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Vaisala’s Colorado headquarters reaches new heights in sustainability with S-5! metal roof attachments
The solar mountings on this project are a low-profile, sleek solution to secure the solar array and enabled the owner to achieve a design engineered to withstand the region’s high winds. Finland-based Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental and industrial measurements, embarked on a visionary project to erect a cutting-edge ...
S-5!® ColorGard® Snow Bar system surrounds Flying J Travel Center in Wyoming
Completed in time for the winter 2024/2025 snow season, the new roof on the Flying J Travel Center is ready for non-stop traffic. Wyoming averages almost 15 feet* (not inches) of snowfall each year. So, when 911 Roofing Solutions was asked to update the roofing system on the Flying J Travel ...
Revitalizing the community by supporting artists
By Sika. In an effort to strengthen and preserve downtown McKinney Texas, these abandoned silos were repurposed with new mural art. In 2022, the McKinney Silo project began painting giant murals on silos in Texas. Created by the artist Guido van Helten, he observed the working-class area of eastside McKinney ...
Regan Roofing tops off Valage Senior Living at Carson Valley
By Rocky Mountain Snow Guards. For both aesthetics and snow removal efficiency, Regan Roofing trusted Rocky Mountain Snow Guards on this senior living project. When Valage Senior Living at Carson Valley opens in the fall of 2024 it will house 56 assisted living apartment homes and 46 memory care residences. Located in ...
IBM plant installs second InSpire® solar air heating system
The new 2,000 square foot InSpire® wall, installed in 2023, will reduce the plant's carbon footprint by 12,3 tons of CO2, year after year, for the next 25 years. The IBM Bromont plant located in Bromont, QC, Canada, opened in 1972. Fifty years later, the facility continues to be a leader ...
20% insurance discount on DaVinci composite roofing
By DaVinci Roofscapes. By making the switch to composite roofing, the Walz family no longer worries about the Nebraska hail and saves money each year on their insurance premiums. Back in 2020 Rita and Mark Walz purchased an impact-resistant DaVinci Slate roof after a hailstorm destroyed their asphalt shingle roof. The Nebraska ...
Avalon Bothell Commons: A GAF case study
By GAF. For this mixed-use community, Chinook Building Envelope Services needed a manufacturer that accommodated the large scope of the project and its different designs efficiently and effectively. Easing the paperwork burden for contractors The Avalon Bothell Commons in Washington is the next big residential and mixed-use community with more than 675 apartments, ...
From 1910 to today, a legacy of quality work
By Sika Corporation. Learn how Sika’s liquid applied roofing and waterproofing played a crucial role in a historical renovation. Sika’s history began in 1910 with Kaspar Winkler inventing Sika-1, a quick-setting waterproofing admixture for mortar. From this very first product, Sika has been used in unique and important projects. For ...
Architectural marvel: Shenzhen Air Dome sets new standards with durable Tedlar® surface
By Jonny Suchor. A behind-the-scenes look at the innovation of Shenzhen's Spectacular Air Dome. A new piece of modern architecture has recently been completed in Shenzhen, China: the Shenzhen Air Dome. This architectural wonder is not just any structure, it is the world's largest single gas membrane air dome, covering ...
Proyecto solar en techo metálico sobrevivió a otis, gracias a nueva tecnología en instalaciones solares
Cadena comercial en Acapulco busca fortalecer el techo con nueva tecnología y hardware anti-huracanes. Siete meses después de la devastación de Acapulco causada por el huracán Otis, el evento meteorológico extremo dejó lecciones para los locales y las empresas. Los techos solares que sobrevivieron a Otis fue gracias a la nueva ...
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