As Energy Codes Tighten, Continuous Insulation Moves From ‘Nice to Have’ to Standard Practice

Design teams balance thermal bridging, moisture control, and exterior wall fire performance as CI adoption accelerates. AMERICAN FORK, UT, UNITED STATES, January 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Exterior ...
The Conversation

Cladding fires expose gaps in building material safety checks. Here’s a solution

Usha Iyer-Raniga is Vice President, Education (ACTS). She is on advisory boards/committees such as the Property Council's Sustainability and Wellness Committee. Kevin Argus does not work for, consult, ...
Bdcnetwork.com

Metal cladding trends and innovations

Metal cladding is on a growth trajectory globally. This is reflected in rising demand for rainscreen cladding, which market research firm VMR values currently at over $10 billion worldwide, and ...
New Atlas

Eco-friendly, fire-resistant cladding material is made of recycled glass

Although glass is known for being fully recyclable, the US Environmental Protection Agency states that only about one third of post-consumer glass actually gets recycled. A new glass-based building ...
Inhabitat

Hemp building material is the perfect sustainable insulation

The use of hemp as a material is gaining speed across industries, including health and beauty, textiles, food and more. One of the industries that now utilizes it is in construction. Hemp can be used ...
The Conversation

10 years after the Lacrosse building cladding fire, the defects and disasters continue

Trivess Moore has received funding from various organisations including the Australian Research Council (ARC), Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), Victorian government and various ...
The New York Times

U.K. Opposition Demands Action as Building Cladding Crisis Escalates

The Labour Party is pressuring the government to come to the aid of homeowners living in apartments wrapped in dangerous flammable material that was the cause of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. By ...