There is no doubt about it, any construction site demands a TON of material to get the job done. From drywall sheets to stucco, there are literally millions of different materials that find their way onto a job site these days. One material that is often overlooked, or not even thought of at all is tape. Now, this isn't your traditional tape that you are used to using at your desk or seeing in your garage. We are talking dry-wall seaming tape, moisture barrier tape, multi-lay

Worldwide, an astonishing amount of food – about one-third – is wasted or lost each year. That’s enough food to feed everyone on the planet. Although there’s been some awareness of the problem for decades, more attention is being paid to the issue and potential solutions. Reflecting the rising concern about food waste, the World Packaging Organisation has added a SAVE FOOD Packaging Award category to its WorldStar Awards competition, which judges winners of national packaging

Trampled under foot - can you imagine what carpet, parquet, linoleum and the like have to endure? Every day, people trip, scamper, shuffle, trudge and tramp on them. Sometimes in high heels, sometimes with rug-ged boots or other heavy foot-wear. Of course, the adhesive underneath the floor surface has to endure these loads as well. "Where you find the ground, spread something good on it", said the Swiss poet and philosopher John CasparLavater. True, he probably was not thinki

Window film provides nearly all of the benefits of other green upgrades at a fraction of the cost. Sustainability initiatives are becoming an expectation across all industries, especially construction. In fact, home builders report that, by 2020, more than 60% of their projects will incorporate green building materials. Taking a sustainable approach to the renovation of any building offers owners many benefits, including a break on cooling costs, heating bills, and other expe

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the first nocturnal commercial drone, which will be used to assess roofing and building maintenance needs. The SkyBEAM (Building Envelope Mapping) drone, developed through a partnership between Tremco Roofing and Industrial SkyWorks (ISW), uses video and infrared mapping to determine where buildings have energy leaks or damage to roofing. It can pick up problems like insufficient or missing window sealing or damp rooftop