Articles Tagged with ''building codes''

 I recently conducted a webinar about continuous insulation in exterior wall assemblies, a topic that has achieved white-hot status among design professionals of late. 

 There is positive momentum in the housing market that foretells a brighter future.  

 The Certified Steel Stud Association is a new organization with an undeniable commitment to code compliance.  

Building codes evolve to address changes in how structures are constructed. 

 To address new building code requirements, StoEnergy Guard is an integrated cavity wall solution that is used for protection under multiple cladding types, including stone, siding, stucco and more.  

After a multi-punch assault on the USGBC’s LEED 2012 rating system, Rick Fedrrizzi, President of the USGBC, was forced to announce that LEED 2012 would not go to ballot as originally planned, would be renamed LEED V4, and would be delayed until June 2013. 

For many years, construction standards and building codes have required the edges and ends of adjacent gypsum boards to be in moderate contact. 

 Cold formed steel framing began as a kind of alternative lumber but it is has finally come into its own.