Every commercial building project has a moment where thermal performance is largely decided, and it usually happens long before a single panel goes up. It happens in the drawings and the spec sheet.
Topics: Insulated Metal Panels, Construction, Industrial Architecture, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Bridging, Commercial
Tilt-Up concrete construction became popular in industrial projects in the post-World War II era, but the method has been around for more than 100 years, with inventor Thomas Edison even building a village of tilt-up concrete houses in 1908.
Topics: Cold Storage, Insulated Metal Panels, Construction, Energy Efficiency
Beyond R-Value: Where Thermal Bridging Really Happens
A building envelope is only as efficient as its most vulnerable connection. Insulated metal panels (IMPs) provide exceptional thermal performance and reliable R values across their surface—but energy efficiency can still falter where panels meet...
Topics: Insulated Metal Panels, Green Span, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Bridging
Every Google search, Netflix stream, and TikTok video passes through a data center that consumes as much electricity as a small city. Collectively, data centers devour around 1.5 percent of global electricity – equivalent to powering the entire state of Florida – and that figure is climbing rapidly...
Topics: Insulated Metal Panels, Construction, Data Centers, Energy Efficiency