For the past few years here at Walls & Ceilings magazine, we’ve been considering the fundamentals of traditional plasters.

Florida acquisition expands complementary product offering in Southwest Florida; four new greenfield locations expand presence in key markets.

CertainTeed, a leading North American manufacturer of building materials, today announced the launch of Terminus Transitions and Terminus Glazing Channels as new product extensions to the company’s Terminus Perimeter Trim line. The Terminus Perimeter Trim line is a premier suspension system accessory that allows for easy installation of suspended ceilings with exposed edges, including clouds, peninsulas and islands.

During a time where there is a need for affordable housing, Westlake Royal Building Products, one of North America’s largest manufacturers and distributors of exterior and interior building products, celebrated its 300th home built in partnership with Habitat for Humanity - MidOhio, an organization that aims to build homes, empower families and develop communities. On Thursday, Sept. 15, the keys to a three-bedroom, two-bath single family home were turned over to a partner family in Columbus. For this home, Westlake Royal donated 20 squares of siding, including Exterior Portfolio Vinyl Siding and Portsmouth Shake & Shingles Siding, as well as Royal Shutters, Mounts and Vents accessories - marking its 300th siding donation to Habitat MidOhio over the last 20 years.

One product that can help save time and money and reduce waste

Ideal for EIFS and direct-applied, 2209MESH Corner Bead combines Plastic Components’ reliable PVC corner bead with fire- and alkaline-resistant, 4.5-ounce fiberglass mesh for a time-saving alternative to wrapping corners by hand with multiple pieces of mesh.

Sometimes the limits of what EIFS can do get pushed too far, and problems ensue. Usually these misguided uses of EIFS are well intentioned, and are due to a lack of understanding of the properties of EIFS.

When I first began to learn how to plaster, if someone would have told me then that it would one day become necessary for me to learn to speak Italian, I would have chuckled and turned away.

We’ve all watched and enjoyed the Discovery Channel television show “How It’s Made” and maybe even had a passing thought about how great it would be to have such a program showcase and explain to the general public what it is we do.

The plastering trade has, for thousands of years, passed down the knowledge and skill of the trade from one generation to the next. Except for the inclusion of modern machinery, the way and manner plaster is applied to a wall really hasn’t changed much since before the time of Christ.

Seattle-based Soltner Group Architects is a long established and well-respected firm.

No doubt readers will recognize this month’s W&C Architect Profile of the Month Chris Dixon. He has been one of the magazine’s contributing editor’s now for several years with his column Straight Green.

For 73 years, KHS Architects has encouraged a culture “that reveres both invention and customer focus.”

 If you have not heard about continuous insulation, then you must have been on the moon the last year.  

 The Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, La., strives to maintain a first-class medical facility, both in terms of patient case and overall appearance.  

Armourcoat’s new modular decorative panel system, ArmourFX, has been specified as a welcome wall backdrop as part of the ‘Your First Impression’ brand program for Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites.

With a track record of 40-plus years in national multifamily leadership, the architecture firm, The Architectural Team, Inc., recently announced three key milestones for the firm's projects.

Founded in 1965, LPA Inc., is known as one of the largest integrated design firms in California. With extensive experience in public and private architecture, LPA designs a diversity of facilities that span from K-12 schools, colleges and universities, to civic, corporate, religious and retail establishments.

With six decades under its belt, RTKL Associates has transitioned from being founded in a small basement office in Annapolis, Maryland to opening 12 offices worldwide including places such as London, Beijing and Dubai. 

Sixthriver Architects is a full service architecture firm and the largest corporate interiors firm in Austin, TX. 

Working on an elaborate ceiling structure of the world’s tallest building in Dubai is no easy task, but get an insider’s personal experience on how it was accomplished in the upcoming Walls & Ceilings January feature “The Burj Khalifa Ceiling.”

As the Principal-in-Charge for Cuningham Group developments in the United States and abroad, including numerous Urban Entertainment Centers in the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea..

Principal Matthew J. Bell was elected to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows, and is W&C's Architect of the Month for February.

Meet Travis Lucy, an Associate at McKinney York Architects.

Architect, Dan Wells, builds children's home in Cambodia.

Vision, innovation, and dedication, are all hallmarks of Detroit, Michigan-based firm BEI Architect & Engineers. 

Amy Nicole Swift, LEED-AP, is an architect, writer and artist living-working-advocating in the city of Detroit.

W&C Architect interviewed an architect that takes a non-traditional approach to architecture.

Each month W&C interviews a new architect to hear their perspective.

Headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, Ghafari Associates, Inc. is one of the fastest growing architectural and engineering firms in the Midwest.

Marco Piva is a designer and architect living in Milan. With over 40 years of experience, he has created countless projects all over the world.

 For 73 years, HKS Architects has encouraged a culture “that reveres both invention and customer focus.”  

As a leading architectural design and planning firm in the Midwest with a history dating back to 1967, Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf is based in Indianapolis.

Raths, Raths & Johnson Inc. assists clients nationwide under one central office in Willowbrook, Ill.

Dave Myers is a Project Architect with PGAV Destinations in St. Louis, Mo.

Mary Bledsoe, RID TX, IIDA, LEED AP ID&C, is the principal, design director at lauckgroup in Austin, Texas.

Jennifer Workman, AIA, is an associate with Good Fulton & Farrell in Dallas, Texas.

Carl F. Knutson, AIA, LEED AP, is the Principal and Design Director with Perkins+Will in Washington, D.C.

Elias Vavaroutsos, AIA, is the Design Principal with Goettsch Partners in Chicago.

Andrea Baird is an Architect with Building Technology Consultants PC in Illinois.

Brandy Koch, AIA, is an Architect with InterActive Design in Chicago.

Matt Murphy, AIA, WRID, LEED AP BD+C, is an associate and licensed architect with Rees Masilionis Turley Architecture.

Kesel has been recognized for his work on the Lyric Opera of Kansas City—Richard J. Stern Center.

Asheshh Saheba, RA, is a Principal for Steinberg Architects in San Francisco.

T. Ashby Gressette, AIA, is principal and director of architecture at Stevens & Wilkinson, an architecture firm in Columbia, S.C.

Ron Stang, AIA, LEED AP, is chairman at architecture firm, Stevens & Wilkinson, based in Atlanta, Ga. He began his career working with a small firm for six years and then started his own that eventually merged with Stevens & Wilkinson.

Werner introduced on Feb. 5 the new Bantam Switch, the first reverse-system self-retracting lifeline, for pros working at height. The SRL transfers weight of the housing unit from the user’s back to the anchor point and lightens the load to 0 pounds.

New for fall ’24, KEEN Utility’s Overton is a versatile, throwback-inspired work shoe that is safe, comfortable and unexpected.

From comfort, fit and dexterity to protection and durability features for harsh job site conditions, each high-performance glove from Makita meets the needs of the most demanding professional.