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The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.’s signature guitar shape of the building made the design and installation of its lightning protection system challenging. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

Maintaining Transitions Between Components Equals Better Waterproofing for the Entire Building Envelope

It’s important to take into consideration a building’s entire envelope, including the not-so-obvious parts, when it comes to waterproofing a building’s complete exterior

Technology Comparison in Metal Roofing Systems

Faced with increasing costs, combined with supply chain delays driven by the booming PVDF market, manufacturers and specifiers of coil and extrusion products are facing a dilemma

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Lightning Protection Systems: Designing to the Extremes

Understanding the components and the basics of a lightning protection system process enable everyone to make the appropriate assessment and recommendations for a design

Atmospheric phenomenon, Building, Window, Pollution, Hazard, Fire, Smoke, House

A Deeper Dive into the Very Severe Hail Designation

Who stands to be one of the most impacted by the Very Severe Hail classification? The commercial roofing industry, of course, but it goes beyond that

New Generation Spray Foam Reducing Climate Impacts

The Spray Polyurethane Foam insulation and roofing industry is currently undergoing an important step in the evolution of its materials technology

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Go with the Flow: Tapered Insulation Fundamentals

Rainwater mitigation and insulating goals can both be achieved in low-slope or flat roofs with optimized, project-specific tapered polyisocyanurate insulation panel designs and systems.

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ABOUT THE COVER

Maintaining Transitions Between Components Equals Better Waterproofing for the Entire Building Envelope

It’s important to take into consideration a building’s entire envelope, including the not-so-obvious parts, when it comes to waterproofing a building’s complete exterior

Technology Comparison in Metal Roofing Systems

Faced with increasing costs, combined with supply chain delays driven by the booming PVDF market, manufacturers and specifiers of coil and extrusion products are facing a dilemma

Lightning Protection Systems: Designing to the Extremes

Understanding the components and the basics of a lightning protection system process enable everyone to make the appropriate assessment and recommendations for a design

A Deeper Dive into the Very Severe Hail Designation

Who stands to be one of the most impacted by the Very Severe Hail classification? The commercial roofing industry, of course, but it goes beyond that

New Generation Spray Foam Reducing Climate Impacts

The Spray Polyurethane Foam insulation and roofing industry is currently undergoing an important step in the evolution of its materials technology

FEATURES

DEPARTMENTS

Go with the Flow: Tapered Insulation Fundamentals

Rainwater mitigation and insulating goals can both be achieved in low-slope or flat roofs with optimized, project-specific tapered polyisocyanurate insulation panel designs and systems.

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Industry Voices

An Open Letter to the AEC Community

Building Enclosure | BuildingEnclosureOnline.com | Winter 2023

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