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...
Feb 17, 2022 | Arrowhead, Blogs, Featured, Project Updates
Fairview is the only ACM/MCM manufacturer that offers a fully patented and tested installation system: Arrowhead. Arrowhead was designed in 2017 by industry professionals as a more efficient solution to traditional (sequential) installation systems. Arrowhead is a...
Feb 2, 2022 | Blogs, Arrowhead, Edgeline, Featured, Vitrabond, Vitraplate
Single-source supply has always been a popular choice in many industries where procuring items from multiple suppliers is required. We are now seeing an increasing trend for this on construction projects with regular requests coming in from our architectural network....
Dec 21, 2021 | Arrowhead, Blogs
One of the questions we hear a lot and a term that gets used continuously in the façade and cladding industry is ‘What is a Rainscreen?’ or ‘What is the Rainscreen Principle’. Broken down into simple terms, a ‘Screen’ is essentially a ‘Barrier’. The only difference...
