Magazine, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News | Tagged nci building systems, NCI Group, wellness | Leave a comment

MCA introduces new tagline to enhance identity, communicate purpose

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Jim Austin

The Metal Construction Association has unveiled a new tagline to enhance its brand identity and communicate its purpose and position in the industry. The tagline — Build Legacies: Metal — adds an inspirational element to the MCA brand. The new … Read more »

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Pavilion Building Manufacturing joins American Buildings Company

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher

Eufaula, Ala. – American Buildings Company has announced the addition of Pavilion Building Manufacturing Inc. to its national network of builders. As an authorized ABC Builder, Pavilion will have access to American Buildings’ engineering and design expertise, industry-leading technology and quality … Read more »

Posted in Business and Management, Construction Industry News, In the Industry, Metal Builder, Metal building systems, Products, Rural Builder Magazine | Tagged american buildings company, metal buildings, Pavilion Building Manufacturing | Leave a comment

Modified grain bins from Sukup Mfg Co providing unique homes to Haitians

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher
One of the communities of Safe T Homes® at the Village of Hope in Haiti. - Photo supplied by Global Compassion Network

Grain bins supplied by Sukup Manufacturing Co. are being distributed by a global relief organization to serve as uniquely modified homes for displaced families in Haiti. The modified grain bins, called Safe T Homes, are being distributed by Global Compassion … Read more »

Posted in Construction Industry News, Energy Efficiency, Featured News, Green Building, Green Products, Green Projects, Low Rise Construction, Metal Builder, Metal building systems, Metal Buildings, Products, Rural Builder Green, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News, Sustainability | Tagged Global Compassion Network, grain bins, metal building, Safe T Home, Sukup Manufacturing, Village of Hope | Leave a comment

Open enrollment at ‘Atlas University’

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Jim Austin

In virtually every industry today, the best way to stay competitive is to stay up to date. Each year new innovations in tools and technology are introduced to the roofing industry. To provide the training needed to be on top … Read more »

Posted in Metal Builder, Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing Magazine, Products, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News, Underlayments | Tagged Atlas Roofing, Atlas University, underlayment | Leave a comment