What is Snow Retention? And Why are Snow-Retention Systems So Important? Is Your Metal Roof Offensively and Defensively Ready for Winter? Today marks the first Monday of Fall, 2018. As…
Metals & Materials
We get questions most frequently from architects regarding SRI (Solar Reflectance Index) which is defined by the USGBC as, “a measure of the constructed surface’s ability to stay cool in…
White Building Envelopes
White Building Envelopes Keep Them Coming Before OR After Labor Day by Jennifer J. Johnson In the United States, Labor Day marks the end of summer. To many, it also…
Sheet metal thicknesses
Aren’t sheet metal thickness measurements absolutely maddening? Copper thickness gets measured in ounce. Steel and stainless steel get measured in gauge. Aluminum is measured in inch. Ok. Technically they call…
Lead coated copper
Just like all artists, we have our preferred “paints and brushes” so to speak and reach for our favorites time and again. It’s not often we grab the lead coated…
Specialty paint finishes for metal roof and wall
Special PVDF Paint finishes for aluminum and steel (galvalume): One of the perks of designing and building with metal, is that the design possibilities are endless. If you are going…
Terne coil, sheet, roof systems, wall cladding, gutter and accessories
A selection of roofing and cladding materials available in terne metal: Terne roofing panels for standing seam roofs and wall Terne metal European half round gutters, downpouts, leaderboxes, and other…
Custom diamond shingles for complex geometry
Our diamond shingles are well engineered and can be installed on a number of different surfaces as ordered with no modifications. Even slight convex or concave surfaces like this project…
Titanium for Building Envelope
Architectural Titanium Architectural titanium is very beautiful which is an undeniable reason it is becoming so popular. A hallmark of titanium is a subtle gleam unmatched by any other metal.…
Why it is important to understand the implications of combining dissimilar metals. You might have heard the terms, “galvanic reaction”, “galvanic corrosion”, “galvanic series” dished out in the field. What…