Painted coatings, anodize finishes, and specialty options protect the aluminum and enhance its material properties, while adding visual appeal. When these finishes are applied to architectural aluminum products under controlled conditions and paired with...
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This Month’s Features
The November 2026 issue of Metal Construction News is now available!
The November 2026 edition of Metal Construction News is now available!
Cold-formed steel buildings come of age
If you’ve spent any time around cold‑formed buildings, you know cold‑formed steel is in a class of its own. It’s precise, efficient, stubbornly strong,...
Ice damming is not just a leak—it’s an outright thermal failure
For facility managers in the Midwest Industrial Corridor, winter is the ultimate stress test. But while most maintenance teams focus on visible snow accumulation,...
The upside to the downslide
Newly built hotels are “low-hanging fruit” for Colorado contractor Nick Piontek. Because building owners are looking to save costs, they often don’t include snow...
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November 2026
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