JPCL August/September 2007


Special Report

Cool roofs: Assuming a higher profile in key building codes and standards

by Joe Maty, JAC Editor

If any lingering doubts persist in the design and building professions regarding the level of interest in cool-roof technologies, this perception can be quickly dispelled by reviewing a forthcoming paper by experts on the subject from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Special Report

Cool roofs: Assuming a higher profile in key building codes and standards

by Joe Maty, JAC Editor

If any lingering doubts persist in the design and building professions regarding the level of interest in cool-roof technologies, this perception can be quickly dispelled by reviewing a forthcoming paper by experts on the subject from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Directories/Buying Guides

Directory of Metal Curtain Wall Products and Services

Listed below are 23 companies that manufacture or supply metal curtain wall products, coating’s for these metal products, or coating application services. Each company has provided complete contact information, as well as a brief description of its offerings.

Directories/Buying Guides

Directory of Metal Curtain Wall Products and Services

Listed below are 23 companies that manufacture or supply metal curtain wall products, coating’s for these metal products, or coating application services. Each company has provided complete contact information, as well as a brief description of its offerings.

Special Report

Directory of Metal Curtain Wall Products and Services

Listed below are 23 companies that manufacture or supply metal curtain wall products, coating’s for these metal products, or coating application services. Each company has provided complete contact information, as well as a brief description of its offerings.

Special Report

Directory of Metal Curtain Wall Products and Services

Listed below are 23 companies that manufacture or supply metal curtain wall products, coating’s for these metal products, or coating application services. Each company has provided complete contact information, as well as a brief description of its offerings.

Coatings for Curtain Walls - Powder coatings: On the sidelines for the green-building revolution?

by Joe Maty, JAC Editor

The use of powder coatings for protective and decorative applications on high-profile architectural metal exteriors would logically figure to be an idea whose time has come, what with the heightened level of interest in green-building methods and materials.

Coatings for Curtain Walls - Powder coatings: On the sidelines for the green-building revolution?

by Joe Maty, JAC Editor

The use of powder coatings for protective and decorative applications on high-profile architectural metal exteriors would logically figure to be an idea whose time has come, what with the heightened level of interest in green-building methods and materials.

Passing the Test

Curtain Walls - Exterior metals: A premium on performance

by Allen Zielnik, Atlas Materials Testing Technology LLC

Building design and construction underwent a fundamental shift in the first half of the 20th century. The exact timing of the transition in architectural design from traditional, external loadbearing walls—usually masonry—to today’s dominant technology o

Passing the Test

Curtain Walls - Exterior metals: A premium on performance

by Allen Zielnik, Atlas Materials Testing Technology LLC

Building design and construction underwent a fundamental shift in the first half of the 20th century. The exact timing of the transition in architectural design from traditional, external loadbearing walls—usually masonry—to today’s dominant technology o

Special Report

Curtain Walls - Exterior metals: A premium on performance

by Allen Zielnik, Atlas Materials Testing Technology LLC

Building design and construction underwent a fundamental shift in the first half of the 20th century. The exact timing of the transition in architectural design from traditional, external loadbearing walls—usually masonry—to today’s dominant technology o

Special Report

Curtain Walls - Exterior metals: A premium on performance

by Allen Zielnik, Atlas Materials Testing Technology LLC

Building design and construction underwent a fundamental shift in the first half of the 20th century. The exact timing of the transition in architectural design from traditional, external loadbearing walls—usually masonry—to today’s dominant technology o