Industry News

Twinsburg, OH - Technoform introduces its thermal isolator clip for buildings with continuous insulation systems. Engineered for use in exterior wall cladding and façade systems - including aluminum composite material (ACM) - the thermal isolator clip is suited for both renovation and new construction applications.

Colorado Springs, CO - S-5!, one of the world's leading authorities on metal roof attachment solutions, supports its local fire department through a donation to kick off a state-wide, 4-day, bike-a-thon and virtual telethon.

Muskegon, MI - Lorin Industries announces its new Rust Anodized Aluminum, combining a durable, beautiful product with a weathered look for indoor spaces. Rust not only provides a weathered look, but also offers a rich, rusted metal appeal that comes with all of the benefits of Lorin’s anodized aluminum.

Arlington, VA - Construction employment increased by 16,000 jobs in August, but the gains were concentrated in housing, while the infrastructure and nonresidential building construction sector lost 11,000 jobs, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of recent government data. The new jobs data comes as association officials reported the results of a survey of more than 2000 contractors that found growing pessimism about a return to normal levels of construction business amid a proliferation of project cancellations.

Chicago, IL – The Metal Construction Association (MCA) is proud to introduce its newest members. The association will be collaborating with these new member companies as it continues to educate people on the importance of metal in the building envelope.

Woburn, MA – RHEINZINK continues to expand its product portfolio and color palette with the introduction of RHEINZINK-PRISMO® color-coated, architectural-grade zinc options for roofing, façade cladding and wall products. This new product offering showcases a colorful, semi-transparent, matte finish in a choice of red, gold, green, brown, blue and black.

Moundridge, KS - The Bradbury Group has three representatives who will share their knowledge, processes, and advice during the FMA World Class Roll Forming Virtual Workshop in September. The four-day virtual conference will cover the complete roll forming process from beginning to end; discussing roll forming justification, complete roll forming systems, design, tooling design and installation, material handling, and more.

Cleveland, OH - The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has released Commercial Communities, its newest case study report. This report looks at the increasingly popular retail developments known as commercial communities and highlights four recently constructed projects and their use of metal building systems.

Rockford, IL - Roper Whitney, a Tennsmith company, has signed a partnership agreement with EvoBend GmbH to bring a new lineup of sheet metal folding equipment to the metal fabrication marketplace in North America.

Arlington, VA - Construction employment decreased from June to July in 26 states and the District of Columbia as earlier widespread job gains gave way to more project cancellations, according to an analysis of government employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said construction employment is likely to continue falling in many parts of the country without new federal recovery measures, including liability reform and new infrastructure funding.

Odessa, FL - In the first of its kind testing of a retrofit framing system, over continuous span purlins, Roof Hugger Sub-purlins have again demonstrated to add capacity to an existing metal building roof purlin system.

Portland, OR - The latest industry report for the U.S. residential roofing sector shows that growth for metal roofing for new home construction has doubled in the past year, and continues to enjoy an ongoing steady demand among the repair/remodel market segment.

Washington, DC - Architectural billings failed to show any progress during July, and business conditions continued to be soft at firms, according to a new report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Washington, DC - The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will launch the first-ever CSFEI Virtual Expo on September 3, 2020 which will include four live webinars and four on-demand webinars conducted by nationally known experts for a total of 12 continuing education credits. The webinars will begin on September 3 and conclude on November 12, 2020.

Bethlehem, PA - The Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association (MBCEA) recently elected two new officers on the National Association board of directors.

Washington, DC - In a sign that the housing market continues to lead the economy during the coronavirus outbreak, sales of newly built, single-family homes rose to its highest pace since 2006, up 13.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 901,000 units in July 2020, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Allentown, PA - This year, the advanced campers at the Let's Build Construction Camp for Girls built a shed for a local homeowner, whose winning bid at the Lehigh Valley Habitat for Humanity’s fundraising auction resulted in a new building for his property. ATAS International has sponsored this camp since it began four years ago and has been a part of its curriculum from the start.

Washington, DC - The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released its August 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 48.4, an increase from the July index of 45.3.

Chicago, IL - Over the past few years, the American Institute of Architects and the American Institute of Steel Construction have worked together to study design collaboration techniques commonly used in the construction industry. As a result, they have published a paper titled "Design Collaboration on Construction Projects. Delegated Design, Design Assist, and Informal Involvement – What Does it all Mean?"

Oklahoma City, OK - Star Building Systems, a leading manufacturer of metal building systems, announces the release of Edgecraft™, a new standard profile for gutter and rake trim.