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From steel framing to drywall and insulation, the wall and ceiling industry faces significant challenges and opportunities due to shifting tariff policies, with wide-ranging effects on costs, supply chains, and innovation.

As skilled labor shortages persist, building enclosure professionals are turning to digital tools, AI and mobile field technology to meet rising performance expectations with leaner teams.

This paper will review key steps in developing and implementing a construction quality program, with its overarching strategy following the work of W. Edward Deming’s Plan, Do, Check, Act model.

Construction of major building projects in bustling urban areas is always challenging. However, the $700 million Lyrik Back Bay mixed-use development in Boston set a new benchmark for logistical complexity.

A brief chronicle of the efforts underway by leading building design professionals to support and galvanize action toward decarbonizing the built environment.

An overview of instances when model building codes require exterior curtain walls to provide a fire rating and how architects and specifiers can use narrow-profile, fire-rated glazing assemblies to meet these requirements without compromising a cohesive design aesthetic.