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]]> https://www.wconline.com/rss/2651 en-us Curtainwalls Define Duquesne University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine heather@heathewestpr.com (Heather West) http://www.wconline.com/articles/97522 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:33:13 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97522-curtainwalls-define-duquesne-universitys-college-of-osteopathic-medicine DensDeck ProFast Prime Roof Board from Georgia-Pacific Building Products The company's latest addition to the DensDeck portfolio of gypsum board products is now commercially available nationwide.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97517 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97517-densdeck-profast-prime-roof-board-from-georgia-pacific-building-products Copy of - The National Institute of Building Sciences Co-Hosts High-Impact Workforce Summit The NIBS hosts an important meeting with ICC and the National Building Museum in early September.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97516 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:40:21 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97516-copy-of-the-national-institute-of-building-sciences-co-hosts-high-impact-workforce-summit The National Institute of Building Sciences Co-Hosts High-Impact Workforce Summit The NIBS hosts an important meeting with ICC and the National Building Museum in early September.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97515 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:40:21 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97515-the-national-institute-of-building-sciences-co-hosts-high-impact-workforce-summit A Cutting‑Edge Glass Rainscreen Makeover http://www.wconline.com/articles/97511 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:38:51 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97511-a-cuttingedge-glass-rainscreen-makeover Historically Styled Windows with Modern Performance Revitalize a 110-year-old Public School in Pennsylvania heather@heathewestpr.com (Heather West) Steele Elementary School features Wausau Window and EFCO products finished by Linetec.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97504 Sun, 03 Aug 2025 10:01:15 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97504-historically-styled-windows-with-modern-performance-revitalize-a-110-year-old-public-school-in-pennsylvania 5 PA-SteeleElem©Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates – Architects53.jpg Photos: ©Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates (CRA) – Architects 3 PA-SteeleElem©Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates – Architects28.jpg Photos: ©Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates (CRA) – Architects 2 PA-SteeleElem©Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates – Architects20.jpg Photos: ©Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates (CRA) – Architects 1 PA-SteeleElem©Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates – Architects12.jpg Photos: ©Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates (CRA) – Architects Ware Malcomb Announces Groundbreaking on Shavers Center Lodge in Snowshoe, W. Va. The company has begun construction on the new 18,000-square-foot Shavers Center lodge at Snowshoe Mountain.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97500 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:51:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97500-ware-malcomb-announces-groundbreaking-on-shavers-center-lodge-in-snowshoe-w-va AISC’s New Chatbot Guides Structural Steel Design, Opens New Possibilities for Steel Conversions The American Institute of Steel Construction has launched Clark, a free AI-powered chatbot that provides answers based on AISC’s steel design standards and guides.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97484 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:20:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97484-aiscs-new-chatbot-guides-structural-steel-design-opens-new-possibilities-for-steel-conversions Huntsman Building Solutions Launches Digital Daily Work Record System for U.S. Spray Foam Contractors Easy-to-use platform with QR code access makes recording jobsite details simple, quick and storable.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97473 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:29:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97473-huntsman-building-solutions-launches-digital-daily-work-record-system-for-us-spray-foam-contractors Brookdale Students Win First Place in National Architecture Competition Brookdale Community College students win first place in the prestigious national Community College Challenge for Architectural Practice.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97465 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97465-brookdale-students-win-first-place-in-national-architecture-competition Mark Fowler to Address New Stucco Drainage Codes at FWCCA Conference W&C's Editorial Director will give a presentation on code requirements for water drainage of stucco.


]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97464 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:50:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97464-mark-fowler-to-address-new-stucco-drainage-codes-at-fwcca-conference S.A.F.E. Structure Designs Achieves AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 Certification The company is advancing strategic readiness as a key U.S. defense contractor.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97463 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97463-safe-structure-designs-achieves-as9100d-and-iso-9001-2015-certification Scientists Test Tallest Steel-Framed Building on Earthquake Simulator to Push Height Limits kernt@bnpmedia.com (Tanja Kern) UC San Diego researchers hosted the largest-ever test of cold-formed steel construction under earthquake conditions.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97461 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97461-scientists-test-tallest-steel-framed-building-on-earthquake-simulator-to-push-height-limits UCSD-JacobsSchool-shake-CFS10 780 x 439.jpg Tara Hutchinson, a professor in the UC San Diego Department of Structural Engineering, is the lead researcher on a series of tests on a 10-story, cold-formed steel-framed building at the UC San Diego outdoor earthquake simulator. Image: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering How Next-Gen Materials Are Transforming Building Envelope Performance http://www.wconline.com/articles/97439 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:41:34 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97439-how-next-gen-materials-are-transforming-building-envelope-performance How to Save on Tax and Energy With Ceiling Solutions New phase change material technologies can deliver up to 15 percent energy savings and 50 percent in tax credits.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97253 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:10:23 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97253-how-to-save-on-tax-and-energy-with-ceiling-solutions Energy Saving Ceilings “Living Lab” workspace located at the Armstrong corporate campus in Lancaster, Pa. Raymond Frye Raymond Frye Complex community center in Wellington, Kansas ESC_Classroom rendering Air Barriers' Impact on Energy Use in a Building ldalgleish@airbarrier.org (Laverne Dalgleish) http://www.wconline.com/articles/97418 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:07:17 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97418-air-barriers-impact-on-energy-use-in-a-building LAST CALL: Enter Now for W&C Top 50 Contractors W&C’s Top 50 submissions page is still open for your entries.  

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97188 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:30:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97188-last-call-enter-now-for-w-and-c-top-50-contractors Rainscreens Come of Age in North America http://www.wconline.com/articles/97412 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97412-rainscreens-come-of-age-in-north-america RIDGID “We Love STEM Day”: 60 Students Explore STEM’s Role in Manufacturing The day-long event included group projects and interactive activities for students.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97404 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:15:56 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97404-ridgid-we-love-stem-day-60-students-explore-stems-role-in-manufacturing RIDGID3 780 X 439.jpg Photo courtesy of RIDGID/Emerson RIDGID1 780 X 439.jpg Photo courtesy of RIDGID/Emerson July 2025 Product Focus: Waterproofing/WRBs/Rainscreen http://www.wconline.com/articles/97478 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:30:16 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97478-july-2025-product-focus-waterproofing-wrbs-rainscreen A Slideshow of NWCB’s Wall and Ceiling Conference & Trade Show The bureau’s show returned to Coeur d'Alene for a hotbed of education sessions. Here are some pictures from the event.


]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97274 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:05:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97274-a-slideshow-of-nwcbs-wall-and-ceiling-conference-and-trade-show Sto Launches Next-Generation Air and Water-Resistive Barrier Solutions Sto Corp. announced the launch of StoShield™ SA and Sto GoldSeal™ STPE, next-generation air and water-resistive barrier solutions that are part of the complete Sto system of envelope technology.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97394 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97394-sto-launches-next-generation-air-and-water-resistive-barrier-solutions AEC Industry Pushes Forward on Climate Goals at AIA '25 In June, EIMA caught up with several members at AIA's Annual Conference in Boston.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97356 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:13:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97356-aec-industry-pushes-forward-on-climate-goals-at-aia-25 Armstrong Energy Saving Ceilings are Now Part of IES Virtual Environment Software Integration of Templok Ceilings in leading energy-modeling software supports architects, consultants, and engineers in optimizing building performance.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97346 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:19:50 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97346-armstrong-energy-saving-ceilings-are-now-part-of-ies-virtual-environment-software Ware Malcomb Announces CBRE’s U.S. Design Collective Team Will Join Firm The company announced that CBRE’s U.S. Design Collective team will join the firm in July.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97344 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:20:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97344-ware-malcomb-announces-cbres-us-design-collective-team-will-join-firm EIMA Welcomes Five New Associate Members, Signaling Strong Industry Momentum The additions bring EIMA’s Associate membership to a record 17, reflecting growing interest and engagement across the industry.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97335 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97335-eima-welcomes-five-new-associate-members-signaling-strong-industry-momentum Innovating the Envelope http://www.wconline.com/articles/97337 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97337-innovating-the-envelope Insulated Metal Panels: Where Science and Art Converge http://www.wconline.com/articles/97336 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97336-insulated-metal-panels-where-science-and-art-converge LPA Awarded AIA’s Highest Honor for Architecture Firm Integrated design firm earns 2025 AIA Architecture Firm Award for developing a “no excuses” culture that has set new standards for high performance design.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97326 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:33:25 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97326-lpa-awarded-aias-highest-honor-for-architecture-firm Kingspan Flirts with Disrupting the U.S. Shingle Market Kingspan plans to invest $250M more in U.S. roofing, eyeing asphalt shingle production at its Oklahoma campus to tap into the $24B residential market by late 2026.

]]> http://www.wconline.com/articles/97331 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:52:22 -0400 https://www.wconline.com/articles/97331-kingspan-flirts-with-disrupting-the-us-shingle-market