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Bendheim has received an Award for Excellence—Honorable Mention from the International Parking and Mobility Institute (IPMI) for its innovative glass façade system at the Froedtert Hospital Blue Parking Facility.

The award, which was given in the Architectural Design category, recognizes the significant role Bendheim's architectural glass solution played in advancing the project's design, sustainability, constructability, and overall user experience.

https://www.buildingenclosureonline.com/articles/95005-bendheim-glass-earns-architectural-design-award-for-froedtert-hospital-project

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened entries for the 2026 Brick in Architecture Awards, the leading international design competition featuring fired-clay brick.

Entries are due by September 25 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

https://www.buildingenclosureonline.com/articles/95003-bia-opens-entries-for-2026-brick-in-architecture-awards

BIA Opens Entries for 2026 Brick in Architecture Awards The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened entries for the 2026 Brick in Architecture Awards, the leading international design competition featuring fired-clay brick. Entries are due by September 25 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, RAF Sign MOU to Drive Resiliency, Sustainability Throughout the Global Built Environment

NEU and RAF staff will work together to develop and implement mutually acceptable procedures and guidelines to ensure compliance with the intent of this MOU in establishing any joint activities.

https://www.buildingenclosureonline.com/articles/95002-neu-raf-sign-mou-to-drive-resiliency-sustainability-throughout-the-global-built-environment

NEU, RAF Sign MOU to Drive Resiliency, Sustainability Throughout the Global Built Environment NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete (NEU) and the Resilience Action Fund (RAF) announced the two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) documenting a shared commitment to advancing the adoption of resilient construction practices.

The Roofing Alliance is now accepting nominations for its 2026-27 Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards Program, which recognizes exceptional roofing workers whose leadership, dedication, craftsmanship, and service make a lasting impact on their companies, co-workers, and communities.

https://www.buildingenclosureonline.com/articles/95000-roofing-alliance-opens-nominations-for-2026-27-mvp-awards-program

RHEINZINK America-GRANUM EXTRA architectural zinc is now available for roofing, façade and wall cladding systems, gutters and downspouts, and exterior applications.

Supporting commercial and residential projects’ creative, sustainable and enduring designs, this resilient and corrosion-resistant material is available in two colors – basalte and granite.

https://www.buildingenclosureonline.com/articles/94997-rheinzink-granum-extra-architectural-zinc-debuts-in-north-america

In the quest for the "perfect" building envelope, fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) is perceived as something of a gold standard for façade designers. Then industry has been conditioned to view traditional steel as a thermal liability—a series of "radiators" pumping expensive heat directly out of our buildings. How could that ever achieve energy code compliance?

Hence, the emergence of FRP z-girts. But as designers chase the decimal points of R-values, we’ve come to a point of diminishing returns. The plain fact is, in many high-performance assemblies, the actual performance gap between FRP and thermally improved steel girts is far narrower than marketing brochures suggest. Knight Wall Systems

https://www.buildingenclosureonline.com/articles/94996-why-were-overthinking-z-girt-materiality