From the perspective of insulation and thermal comfort, what are the pros and cons of cladding when applied to existing buildings? Cladding existing buildings certainly improves thermal insulation but ...

Boulder Community Health’s West Medical Building, with its hybrid vacuum-insulated glass installation and two inches of continuous rigid insulation, and the Lubber Run Community Center, Arlington, Va.

A slight breeze is all that’s needed to make this kinetic cladding developed by EXTECH run riot. The Kinetic Single Point Flappers, unlike the company’s two-pin and rod-mount predecessors, use a new ...

When hurricanes, tornados, extreme temperatures, snow and ice, or salty ocean air have the potential to impact a structure, it is critical to design a building envelope system that will protect the ...

Insulated metal panels (IMPs) are an exterior cladding system that can be used on virtually any type of facility and are commonly found on industrial-type structures such as storage buildings or ...

Fibre cement’s appearance and durability is establishing it as a versatile building envelope material, says Marley Eternity’s Ian Barclay where fibre cement cladding can be used the role it plays in ...

Architectural precast panels are durable, factory-made for quality, and offer an unlimited vocabulary for the architect’s expression. However, they can sometimes produce challenges to a construction ...

The flaws of Portsmouth’s Wilmcote House may have been indicative of 1960s social housing, but now its mass adoption of Passivhaus principles could see it used as a model for sustainable retrofit ...

The shrinking economy and mounting layoffs in Alberta hasn’t kept Calgary-based Thermal Systems KWC Ltd. from growing. The building envelope subcontractor, which has worked on local projects such as ...