2018 RCI, Inc. Building Envelope Technology Symposium October 5, 2018 About | Register to Attend | Education/Speakers | Sponsors/Exhibitors | Schedule | Hotel Reservations Technical Education for Building Envelope Professionals November 16-17, 2018 (Friday and Saturday) 2018 RCI, Inc. Industry News
How Stuck is the Stucco? A Method for Measurement and Analysis October 1, 2018 By Matthew Innocenzi Stucco is a popular and versatile cladding material that is commonly found in the southern United States. The application of stucco can be broken into two key categories, depending… Industry News
Swiss University Fabricates World’s First Full-Scale 3-D Sand Printing Architectural Project October 1, 2018 Researchers make 3-D-printed sand mold at ETH Zurich.Researchers at ETH Zurich University in Switzerland have developed an innovative 3-D sand printing technique with which they have fabricated their first full-scale concrete… Industry News
Cities Make Net-Zero Carbon Pledge October 1, 2018 The World Green Building Council is calling upon companies, cities, states, and regions to pledge to the Net-Zero Carbon Buildings Declaration (NZCBD) to maximize the chance of limiting global warming to below 1.5°C as part… Industry News
Nido de Quetzalcóatl Slithers in Naucalpan October 1, 2018 Photo courtesy of Taringa.net.The Nido de Quetzalcóatl (Nest of Quetzalcóatl), a ten-home construction project in Naucalpan, Mexico, by Mexican organic architect Javier Senosiain, is an unusual residential park in the shape of a coiling… Industry News
Suicide Rate High Among Construction Workers October 1, 2018 Photo Credit © Can Stock Photo/thesupe87.According to the United States’ Centers for Disease Control, workers in the construction industry have the second-highest suicide rate of all occupational groups. Researchers examined 12,000 suicides in 17… Industry News
Survey on Building Adaptation Would Assist NSF and Clemson University October 1, 2018 Clemson University researchers are asking building professionals to take a short (five- to ten-minute) survey being conducted by the Learning Buildings Research Group (LBRG) in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering. The first goal of… Industry News
RCI to Exhibit at METALCON 2018 September 28, 2018 RCI will be in booth 1905. Come see us! Newton, Mass., Sept. 27, 2018—Charlotte is where it’s all happening for METALCON, and despite the wrath of Hurricane Florence, Charlotte is back on track. The… Industry News
