Wausau, Wis.-based Linetec’s online Architectural Resource Center offers paint and anodize finish specifications, green building considerations, project inspirations and new applications. Linetec’s Introduction to Coatings: Field Performance and the Application Process program helps architects, contractors and other members of the building community better understand field performance and the application process of architectural coatings. The program explains the anodizing, painting and powder coating processes; describes specifications; and compares the field performance of architectural finishes.
Resource center for coatings (May 2009)
This Month’s Features
Fire Protection Specifications for Metal Buildings
Metal building systems are noncombustible structures using steel framing and metal panels, manufactured for pre-assembly inspection.
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Architectural Expanded Metals
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