Boulder Community Health’s West Medical Building, with its hybrid vacuum-insulated glass installation and two inches of continuous rigid insulation, and the Lubber Run Community Center, Arlington, Va.

The building envelope, the barrier between the interior and exterior environments, plays a central role in enhancing energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and overall building performance. In both ...

In a general sense, the term “curtain wall” refers to an exterior wall that does not support loads other than its own weight. Curtain walls are therefore nonstructural, and serve solely to protect the ...

The integration of thermal storage materials into a building envelope assembly can enhance energy performance of buildings. The integration of phase change materials (PCM)s into budlings envelope ...

Traditionally, architecture's role has been to create a barrier between inhabitants and the elements, providing protection and security. Even with material and technological advances over time, this ...

HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, November 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As builders and homeowners push for more resilient, energy-efficient structures, the role of high ...

High-performance building envelopes are rewriting the playbook for HVAC contractors — as buildings are getting more airtight and insulation more robust, loads drop and demand curves flatten, meaning ...

RPM International moves to buy Kalzip, adding premium metal roofing and facade systems to Tremco and expanding its global ...

Builders have had to wrestle with ever-increasing energy code requirements for almost two decades. Even though the national model energy code, the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), has ...

Chicagoans and other Midwesterners are anticipating the cyclical return of a historically large cicada brood this spring. But another recurrent event, while far less noisy than the chattering of ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- As builders and homeowners push for more resilient, energy-efficient structures, the role of high-performance house wrap insulation has become central to ...