New Product Announcement: Wallcovering Collections

Designer and manufacturer of applied materials company Designtex has recently introduced a quartet of new wall coverings and upholstery fabrics via emailed press release.

Wall System to Aid in Seismic Safety

A BASF Construction Chemicals company has unveiled a high performance exterior/interior vertical wall expansion system joint reportedly capable of accommodating large, multi-directional ther...

Accessories Made to Enhance Walls

Sto Corp. has recently introduced two new accessory products that the company says enhance the quality of wall systems.

Facility Manager’s Rx for Building Success

by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS

Maybe you just joined a health-care facility and are taking on a new construction pro...

To fund Texas’s border wall, the Texas Department of Transportation has announced it will pay how much for a new, two-mile-long concrete barrier?

What organization has a performance standard for liquid-applied flashing used around exterior wall openings?

In the beginning of July, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $33 million contract for four miles of border wall work in Texas. Environmental regulations including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, among others, for this section of work, were waived. Do you think this is the best policy to speed up the construction?

What is the Cold Wall Effect? Can it cause premature coating failure and, if so, how do I prevent it?

What’s the best way to protect a masonry wall from freeze/thaw cycling?

Complying with Codes: How Changing Air Barrier Rules Are Impacting Your Building

from D+D In Depth, August 2017 ; by RUSSELL SNOW, W. R. MEADOWS, AIR BARRIER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

With the continued rise in energy costs and the concentrated design of structures tha...

Are We Sealing the Right Walls in Buildings?

from D+D Print, March 2014 ; by Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D, P.Eng.

It’s time to return to compartmentalization, says the dean of North American building...

Wallcoverings Association Annual Meeting

February 8 - February 10, 2015

Free Webinar:
Today’s Masonry Wall:
A Synergy Between Systems

May 28, 2014

Surfaces 2014

January 27 - January 30, 2014

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.

Standard Guide for Testing High-Performance Interior Architectural Wall Coatings

issued by ASTM

This guide covers the selection and use of test methods for high-performance interior architect...