NEW Sto Fireblocking Solution to Meet 2022 New York City Building Code
The Climate Mobilization Act - Local Law 97 (LL97) was passed by the New York City Council and went into effect on November 15, 2019 as part of New York City's Green New Deal. This legislation sets limits on greenhouse…
Traditional Facade options such as stucco, brick, fiber cement, and stucco have been used for exterior insulation and finishing for years. Although they present diverse design capabilities, the weight of these materials either takes a toll on the building structures…
Properly installed liquid-applied air and water-resistive barriers (AWRB) provide all the applicable performance and installation requirements for air and water resistance. An AWRB helps protect the building and its occupants from damaging and unhealthy mold and rot. Vapor-permeable or impermeable…
High-performing, drainable EIFS provides the building industry with a complete wall cladding system and a simple-to-use solution toward compliance with the current energy code. Drainable EIFS wall systems, like StoTherm® ci Wall Systems, include five control layers (vapor, air, water,…
High-performing, elastomeric, one-part hybrid StoSeal STPE™ Sealant combines polyurethane's strength and silicone's weather resistance to provide an all-in-one solution for above-grade, vertical building restoration (and new opaque wall) applications. StoSeal STPE™ Sealant will contribute significantly to the long-term weather resistance…
StoCast Brick creates a beautiful natural brick appearance to meet nearly any facade’s aesthetic goals to enhance a building’s curb appeal and value. In addition to the collection of 30 standard colors, (StoCast Brick Color Collection) StoCast Brick is also…
Modern drainable EIFS wall systems furnish the composition and versatility of a complete wall cladding system with continuous insulation (ci), air and water-resistive barrier, drainage and finish, that provides the building industry with a single-source and simple-to-use solution toward compliance…
A building’s performance and longevity depend significantly on the proper application of insulation. Sufficient insulation will slow heat transfer into and out of the building, save energy and money, and create a comfortable indoor environment. Builders can choose from several…
Advancements in building energy codes strive to enhance a structure's energy efficiency, with the ultimate goal of obtaining net zero energy building (NZB) status. In 2000, the International Code Council (ICC) developed the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The purpose…
Sealants are used to seal, block or close gaps between building materials to prevent fluids, air and other substances from passing through. The use of a high-quality sealant assists in creating a tight building envelope which improves energy-efficiency and occupant…
Indoor swimming pool rooms, or natatoriums, provide year-round recreational and therapeutic opportunities to benefit hotels, sports clubs, schools, wellness centers, homes, and more. However, the design and products you use for interior pool room construction must meet particular technical requirements…
Modern exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS with drainage) offers architects and designers the extensive design freedom to meet most building owners' aesthetic needs for new construction and renovations while also serving as an energy-efficient building envelope solution. Drainable EIFS…
Applying a fast-cure sealant for joint sealant applications will accelerate construction timelines and increase productivity. Accelerating construction can help contractors and developers save money, avoid problematic weather delays, and even realize contract bonuses. Therefore, contractors should select time-saving methods and…
Durable and robust, tempered or toughened glass can enhance a building's safety and functionality. Fabricators form tempered and toughened glass by heat and chemical treatments, which induces compressive stresses on the glass's surface to increase the glass's strength and safety.…
The increasing demand for new and renovation hospitality construction in the U.S. offers builders a significant opportunity. In a recent U.S. Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics, analysts report that hotel construction pipeline projects in the U.S. rose nine…
Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) (with Drainage) is a non-load-bearing wall cladding system consisting of insulation board (continuous insulation) attached to the substrate, air and water-resistive barrier and drainage capability, a reinforced base coat and protective finish. The system…
The aesthetics of a facade can set the building's style, from an ultramodern facade with glass cladding and asymmetrical windows to a traditional facing with warm brick, expansive windows, and a spacious porch. An aesthetically pleasing, well-designed building facade also…
Fully integrated prefabricated facade panels with factory-installed windows can create air-tight building envelopes that contribute significantly to sustainable, energy-efficient, durable, and safe buildings. Furthermore, StoPanel® Technology branded, tested, and warranted prefabricated, finished wall panel designs with pre-installed windows can maximize…
Throughout its 40+ year history, Sto Corp.’s energy-efficient and easy-to-apply building envelope solutions have provided building professionals with the widest range of aesthetic possibilities on the most complete collection of building envelope solutions. Allowing designers and architects to design sustainable…
Silyl Terminated Polyether (STPE) sealants combine the weather resistance of silicone and the strength of polyurethane to create a long-lasting sealant with superior strength, flexibility, and adhesion. STPE sealant bonds to most construction materials (masonry, stone, concrete, wood, fiber cement,…
Today's designers, architects, contractors, and building owners demand high-performing complete wall systems that combine multiple aesthetics with a high-performing building envelope, typically achieved with various control layers, like those offered by Sto Masonry Veneer Engineered Systems (MVES). Durable and aesthetically…
Intensifying weather conditions, labor shortages, and supply chain issues make planning and completing construction projects on time and budget increasingly challenging. In addition, builders and architects must also strive to accommodate today's demands for more sustainable construction (e.g., energy-efficient, durable,…
Today's building industry must contend with increasing extreme weather events, like tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, high and low temperature, and wildfires. All of these situations can significantly slow production time and cut the net profits of a building envelope construction project.…
Insulated facade cladding reduces a building's heating and cooling loads, protects the environment, saves money, and makes your building more comfortable. Building professionals typically choose between two types of insulated facade cladding: insulated metal wall panels (IMPs) and exterior insulation…
Innovative, hydrophobic acrylic coatings and finishes enhance an exterior wall's weather resistance and more effectively repel water than traditional paints and coatings by mimicking the waterproofing properties of lotus flowers - by providing the ultimate solution for water damage prevention.…
The construction industry today recognizes the impact of climate science on building design and resilience, regardless of the project's location - hot, cold, moist, dry, marine, etc. conditions. All new and renovation construction must protect the structure and its occupants…
A deep energy retrofit significantly reduces energy use, improves indoor environmental quality, lowers global-warming greenhouse gas emissions, reduces utility and maintenance bills, and increases resale value. However, energy retrofit involves much more than simple weatherization. Deep energy retrofits focus on…
Preserving architectural history by restoring old buildings provides cultural, sustainable, and economic benefits to building owners, the community, and future generations. The restoration of old buildings also protects the environment by reusing existing buildings, lessening landfill waste, and reducing the…
Preserving architecture through facade restoration preserves a region's history, legacy, and culture. Facade restoration also protects the environment by reusing existing structures, lessening landfill waste, and using natural resources. However, while facade restoration encourages the preservation of original materials, building…
The global construction market (including new construction, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs) grew from $14503.87 billion in 2022 to $15461.84 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6 percent. In addition, analysts predict the construction market…
For over 50 years, builders have used exterior insulation finish systems (EIFS) on structures ranging from hi-rise commercial to multi-family buildings. EIFS cladding provides: Fully engineered wall system that includes air and water-resistive barrier and continuous insulation Energy efficiency Fire-resistance…
Sto Corp's high-performance finishes and architectural coatings applied to Sto continuous insulation (CI) wall systems (StoTherm® ci, StoVentec®, StoPowerwall® ci, and StoPanel®) allow architects and builders to create endless-beautiful-unique aesthetics facades on energy-efficient, durable, and safe buildings. Modern-Sustainable Buildings Need…
Longer wildfire seasons as well as stricter standards are prompting builders and architects to use non-combustible construction methods and materials, like mineral wool continuous insulation (CI). The National Interagency Fire Center reported 68,988 wildfires in 2022 (consuming 7,577,183 acres), compared…
Today's building owners and code requirements demand sustainable, healthy, and durable structures. To meet these demands, all layers of the building envelope must work to control moisture infiltration and accumulation, including the finish surface layer. The building products industry is…
Rendered facades give a building a sophisticated and sleek look in a wide range of finishes, textures, and colors that will suit any budget and building style. Typically, render cladding systems refer to a coat of cement on a building's…
Moisture control in buildings should strive to control moisture and air leaks through the building envelope. However, in the event of moisture intrusion, the system must allow the water to evaporate in order to keep the area dry and mold-free.…
Sto Panel® Technology's fully engineered, tested, and warranted prefabricated finished exterior wall panels provide commercial architects, contractors, design consultants, and owners with a less labor-intensive solution that reduces building envelope installation time without sacrificing quality and allowing building professionals to…
Initially, industrial building facades functioned only to support the roof or floor, with a simple hole to allow for light or entrance. Typically these structures included a monochromatic, single-material commercial building facade. However, the evolution of building science incited the…
Glass cladding covers a structure's exterior in order to protect its external surface and frame and enhance its aesthetic appeal. Manufacturers typically offer builders and architects two glass cladding types: rainscreen or curtain wall. Both eco-friendly glass cladding systems offer…
Building envelope consultants provide the expertise and creative solutions to create sustainable building enclosures for new construction and retrofit. Building envelope engineers apply structural engineering, materials science, physics, construction, and architecture principles to solve building envelope problems. Building envelope consultants…
Airtight buildings lessen energy consumption, save money, help protect the environment, and improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Achieving building air tightness requires commercial architects, contractors, and developers to incorporate innovative technologies and materials, like StoTherm® ci® continuous insulation (CI) wall…
Glass facade building, or glass facade elevation, gives architects and designers aesthetic versatility with beautiful colors and endless glass facade designs, and glass face textures and shapes to produce unique and eye-catching looks for any building. High-performing glass facade buildings,…
Modular facade panels, like StoPanel® Technology modular panels for building, provide architects and builders with a superior (and fast) solution to many construction challenges. Modular facade panels help ensure a construction project meets its timelines and stays within budget while…
Minimizing construction risks with prefab construction can help builders stay on time and budget by limiting workday losses and job site injuries that are associated more often with more dangerous building methods, like wood-frame construction. Quick and simple-to-install Sto Panel®…
StoVentec® Glass Cladding offers designers and architects aesthetic versatility with exciting colors and endless shapes, textures, and designs to create distinctive and unique looks for any building. StoVentec® high-performing glass cladding provides the following: Thermal insulation for improved building energy…
A quality air and vapor barrier membrane helps create an efficient exterior wall system by preventing air, and any accompanying moisture, from infiltrating the structure's interior. Air vapor barriers come in two forms with various applications: fluid and sheet-applied air…
Net-zero-energy buildings (NZEBs) create as much energy as they use, which can be an environmental, financial, and quality of life win for everyone. A ten-fold increase in NZEB shows no signs of slowing, which expands opportunities for green builders, architects,…
Prefabricated mega wall panel systems, like StoPanel® Technology prefabricated wall panels, provide builders and architects with a superior and quick solution to many of the challenges of student housing construction. Prefabricated wall panels help ensure the projects meet their timelines…
Ventilated rainscreens, like StoVentec® Rainscreen®, help custom builders and architects build high-performance structures, especially in colder climates. StoVentec® ventilated rainscreen claddings create comfortable, sustainable, energy-efficient, and healthy indoor environmental quality (IEQ) for commercial, institutional, and residential exterior and interior wall…
Building restoration of the exterior cladding can maximize a structure's health with improved sustainability and indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Building rehab can enhance sustainability and IEQ, and provide several significant environmental, occupant, and financial benefits. Healthy, sustainable construction protects the…
Designing durable, energy-efficient, comfortable, and long-lasting homes and buildings requires a clear understanding and adequate installation of the different wall control layers, including the weather barriers (air, water, and vapor). Together, weather barriers provide several vital functions to the building…
Commercial building remodeling can improve a building's safety, durability, comfort, efficiency, and aesthetic appeal. It can also take your business to the next level. Commercial building renovation will help attract customers, improve the building's resale value and longevity, and save…
Prefabricated wall panels, like Sto Panel Technology® prefabricated wall panels, offer architects and builders a superior solution to many of the challenges of healthcare construction, ensuring the projects stay on time and within budget while meeting safety and code requirements.…
StoTherm® ci® continuous insulation (CI) wall systems (EIFS) create sustainable, net zero, and aesthetically attractive homes, like the Conner family house in Fairfax, Virginia - the city's first net-zero energy (NZE) home and winner of the 2019 EIMA Hero Award…
Resin cast shapes like Sto Corp's lightweight, flexible, and easy-to-apply StoCast Brick and StoCast Wood create the attractive, classic look of brick and wood facades. The resin cast shapes also offer long-term durability, superior sustainability, ease of application, and code-compliant…
Over the past 50 years, evolving energy standards and consumer demand have made the application of continuous insulation (CI) in exterior walls a standard practice. In addition, for the past 30+ years, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning…
Adaptive reuse architecture (adaptive reuse buildings) offers communities a way to breathe new life into old, abandoned structures by converting them into usable and needed spaces, like low-income housing, community centers, or mixed-use venues. Adaptive reuse architecture projects can cost…
Stucco finishes, traditional or synthetic, can create a unique facade by adding a pop of color and intrigue to a building's exterior. Stucco offers long-term durability, fire resistance, and minimal maintenance when professionally applied. In addition, timeless and versatile stucco…
Historic building restoration helps preserve a region's history, culture, and legacy. Historic restoration also protects the environment by reusing existing buildings, which diminishes landfill waste and the use of natural resources. However, while historic building restoration encourages preserving original materials,…
StoVentec® Rainscreen systems help create comfortable, energy-efficient, sustainable, and healthy indoor environmental quality (IEQ) for residential, commercial, and institutional wall construction (exterior and interior). They offer a complete, fully-tested, and code-approved, back ventilated system that provides an excellent air and…
Extruded polystyrene (XPS) closed-cell, rigid XPS insulation significantly improves the energy efficiency of unfinished exterior and interior walls for remodeling and new construction. In addition, the XPS boards provide thermal resistance with an R-value of 4.6 to 5.0, depending on…
Architectural paints include interior and exterior paints, primers, sealers, varnishes, and stains. These products are applied onsite to residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings and are typically sold in five-gallon containers. Architecture paint does not include industrial maintenance (IM) coatings,…
Traditional hard coat stucco systems come in a variety of textures and colors, offering builders and architects the design flexibility to create eye-catching aesthetic finishes. In addition, durable, long-lasting, and low-maintenance hard coat stucco systems save money over time on…
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