| April 11, 2017 - Weekly News Update |
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Featured Project...Dri-Design
Seattle Library Gets Distinctive Look With Metal Panels
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Seattle, WA -
Dri-Design panels have been known to turn heads for their looks, but they were selected for the Skyway Library in Seattle because they can turn around a building. The entire exterior of the library is wrapped in Dri-Design Wall Panels, creating a landmark destination for the downtown district. The joint venture architects of BuildingWork and Weinstein AU, both of Seattle, were adamant that the last piece of metal panel had to circle back and meet the first-with precision.
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Industry News
PPG Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of Duranar® Coatings
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 Pittsburgh, PA - PPG will launch a year-long celebration of Duranar® coatings' 50th anniversary at A'17, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Conference on Architecture 2017, in Orlando, Florida, April 27-29. More
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Industry News
MORIN Chooses Peter Faulk For Marketing
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 Bristol, CT - Morin, a Kingspan Group Company, has announced the hiring of Peter Faulk as its marketing manager. More
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Featured Project...Petersen
Metal Roofs Cover Pair Of Stadium Restroom Buildings
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Columbia, SC - In spite of a nearly impossible installation schedule, the restroom buildings at the University of South Carolina's new Gamecock Park were completed in time for tailgating prior to the season-opening game in 2015. Directly adjacent to Williams Brice Football Stadium in Columbia, the facilities are covered by metal roofing from
Petersen.
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Columnist...Scott Kriner
The WELL Program For Sustainable Buildings
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 "Health and wellness in sustainable buildings continues to create interest as to how to quantify the level of occupants' well being. One of the newer certification programs in this field is the WELL Standard which is gaining ground," writes Scott Kriner of Green Metal Consulting. "This is not the first time I've written about WELL in a column for DesignandBuildwithMetal.com, but this current article takes a deeper dive into the program." More
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Featured Article...All Weather Insulated Panels
Marking Five Years Of Meeting Florida Building Codes
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 All Weather Insulated Panels (AWIP), which manufactures composite insulated metal panels (IMPs), has been approved for projects in Florida since January 2012. From Florida to Alaska, wall and roof panels with composite foam insulation from AWIP not only help buildings achieve peak energy efficiency, they make buildings stronger and safer. More
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Industry News
Construction Employment Increases In 43 States
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 Arlington, VA - Forty-three states added construction jobs between February 2016 and February 2017 while 39 states added construction jobs between January and February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Association officials noted that despite the relatively widespread increase in construction employment, most states are still significantly below peak construction employment levels. More
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March 2017 Green Projects Edition Ezine
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DesignandBuildwithMetal's March 2017 Green Projects Edition ezine is now ready for viewing. In this issue you'll find a wide-ranging collection of projects that share one important quality: all feature metal construction products as a means of satisfying goals related to appearance, energy efficiency and sustainability. 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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