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Achieve Net Zero Building Goals with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Precast Sandwich Walls

Concrete is an integral part of buildings, but it has an environmental cost. Discover how precast concrete panels can reduce a building’s embodied and operational carbon.

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Justice Facility Design & the Role of Plumbing Products for Health, Safety, & Security

Rehabilitative design creates justice facilities that help prepare inmates for life after release. Good plumbing design promotes health, safety, and security for all in these facilities.

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Architectural Aluminum Canopies for Commercial Buildings

Canopies bring weather protection, shading, and aesthetics to any building. Find out how to select the style, finish, and quality level that is right for your project.

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Acetylated Wood: A Natural and Durable Choice for Siding, Decking, and More

Learn how acetylated wood boosts durability, stability, and sustainability, meets LEED®, WELL™, and SITES® goals, and supports green building through real-world case studies.

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Specifying Modern Vinyl

Make informed choices about vinyl products. Understand their safety, sustainability, and responsible manufacturing standards.

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Soft Flooring Systems for Performance and Moisture Control

Soft flooring offers aesthetics, lower costs, durability, and ease of care. Learn how to create the optimal soft flooring system through proper substrate and surface preparation.

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Carbon Leadership Forum Series: Embodied Carbon 101 and Buy Clean

Learn the basics of embodied carbon and how product procurement policies can be used as an embodied carbon reduction strategy.

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Creating Custom Curves: Adding Interest to Architectural Designs

There are several ways of framing curved ceiling and wall features. Find out how to use traditional methods or modern flexible track systems to create simple and compound curves.

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Preserve the View with Cable Railing Assemblies

Design beautifully minimalist, commercial-grade cable railing engineered for code compliance and fast installation.

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Community Functional Resilience

With increasing natural disasters, resilience is vital. Explore resilient design, how it relates to building codes, and masonry construction’s role in meeting resilience goals.

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Hardwood Flooring Systems for Durability, Moisture Control, & Sound Reduction

Surface preparation is the foundation of every successful installation. Learn about proper surface preparation to minimize the risks of hardwood flooring failure.

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BOSTIK, Inc.

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Custom Shower Solutions for the Luxury Consumer

From digitally programmable spa experiences to steam, aromatherapy, color, and sound, explore the product options that allow the shower to become a personalized, luxury experience.

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Kallista

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An Overview of Commercial Rolling Door Products

Rolling doors are designed to meet facility requirements impacting security, protection, air and light infiltration, and aesthetics. Discover their many applications.

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Overhead Door

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Get the Daylight You Deserve

Specify the right shadecloth to maximize daylight and ensure occupant health and well-being.

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Mecho

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Redefining Rooftops: Understanding Rooftop Deck Systems

Rooftop decks create valuable living and recreational space. Explore the features, surface materials, and design and installation options for rooftop deck systems.

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Bison Innovative Products

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Building Science Master Summit: Designing for Long-Term Below-Grade Thermal Performance

Discover below-grade wall and floor slab insulation requirements and solutions.

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DuPont Performance Building Solutions

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Mastering Sustainable Concrete: On the Road to Net-Zero Construction

Concrete is a key construction material and has a substantial environmental impact and carbon footprint. Best practices to lower the embodied carbon in concrete are discussed.

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Heidelberg Materials

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Fenestration Security for Educational, Religious, Commercial, and Retail Applications

Keeping an armed intruder out of a building is essential. Explore fenestration security risks, considerations, and old and new solutions, as well as performance testing and standards.

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Riot Glass, LLC

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Pre-Engineered Steel Stair Systems

Learn about the benefits of the preassembled metal stair design and fabrication process and why it ensures a safe stairway installation that complies with building codes.

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Pacific Stair Corporation

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Understanding the Art of Quartz

Quartz surfacing offers the look of natural stone without its high maintenance. Delve into the features, fabrication, and design trends of this versatile surface material.

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Carbon Leadership Forum Series: Embodied Carbon Transparency and Disclosure

Reduce carbon emissions associated with building products by learning the minimum requirements for high-quality EPD reporting and best practices for comparing EPDs.

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AEC Daily

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Designing with Commercial/Industrial Insulated Metal Wall Panels

Commercial and industrial buildings benefit from the use of IMPs. Explore IMP design options, appropriate support structure, installation, function, code compliance, and warranties.

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Metl-Span, a Nucor company

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Power of Product Transparency & Sustainability: Understanding How to Use It for Optimal Green Build & Design

Material transparency is a growing initiative in the green and healthy building arena. Related legislation and predominant green building program certifications are explored.

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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

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Window and Door Security Solutions: Forced Entry, Storm, Blast, and Ballistic Protection

Can existing windows and doors stand up to modern threats? Learn how to reinforce vulnerable systems using retrofit and replacement strategies that boost protection.

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Designing Storm Impact Protection: Windows and Doors

Learn how to design buildings that withstand tornadoes and hurricanes, using key standards (FEMA, ICC, ASTM) and resilient window and door system strategies.

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Advantages of Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) for Building Thermal Insulation

VIPs offer higher thermal resistance per unit thickness than traditional insulation materials. Discover how VIPs work and why they are effective as building thermal insulation.

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