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Cold storage facilities play a critical role in preserving and maintaining the quality of perishable goods, such as food, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. One often overlooked aspect of these facilities is the flooring, which plays a vital role in ensuring proper insulation, safety, and...

Building owners and project managers are going for the green in 2023 when it comes to construction.

The “green” in this case is just as much about the cost of money in the current economic environment as it is about the environment.

The Construction MMI (Monthly MetalMiner Index) released in March showed the industry is moving forward despite mixed signals to start in 2023.

The COVID-19 pandemic initially caused turbulence for the aviation industry, but the sector is soaring once again with a surge in commercial and private travel, resulting in increased demand for infrastructure, including aircraft hangar construction utilizing lightweight, durable, and thermally...

The construction industry is built upon the innovations of new building techniques, tools, and materials, and inventors can protect their intellectual property rights by filing for U.S. patents.

Most construction patents are utility patents, but some construction inventions can also be protected...

“SIPs and IMPs” may sound like a silly kid’s game, but structural insulated panels (SIPs) and insulated metal panels (IMPs) are far from child’s play when it comes to construction as they are popular building materials used to insulate structures.

While they may sound the same, SIPs and IMPs have...

Green Span Profiles American-made insulated metal panels (IMPs) are impressive before they even leave the Texas facility where they are crafted by a continuously poured-in-place process that binds interior and exterior corrosion-resistant steel facings to a polyisocyanurate insulating foam core.

Builders get the best of both worlds when using insulated metal panels (IMPs) for their roofing solutions as these standing-seam roof panels offer both high-performance and design choices.

It’s no secret in the building industry that the cost of materials has soared over the past several years and current inflation rates continue to put upward pressure on overall construction costs.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) mid-year Consensus Construction Forecast released in July projects that construction spending on nonresidential construction will increase 9.1 percent this year and another 6 percent in 2023.