RCI Interface Featured Article: Nails: Let’s Get to the Point August 1, 2018 By Rick Allen Figure 1 – Physical features of a nail. Nails are an integral part of modern wood frame construction structural connections such as framing, floors, walls, and roofs. These are the building blocks… Interface
Roof Shingles Reducing Smog? August 1, 2018 A newly released specialized coating, when applied to a roof shingle, is said to reduce air pollution. The 3M Industrial Mineral Products Division has launched 3M Smog-reducing Granules to help remove nitrogen oxides (NOx) when… Interface
New Gateway Arch Museum Opens August 1, 2018 Watch this very cool time-lapse video of the construction of St. Louis’s Gateway Arch Museum: https://tinyurl.com/y7m227hq. The new museum opened on July 3, 2018. The project is the largest public-private partnership in… Interface
GB Prime Minister Intends to Ban Combustible Materials on High-rise Buildings August 1, 2018 Wikimedia Commons by @Natalie_OxfordNearly a year in the making since the disastrous Grenfell Tower fire of June 2017, Dame Judith Hackitt published her long-awaited independent review of building regulations and fire safety in Great Britain… Interface
OSHA Fines Roofing Company for Hyperthermia Death August 1, 2018 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Middleburg, Florida-based Southeastern Subcontractors Inc. for failing to protect employees from the dangerous hazards of working outdoors in extreme heat. OSHA investigated… Interface
RCI, Inc. Works With U.S. Congress to Pass Responsible Construction Procurement Language August 1, 2018 Congratulates U.S. Rep. David Price for supporting best practices in the procurement of publicly funded construction renovation projects Michael Williams, Lionel van der Walt, and Brian Gardiner in front of the General Services Administration Building… News/Advocacy
Zero-Energy Building Numbers Explode August 1, 2018 “Zero-Energy Building in Singapore” By Esmail7 (GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.The number of zero-energy (ZE) buildings in the U.S. and Canada has seen… Industry News
RCI’s “Rally Congress” Offers Direct Link on Political Issues July 24, 2018 Find and contact your representatives and send messages RCI has created a more effective way for members to contact their congressional representatives and alert them to key issues of interest to the building envelope industry… News/Advocacy
