Fire Resistive Fire Door Assemblies
Q: Can you explain fire resistance relative to door frames in cold-formed steel framed walls? A: The subject of fire resistive fire door assemblies is fairly complex. The reference for this discussion will be the 2018 International Building Code. Similar to fire-resistive walls, door frames and doors are considered assemblies. Fire performance is […]
Construction Quality Award 2020: Stucco
The Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry’s Excellence in Construction Quality Awards demonstrate the craft and management expertise of AWCI contractors, the products of AWCI manufacturer members and the procurement skills of AWCI supplier members. Along with AWCI’s award partners—the Gypsum Association, the Steel Framing Industry Association and the EIFS Industry Members Association—AWCI and […]
Lift Table
Designed for convenience and versatility, the LiftMaster 4000 lift table from LiftWise® has a fully lowered height of only 8.5". It can be used to lift and lower a variety of parts into the ideal position for maintenance, service and other needs. Featuring a low profile and compact design, the LiftMaster 4000 has a maximum […]
Construction Safety Awards 2020
AWCI’s safety award gives national recognition to members who manage an effective safety program in a given year. Here are the 2020 winners of AWCI's Excellence in Construction Safety Award. Category: Fewer than 250,000 Annual Man-Hours Brady Company/Central California, Inc., Castroville, California “Our company’s safety and health program is not only designed to […]
Much to Learn from Unprecedented Times
As I write this last message of my year as AWCI president we are well into our shelter-in-place orders across the nation. These are difficult times and scary moments for many of us. As an industry we are starting to make changes in the way construction projects are scheduled and how we handle […]
Self-Feed Bits
Diablo introduces SPEEDemon™ Self Feed Bits. These bits are specifically designed to address a number of problems professional users have with traditional self-feed bits and hole saws: inefficient, slow, short life span and battery charge longevity. Diablo’s SPEEDemon™ Self Feed Bits have been designed for speed and use in a cordless drill. They […]
Construction Innovation Award 2020
AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Innovation Award recognizes products, services, materials, technologies or systems that improve the means and methods utilized in the wall and ceiling industry. 2020 Winner MarinoWARE & SCAFCO Product SoundGuard Silent Steel Framing System Improves Productivity “SoundGuard replaces traditional double studded walls (chase or other) with […]
Stay Safe!
Here we are, one month since we last communicated, and our pandemic situation hasn’t changed much, at least from my view. As I write this in mid-May, some states (including mine) are very slowly opening some businesses, but I live in a county considered to be a hot spot, so my current environment—the home office—is […]
Air Mover
Quickly dry any space or surface with the Ridgid® Air Mover, the latest innovation in the Ridgid wet/dry vac line. The Air Mover is made for high volume air movement, making it ideal for industrial and commercial settings. Featuring an integrated 3-speed heavy-duty induction motor providing 1,625 CFM and adjustable angle for efficient […]