Effective weatherization techniques are critical to keeping out air and moisture to preserve longevity, ensure energy efficiency, and promote indoor air quality.
The Canadian Construction Materials Centre recently added the new TYPAR Construction Tape to its list of approved products, making the complete TYPAR Weather Protection System now available to the Canadian market. Builders throughout Canada can now rely on the company’s industry-leading limited lifetime warranty that covers both labor and materials when the complete TYPAR Weather Protection System—which consists of TYPAR BuildingWrap, Flashing and Construction Tape—is installed.
Sound Seal manufactures heavy duty, weather-resistant Sound Curtains Panels for both permanent and temporary outdoor applications for construction site noise control.
Henry Co., a provider of Building Envelope Systems agreed to acquire Fortifiber, LLC, a manufacturer of weather-resistive moisture management systems, including housewrap, building paper and flashing tapes.
According to a new poll, New York City and Long Island voters are very supportive of the state making changes to construction codes in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc along nearly the entire Atlantic coast in October 2012