Tag Archives: EIFS

New York high-rise project receives EIFS top honor

The Atrium at Sumner in Brooklyn has been awarded Project of the Year Award at the 2024 EIFS Excellence Awards.

The award, presented during the 2025 EIFS Industry Members Association (EIMA) Annual Meeting, recognizes the project for its striking architectural expression and sustainable design.

The project features a high-performance, energy-efficient wall cladding and a textured finish with a smooth limestone appearance.

The Atrium at Sumner was featured in The Construction Specifier’s February issue. Explore its design … Continue reading New York high-rise project receives EIFS top honor

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Covering it all: Investigating lightweight cladding

Lightweight cladding is gaining traction in the construction industry. With advancements in material science, the benefits of such cladding are increasing, and it is no longer necessary to use heavy materials such as masonry, concrete, metal panels, precast, porcelain, or even fiber cement to achieve the look of brick, wood, concrete, or metal.

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Additional practical insights on overcladding masonry facades

As an alternative to removing and replacing the original masonry—an approach that can negatively impact structural integrity—project teams and architects are encouraged to design an insulated facade layer with vapor barrier, creating a new enclosure that is watertight and energy efficient, and possibly more attractive. This raises a question about how to ensure the ideal placement and attachment of the insulation, air barrier, and cladding.

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Integrating fenestration with the wall

Selection of fenestration systems for specific wall assemblies is a process in which performance characteristics, such as structural capacity, the resistance to air infiltration, and water penetration, and thermal attributes are evaluated along with aesthetics and cost. However, the integration of the system(s) under consideration with the adjacent exterior wall assembly is often overlooked in the selection process.

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