Tag Archives: Cladding

Activating the fifth facade: Enhancing rooftop design with metal fabric

By Dale Payne, P.E.

With a lack of available space, developing the rooftop, or “fifth facade,” has become an essential solution. Facility managers and specifiers tasked with building and renovating office buildings, schools, and health care facilities prioritize health and flexible design while noting that outdoor spaces increase concentration, productivity, healing, and overall occupant well-being and satisfaction.

However, designing exterior architectural features can be challenging, as natural elements such as wind, rain, and snow test …

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Maintaining building quality control with fabric cladding

Tension fabric structures have served a key role as a cost-effective facility solution for years. In some cases, users have turned to fabric buildings when brick-and-mortar construction is not economically feasible or would take too long to complete. In other cases, fabric is more suitable to the application in the first place, because its translucency provides natural daylighting, or due to the inherent corrosion-resistance of fabric cladding.

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Achieving beauty and durability with continuous insulation

Combining multiple esthetics is the standard rather than the exception in building exteriors. And since the days of monolithic design are long gone, architects are pushing the limits by integrating materials to create a modern, sophisticated look. At the same time, no designer can afford to sacrifice performance for an eye-catching look. Ever-evolving, stricter building codes, and heightened expectations from building owners now demand the right balance between beauty and durability.

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