Apr 25, 2023 | Blogs, Featured, Finishes, Finishes, Product News, Project News, Project Updates, Projects, Technical Information, Vitrabond
(This article was originally published on www.FLSustainability.com) Situated on prime real estate within Washington D.C., the Capitol Vista building exemplifies sustainability objectives of the district1, with Fairview Architectural having a contributing role as a...
Apr 25, 2023 | Blogs, Featured, Vitrabond, Vitraplate
Over the last 12-18 months we have seen an increased interest from the construction market in the use of non-combustible exterior cladding solutions such as 3mm(1/8”) pre-finished solid aluminum panel, Vitraplate. These materials, already used widely around the world,...
Apr 21, 2023 | Blogs, Featured, Finishes, Finishes, Market Intelligence, Product News, Project News, Project Updates, Projects, Technical Information, Vitrabond
(This article was originally published on www.FLSustainability.com) Retrofitting existing buildings with new cladding is highly efficient with aluminum composite panels. Constructed in the 1970s, the two buildings at 808-812 Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts...
Apr 11, 2023 | Blogs, Finishes, Market Intelligence, Product News, Technical Information, Vitraplate
Paint crazing, also known as cracking or checking, occurs when a series of small cracks or lines appear on the surface of a painted material. This can happen when folding pre-coated aluminum, where the coating is subjected to stress and strain, causing the paint to...
Mar 27, 2023 | Arrowhead, Arrowhead, Blogs, Project Updates, Technical Information, Vitrabond, Vitrabond G2
It is not possible to tell the difference between a drained and back-ventilated rainscreen and a pressure-equalized rainscreen just by looking at the details alone, because test results are the determining factor in deciding which type of rainscreen system it is. In...
Mar 26, 2023 | Blogs, Edgeline, Finishes, Market Intelligence, Projects, Vitrabond, VitrabondG2, Vitraplate
It is a fact of life in the metal cladding industry that if you want to make sure you have enough material to complete a project you need to factor in some buffer stock in case of damage to panels, miscalculation of materials, or one of a number of reasons that can...