Despite having well-documented performance capabilities, lightweight concrete often conjures several questions in the minds of specifiers. From its lead times to cost, unanswered questions can cause some professionals to steer away from the material, even when its use would enhance the building’s design and support cost-savings to the project’s...
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The team responsible for bringing any building to life faces increased pressure to deliver on energy efficiency and design innovation. Construction professionals today must consider a wide array of variables when selecting the optimal building envelope product, such as climate in the region, how the building will be used,...
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Designers need to understand how the characteristics of historic materials may have allowed a detail to function successfully when originally constructed, and that repair or replacement with present-day materials may require changes to the detail.
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Recent efforts in North America to reduce embodied carbon in concrete are similar to British solutions to eradicate cobras in colonial India. Simple solutions often create bigger problems than the complex ones they were trying to solve.
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The pandemic is not the only catalyst for transforming new workspaces. The affordability of, access to, and growing reliance on technology are significantly reshaping the offices of tomorrow. This will also transform the education and collaboration needed for planning, designing, and building these spaces.
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Mass timber structures are entering the discussion for many projects in North America, and increasingly for taller buildings. This is, in part, due to recent code changes allowing for combustible construction in taller structures. However, interest in the industry is driven by a larger trend—the need for fast action...
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Research conducted by Connor and researcher colleagues at the University of Alaska sought to expand the understanding of how both rigid foam insulations (XPS and EPS) perform over time when confronted by harsh conditions in below-grade applications. The most recent study, conducted in 2019, built on previous findings from...
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When developing roof drainage details, designers need to consider not just typical conditions and geometries, but also atypical or transitional geometries that may concentrate or direct water flow in unexpected ways.
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For commercial offices, retail, and hospitality spaces, government centers, school classrooms, and other interior buildouts, architects and interior designers can pair aluminum framing systems with glass or other insert panels to balance connectivity and transparency with productivity and privacy.
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Water intrusion causes significant problems for buildings and can go as far as damaging the structure. The building products industry is continuously looking for new technologies to assist with the prevention of water damage. Nature, as a notorious problem solver, often inspires solutions within the industry.
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