Jan 20, 2023 | Blogs, Project Updates, Projects, Vitrabond, Vitraplate
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system was developed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) in 1998 to provide third-party verification that a building project has reached LEED Certification. There are four levels of...
Nov 29, 2022 | Blogs, Edgeline, Featured, Project Updates, Vitrabond, VitrabondG2, Vitraplate
As a member of the architectural community, we understand how important custom finishes and colors are to the quality and look of the final project. All too often, we’ve seen construction projects take a sharp departure from the original design intent for the metal...
Oct 31, 2022 | Arrowhead, Blogs
Where and when did the rainscreen principle begin? And why has it become such an important feature of building envelope science? In this article we review the beginnings of the rainscreen principle, to give the reader a better understanding of the bigger picture...
Oct 31, 2022 | Arrowhead, Blogs
One of the most effective ways of enhancing the performance of a building envelope is to use a rainscreen cladding system. The rainscreen concept began to be understood in the early 1900’s, as out lined in our blog post – History of the Rainscreen Principle and...
Oct 31, 2022 | Arrowhead, Blogs
Just as it sounds, the term non-sequential means that the panels do not need to be installed in sequence, one after another. Another term for this concept is “Non-Progressive”, but that term can be confusing to many people because the word “progressive” is normally...
