Tag: building-envelope

Will you pursue the recently extended Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction (Section 179D)?

This addition to Solatube's SkyVault daylighting solution provides commercial facilities the option to dim natural lighting when desired.

Modern building envelope design does not always perform as expected.

This issue takes a comprehensive look at smart facility technologies, the Internet of Things, maintenance software, and energy management. Plus, mitigating disaster.

Virtually all buildings require a holistic solution, an approach that embraces components of different techniques.

Proper maintenance plays a significant role in maximizing the energy benefits of a reflective roof.

Facility managers can delve deeper into this high performance metal wall panel system.

Structural factors and upkeep are among the leading items for facility decision-makers to evaluate.

Elevated performance requirements for energy and infiltration are calling for more attention to envelope design and construction.

Humane and environmental concerns notwithstanding, an increasing number of locales have passed legislation to address this concern.

This article features four products that cover the building envelope.

The 2014 Partner in Quality Award from Firestone Building Products highlights 189 outstanding roofing contractors.

Facility managers can glean energy efficiency and safety benefits from window film, if they choose the best type for their needs.

These metal retrofit systems can be installed over virtually any existing metal roof, including trapezoidal and vertical standing seam roofs as well as R panel roofs.

Designed for high bay commercial facility applications, this tubular daylighting device features a 29" diameter opening.

This stone wool insulation board is designed for use as an exterior continuous insulation in rainscreen wall systems.

Designed for low slope roofs, these non-penetrating, ballast free products allow for the attachment of lightning protection equipment to a facility. The lightweight systems provide for permanent attachment to all traditional roofing materials.

There are approximately two million non-residential buildings in the U.S. over 40 years old. With a building boom that spanned many decades, more facility managers are shifting their focus to retrofitting as opposed to building new.

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) provides advice for those managing small and mid-sized facilities in areas vulnerable to wildfire.

NIBS has released its "Guideline 3-2012: Building Enclosure Commissioning Process."