Bifold doors save planes during Hurricane Harvey

Pilots housing airplanes at the Aransas County Airport in Rockport, Texas, are grateful for the bifold doors on the hangars. During Hurricane Harvey, Aransas County Airport in Texas lost seven buildings for a total of 8360 m2 (90,000 sf) of hangar space. However, hangars with bifold doors were still...
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Quantifying aluminum’s green credentials

Aluminum is a cost-effective building material option that can support green initiatives without compromising design integrity. With minimal environmental impact throughout its life cycle duration it is frequently specified for various enclosures and fenestration systems.
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Has time run out for glazed brick?

Glazed brick has had a love/hate relationship with the real estate, design, and construction community for well over a century. In 2011, the New York Times ran an article in the real estate section stating that during the middle of the last century, “glazed brick was supposed to make...

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