Buildipedia Staff

Buildipedia Staff

The Buildipedia research and writing staff consists of dozens of experienced professionals from many sectors of the industry, including architects, designers, contractors, and engineers.

Display Cases

Mon, Aug 17, 2009

This topic includes information related to display cases installed during construction.  Display cases are used to display plaques, trophies, awards, photos and other types of showcase items.  Display cases are manufactured cases that can be recessed, wall or floor mounted.  Face of unit and side panels includes fixed glass and operable glass doors that swing or slide.  Case frames are produced from wood, metal and plastic materials.

Sliding Visual Display Units

Mon, Aug 17, 2009

This topic includes information related to sliding visual display units installed during construction.  Sliding visual display units are writable and tackable surfaces that communicate to an audience.  Panels slide horizontally or vertically and can be operated by a motor or manually.  Educational facilities are a common location for sliding visual display units.

Steel Coatings

Mon, Aug 17, 2009

This topic includes information related to steel coatings applied during construction.  Steel coatings are protective coatings applied to steel materials used in construction.  Depending on the application, steel coatings are field applied organic or inorganic coatings.

 

Intumescent Painting

Mon, Aug 17, 2009

This topic includes information related to intumescent painting applied during construction.  Intumescent paint is a thin film like substance that swells when exposed to high temperatures.  Commonly applied to structural steel columns, beams, trusses, fire escape stairwells, in addition other materials, intumescent paint provides passive fire protection to concealed and exposed structural assemblies to prevent structural failure.

 

High-Performance Coatings

Mon, Aug 17, 2009

This topic includes information related to high-performance coatings applied during construction.  High-performance coatings are applied to materials installed in areas where conditions may affect a material and require added protection.  High-performance coatings include: abrasion resistant, graffiti resistant, marine, high temperature, chemical resistant, fire retardant, intumescent, elastomeric, epoxy, high build glazed, textured plastic and aggregate wall coatings.

Decorative Finishing

Mon, Aug 17, 2009

This topic includes information related to decorative finishing applied during construction.  Decorative finishing is applied to horizontal, vertical and overhead surfaces of an interior space.  These surface finishes are not paint or high performance coatings.  Texture, faux and multicolor finishes are commonly achieved with metallics, plasters, cementitious materials, in addition to other coating materials.

Staining and Transparent Finishing

Mon, Aug 17, 2009

This topic includes information related to staining and transparent finishing applied during construction.  Stain is a type of coating that consists of pigments, solvents and binder.  Depending on the makeup of these components stain may be transparent or semitransparent.  Stain can be applied to both interior and exterior wood finishes with a brush, roller or sprayer.

 

Acoustic Insulation

Mon, Aug 17, 2009

This topic includes information related to acoustic insulation installed during construction.  Acoustic insulation reduces the transmission of sound waves.  Available in board, blanket and sprayed materials, acoustic insulation is installed walls and ceilings.  Sound Transmission Class (STC) ratings define how effective a specific material is at insulating acoustics within a structure.

 

Stone Facing

Mon, Aug 17, 2009

 

This topic includes information related to stone facing installed during construction.  Stone facing is natural stone which as been fabricated to specific dimensions in a variety of shapes.  Dimensional stone facing can be applied directly to a substrate as an interior finish of horizontal, vertical and overhead surfaces.