Defined as the ability to do or produce something without wasting materials, time, or energy, in today’s commercial architecture, a building’s long-term operational efficiency is far more impactful than any efficiency achieved in design or construction.
The increasing number and intensity of hurricanes and storms in the United States is not only cause for general safety concern but is top-of-mind for builders, contractors and facility owners who have witnessed the damage that may be incurred to commercial structures
Metal panels have never been more fashionable in building facades than they are right now, and appearances matter even more when you’re designing high end condominums.
By their very nature, all building foundations touch the earth that surrounds them. In every climate, the water, air, soil, and temperature of that outside contact can impact the performance and integrity of the entire building structure.
For their project, 18 students worked to provide a solution to challenges facing the community: establishing a safe space for people experiencing homelessness with COVID-19 to quarantine
Part three of our series on sustainable solutions. Building Enclosure's Editor, Lindsay Lewis, sits down with Dave Caputo from Owens Corning to discuss the company's new FOAMULAR NGX High-performance XPS insulation
Part two of our series on sustainable solutions. Building Enclosure's Editor, Lindsay Lewis, sits down with Dave Caputo and Tiffany Coppock from Owens Corning to discuss the extreme reductions in Global Warming Potentials
Owens Corning Pure Safety High Performance Insulation is the first insulation of its kind to be scientifically tested and identified as a consumer product more suitable for people with asthma and allergies.