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Featured Project...Valspar
Smithsonian Facility Features Multi-Layer Metal Coating
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Washington, DC - When speakers at the groundbreaking ceremony include the sitting President of the United States, it's certain that the building is important. And so it went when President Barack Obama stepped to the podium to commemorate the beginning of construction on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington. The building is special and so is the
Valspar Corporation's multi-layer paint system that finishes the building's custom aluminum cladding.
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Industry News
MBMA Adds Package And Panasonic As Members
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 Cleveland, OH - The membership ranks of the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) are continuing to expand with the recent additions of Panasonic Corporation Of North America as the group's 60th Associate member, and Package Steel Systems Inc. as a Building Systems member. More
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Columnist...Scott Kriner
Competition Comes To Green Building Ratings Arena
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 "The 800-pound gorilla will be sharing a cage that we call sustainability," writes Scott Kriner of Green Metal Consulting Inc. in his newest column for DesignandBuildwithMetal.com. "For several years the American High Performance Building Coalition (AHPBC) was advocating change in public policy where there was only one green building certification program required for public building construction. For the most part, the sole green building rating system was the USGBC's LEED building certification program. The AHPBC was promoting choice on the part of local, regional and national green programs. In addition, the AHPBC was suggesting that green building rating programs should be based on solid science and a consensus approach to the development of the credits." More
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Industry News
Two New S900-Series Test Standards Published By AISI
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 Washington, DC - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published two new test standards in its S900-series. These test standards have been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as the American National Standards and are available for free downloading. More
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Industry News
RIMA-I Elects New Board Members For 2017
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Featured Article...Samco Machinery
Custom Material Handling For Roll Forming Equipment
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada - People get into business because they know they can provide a product or service better than the competition. They also get into business because they know they can make money providing that product or service. When it comes to making money, efficiency is the key in any business.
Samco Machinery produces roll forming equipment for a number of industries, including building and construction.
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CFSEI To Host Webinar On Mid-Rise Project Lessons
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 Washington, DC - The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will host a webinar on "Devil in the Details: Learning From Mid-Rise Successes and Failures" on February 23, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. EST. The webinar is designed for architects, engineers, building officials and contractors. Participants are eligible for 1.5 PDHs. Don Allen, P.E., is conducting the webinar and will provide insights, details and photos of projects that he has worked on over 25 years, focusing on both successful and unsuccessful results. More
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December 2016 Institutional Projects Edition Ezine
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DesignandBuildwithMetal's December 2016 Institutional Projects Edition ezine is now ready for viewing.
This issue highlights a structure that houses an historic mining wheel (shown on the cover at left), a pair of public libraries, a 70' globe for a natural sciences museum, and a handful of other interesting projects - each featuring metal products. This ezine is free to read and requires no login to access! To view, click the link below or the image at the left.
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