Oct 10, 2025 | Arrowhead, Blogs, Product News, Technical Information, Vitrabond, Vitraplate
Next-Generation Cladding: Fairview Architectural’s Solution for Florida Building Code & Sustainability For decades, massive quantities of concrete have been used by the building industry in Florida. Offsetting the use of conventional types of concrete can...
Aug 28, 2025 | Arrowhead, Arrowhead, Blogs, Market Intelligence, Product News, Technical Information, Vitrabond
One of the most effective ways of enhancing the performance of a building envelope is to use a rainscreen cladding system. The rainscreen principle began to be understood in the early 1900’s, as out lined in our blog post – History of the Rainscreen Principle...
Aug 22, 2025 | Blogs, Market Intelligence, Product News, Technical Information, Vitrabond, Vitraplate
Cladding Safety with Metal Composite Material (MCM) and NFPA 285-19 One of the most talked about points when specifying MCM panels, is NPFA 285 compliance. Fire safety standards are a big concern globally, and understandably so. Since the 1980s, innovative exterior...
Jul 1, 2025 | Blogs, Edgeline, Featured, Finishes, Product News, Project Updates, Vitrabond, 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...
Mar 21, 2025 | Blogs, Featured, Product News, Vitrabond, Vitraplate
Why are aluminum prices and lead times going up? By now any fabricator in the metal building façade industry has seen price increases from all their raw material vendors. But why so sudden, and why did the prices go up before the tariffs were even applied? We decided...
Dec 18, 2024 | Blogs, Product News, Technical Bulletins, Vitrabond
How Does the Building Code Define Vitraplate® as Non-Combustible?The International Building Code (IBC) Section 703.4 establishes the criteria for determining a product’s non-combustibility. This definition is necessary, as ASTM E-136, a standard test for...
