(This article was originally published on www.FLSustainability.com) Situated on prime real estate within Washington D.C., the Capitol Vista building exemplifies sustainability objectives of the district1, with Fairview Architectural having a contributing role as a...
Over the last 12-18 months we have seen an increased interest from the construction market in the use of non-combustible exterior cladding solutions such as 3mm(1/8”) pre-finished solid aluminum panel, Vitraplate. These materials, already used widely around the world,...
(This article was originally published on www.FLSustainability.com) Retrofitting existing buildings with new cladding is highly efficient with aluminum composite panels. Constructed in the 1970s, the two buildings at 808-812 Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts...
Paint crazing, also known as cracking or checking, occurs when a series of small cracks or lines appear on the surface of a painted material. This can happen when folding pre-coated aluminum, where the coating is subjected to stress and strain, causing the paint to...
It is not possible to tell the difference between a drained and back-ventilated rainscreen and a pressure-equalized rainscreen just by looking at the details alone, because test results are the determining factor in deciding which type of rainscreen system it is. In...